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Huitt v. S. California Gas Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Product Liability, Public Utilities, Remedies
In plaintiffs suit against a gas company for sustaining serious injuries when accumulated natural gas exploded while attempting to light a water...

Luchtel v. Hagemann

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming that defendant-officers lacked probable cause to arrest her, and that excessive force was used by the officers, summary judgment...

Richards v. Louisiana Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action against defendant-attorney seeking a contingency fee received by defendant in an underlying Hurricane Katrina property damage case on the...

DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable L.L.C.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In an action for breach of contract (and related New York Labor Law violations), defamation, and tortious interference with prospective business...

Gulf Coast Shell & Aggregate LP v. Newlin

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against an oyster dredge in rem, under Admiralty Rule D, for possession and to try title to the dredge, and against an individual...

Ramirez v. Wong

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law
In two female tenants' suit against their landlord, claiming that the resident manager of their apartment building entered their apartment in their...

Fu v. Owens

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action against a worker's compensation insurance carrier, claiming that it wrongfully denied plaintiff's claim for benefits due to a coworker's...

Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Remedies, Workers' Compensation, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an injured worker's petition for additional compensation under sections 4553 and 4553.1, alleging that his injury was caused by serious and...

Wilson v. Price

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' suit against a city and an alderman raising claims under 42 U.S.C. sections 1983 and 1985, as well as state law claims for loss of...

Colquitt v. Brazoria County

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against a county alleging negligence and premises liability for injuries sustained in a fall while working for a private...