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Connecticut v. Am. Elec. Power Co.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In an action seeking abatement of defendants' ongoing contributions to the public nuisance of global warming, the dismissal of the complaint is...

Aguirre v. Turner Constr. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's tort case against defendant-general contractors arising from an injury sustained while working on renovation of Soldier Field, district...

Cooney v. Rossiter

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Family Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's case against several defendants arising from a custody case in which the Illinois state court found that she suffered from Munchausen...

Doyle v. Am. Home Prods. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against a drug manufacturer, dismissal of the action as untimely is affirmed where a prior dismissal of an identical...

Provincial Gov't. of Marinduque v. Placer Dome, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action by a Philippine island claiming that an American company polluted its waters, dismissal of the action on forum non conveniens grounds is...

Smith v. Am. Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an action seeking insurance proceeds arising out of a helicopter accident, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where the district court...

Hunter v. Philip Morris USA

Civil Procedure, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against a tobacco company, the dismissal of the action on preemption grounds is reversed where the district court...

In re Union Pacific R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Transportation
In plaintiff's negligence action against the Union Pacific Railroad Company when it collided with another train releasing toxic fumes to nearby...

Merrill v. Leslie Controls, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Military Law, Product Liability
In plaintiff's products liability lawsuit for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos-containing products aboard United States Navy vessels, trial...

Delaware River & Bay Auth. v. Kopacz

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an admiralty case involving shipowner's duty to pay maintenance to a seaman, district court's award of declaratory judgment in favor of the...