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Peterson v. Grisham

Communications Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation action against author John Grisham based on false statements he allegedly made about plaintiffs in a book, dismissal of the action is...

NGM Ins. Co. v. Blakely Pumping, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that it was not obligated to defend its insured in a personal injury action, summary judgment for...

Lhotka v. Geographic Expeditions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Trial court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration of a wrongful death action brought by the survivors of one of its clients who died on...

Melgar v. Greene

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit against a police officer and the police department, arising from an incident where plaintiff's lost and...

Coto Settlement v. Eisenberg

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action claiming that plaintiff was entitled to part of an amount refunded by the Federal Trade Commission following a judgment against plaintiff...

Jankovic v. Int'l. Crisis Grp.

Communications Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation action regarding defendant's statement that plaintiff was involved in "crony companies" associated with former Serbian dictator...

Penzer v. Trans. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an insurance coverage dispute over whether, under Florida law, the sending of an unsolicited advertisement by fax, in violation of the federal...

American Int'l Underwriters Ins. Co. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking indemnity following a settlement of a personal injury action, trial court's summary judgment in favor of the underwriter is...

Stewart v. Rolling Stone LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Entertainment Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action suit brought by "indie rock" musicians whose band names were included in an editorial in a Rolling Stone issue, claiming...

Robles v. Chalilpoyil

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In plaintiffs' wrongful death suit, claiming that the defective wheelchair caused the decedent to burn to death, trial court's denial of defendants'...