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MCI Sales & Serv., Inc. v. Hinton

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit against the manufacturer, importer, and distributor of a motorcoach arising from a serious automobile accident, claiming that the...

In re: Settlement Facility Dow Corning Trust

Bankruptcy Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
District court's interpretation of two orders entered by a bankruptcy court of Dow Corning's Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (Plan), arising from...

Companioni v. City of Tampa

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against a city for sustaining injuries in an automobile accident, the second district court of appeal's reversal of the trial...

In re: Pet Food Products Liability Litig.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action lawsuit on behalf of consumers in the United States and Canada who purchased, used or obtained, or whose pets consumed, wet pet food...

In re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Prods. Liab. Litig.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action based on allegedly injurious formaldehyde exposure in FEMA trailers following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the dismissal of the complaint...

Myers v. Illinois Cent. R.R. Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an employee's suit against the Illinois Central Railroad Company claiming that his injuries were caused by its negligence, district court's grant...

Zions First Nat'l Bank v. Moto Diesel Mexicana, S.A. De C.V.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against defendant for issuing eight checks to plaintiff totaling $2 million from insufficient funds, district court's denial of...

Santiago v. Warminster Township

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a town and three of its senior police officers, claiming that she suffered a hear attack after...

Krottner v. Starbucks Corp.

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action by current or former Starbucks employees whose names, addresses, and social security numbers were stored on a laptop that was stolen from...

Chino Commercial Bank, N.A. v. Peters

Injury & Tort Law, Banking Law, Contracts
In a bank's suit against defendant for breach of contract and fraud, arising from a Nigerian-style email scam, trial court's grant of the bank's...