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Quinn v. Anvil Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a derivative action seeking damages from Anvil Corporation, its board of directors, and others for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract,...

Penn-America Ins. Co. v. Lavigne

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an insurer's suit against its insured and plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgment that the insured's insurance policy excluded liability coverage...

Jones v. Illinois Cent. R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions, Transportation
In plaintiff's negligence action against defendant-railroad company arising from a collision between plaintiff's husband's vehicle and a train owned...

Johnson v. City of Memphis

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 28 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against defendant-city arising out of a home entry by police officers and the fatal shooting of plaintiff's...

Albrecht v. Treon

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a coroner and others claiming that they were denied due process of law when defendant-coroner...

Jackson v. Tanfoglio Giuseppe S.R.L.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case arising from an individual's death after he was injured by the unexpected discharge of a pistol, an order granting an Italian company's Rule...

Combo Maritime, Inc. v. U.S. United Bulk Terminal, LLC

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an action for contribution and indemnity, and property damage, based on a barge breakaway, summary judgment for third-party defendant is reversed...

Morton v. Thousand Oaks Surgical Hosp.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' suit against a hospital and physicians alleging a cause of action for negligent infliction of emotional distress (NEID), arising from...

Ruiz v. Podolsky

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice and wrongful death suit brought by decedent's wife and children against an orthopedic surgeon and other health care...

Fresh Coat, Inc. v. K-2, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a contractor's suit against a stucco manufacturer for indemnity, arising from homeowners' products liability suit against the manufacturer,...