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Coastal Surgical Institute v. Blevins

Professional Malpractice, Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In this medical malpractice action, plaintiff appeals from the judgment entered after a jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant, alleging that...

Delaware and Hudson Railway Co. v. Knoedler Manufacturers

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In this case, plaintiffs settled lawsuits brought by its employees who had suffered injuries as a result of defective train seats, then brought...

AngioDynamics v. Biolitec

Civil Procedure
In this case, non-party Biolitec FZ moves pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(b) to be substituted for or joined with defendant...

Ibarra v. Manheim Investments

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In this putative class action alleging violations of California's Labor Code, order remanding the case to state court is vacated, and the case is...

LaCross v. Knight Transportation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In this putative class action, judgment remanding the action to state court is reversed, where, applying the framework of analysis in Ibarra v....

United States ex rel. Badr v. Triple Canopy, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Contracts
In this False Claims Act case, defendant contractor allegedly engaged in a year-long fraudulent scheme that included falsifying records in personnel...

Nemphos v. Nestle Waters North America, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In this case, plaintiff filed suit against defendant manufacturers of bottled water, infant formula, and baby food that her minor daughter had...

Montano v. The Wet Seal Retail, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure
In this wage and hour action brought by plaintiff-employee, the denial of defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed, and...

Ricketti v. Barry

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Order dismissing plaintiff's civil action against defendants pursuant to New Jersey's entire-controversy doctrine, a state rule of procedure that...

Shelton v. Bledsoe

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of class certification and grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiff's claims for alleged violations of the Eighth...