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Daniels v. Robbins

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's action against various defendants arising from an underlying lawsuit brought against her, trial court's decision is affirmed where: 1)...

Lobo v. Tamco

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful death action against defendant-employer, arising from a collision between defendant's employee and plaintiff's husband, grant...

Niagara Mohawk Power Assn. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to recover costs pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), summary judgment for...

Mason v. Smithkine Beecham Corp.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiffs' lawsuit against the manufacturer of the drug Paxil, an antidepressant, claiming that the company was negligent for not warning that...

Gintis v. Bouchard Transp. Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs-property owners' action against the owners and operators of a fuel barge that discharged a substantial amount of oil into a...

Gonzalez-Vera v. Townley

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action seeking to invoke one of 18 U.S.C. section 3523's enforcement procedures, the appointment of a guardian to help collect a judgment...

Murray v. Lene

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging, inter alia, an unlawful seizure, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part where: 1) the district...

In re ADM Investor Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Defendant's petition for writ of mandamus, involving alleged fraud and various other legal theories arising from trading commodities on behalf of...

Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Mktg. on Hold Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal of a trial court's class certification order, where the class representative obtained assignments of claims that the...

Interstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Cleveland Wrecking Co.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's claim for subrogation against defendant, alleging that defendant had breached its contract with a general contractor by failing to...