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Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petro. Co.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In an action by residents of Nigeria claiming that Dutch, British, and Nigerian corporations engaged in oil exploration and production aided and...

Lee v. Fid. Nat'l Title Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against their insurer for refusing coverage under a title policy, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment...

Rio Grande Royalty Co. v. Energy Transfer Ptnrs., L.P.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law
In an action contending that defendants committed common law fraud by truthfully reporting natural gas transactions that, because of the defendants'...

Mallard v. Progressive Choice Ins. Co.

Insurance Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against an insurer and its attorney for invasion of privacy and abuse of process, based on defendants' conduct in seeking...

Banaszak v. Progressive Direct Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action contending that defendant-insurer failed to offer plaintiff underinsured motorist coverage pursuant to 18 Del. C. section 3902(b) and...

Holzemer v. City of Memphis

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' suit against a city, a police sergeant and various city officials under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for alleged violations of First, Fourth,...

In re: Katrina Canal Breaches Litig.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Construction, Government Contracts, Military Law
In an action against an engineering firm claiming that its negligent and improper actions in fulfilling a military contract were a cause of flood...

Brown v. United Water Del., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
In an action alleging that a water company was negligent in maintaining a fire hydrant, thus causing fire damage, summary judgment for defendant is...

Merlonghi v. US

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), for the actions of a U.S. Special Agent, involving an...

Betts v. New Castle Youth Dev. Ctr.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law, Sports Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a state-run juvenile detention center and several of its staff members, claiming various...