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J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Nicastro

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, cs_84
In a dispute arising from a products liability action in state court and involving whether the assertion of jurisdiction over a foreign manufacturer...

Orange Co. Water Dist. v. The Arnold Engineering Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a public nusiance action arising from groundwater contamination, judgment of the trial court denying defendants' motion to disqualify opposing...

Diaz v. Carcamo

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a tort action alleging both respondeat superior and negligent entrustment, judgment of the appeals court is reversed because a plaintiff cannot...

Ortiz v. State of New York

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Injury & Tort Law
In consolidated disputes concerning actions for damages for trial court's failure to pronounce statutory post-release sentence, judgment of the...

CSX Transp., Inc. v. McBride

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute concerning the appropriate causation instruction to give the jury in a claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), judgment...

PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a dispute arising from several state products liability actions, judgments of the appeals courts are reversed where the federal drug regulations...

Stern v. Marshall

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In a dispute involving the scope of 28 U. S. C. section 157, judgment of the appeals court reversing entry of final judgment on a tort counterclaim in...

Gunderson v. Wall

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a dispute seeking restitution for interest accrued on a repayment of a punitive damages award, judgment of the trial court denying restitution on...

Sui v. Price

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising from the towing of plaintiff's vehicle from a residential property, judgment of the trial court dismissing action with prejudice...

Barclays Capital Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com, Inc.

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Securities Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a dispute arising from an action for copyright infringement and the state-law tort of "hot news" misappropriation, judgment of the district court...