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Hendrickson v. Cooper

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an inmate's 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against an officer at a prison facility claiming that the officer attacked him without justification,...

Suarez v. Pac. Northstar Mech., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a subcontractor arising from injuries suffered by two employees of the general contractor is...

McCoy v. Gustafson

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action by homeowners against current and former owners of a laundry property alleging that oil flowing down from the laundry contaminated...

In re Vioxx Class Cases

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action against Merck, the manufacturer and marketer of Vioxx, seeking recovery for the difference in price between what the plaintiffs paid and...

Am. States Ins. Co. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against defendant-insurer seeking a defense on behalf of its insureds in the underlying accident between a trucker and a...

Long v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking uninsured motorist benefits for plaintiff's children who were injured while joyriding in a truck belonging to a construction...

Whirlpool Corp. v. Camacho

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action against Whirlpool Corporation, judgment of the court of appeals' that a design defect in an electric Whirlpool clothes...

Metro Allied Ins. Agency, Inc. v. Lin

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against an insurance company for negligence and a violation of the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA) for failure to procure a...

D.R. Horton-Texas, Ltd. v. Markel Int'l Ins. Co., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action brought by a general contractor seeking a defense and coverage from the commercial general liability insurer for alleged construction...

Whirlpool Corp. v. Camacho

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action against Whirlpool Corporation, judgment of the court of appeals' that a design defect in an electric Whirlpool clothes...