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People v. Coventry First LLC

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an enforcement action by the state claiming that Defendant life settlement providers concealed commissions to brokers, who persuaded their clients...

Brummet v. Taylor

Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation action, district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law following jury verdict to plaintiffs is affirmed where the plaintiffs...

Hornbeck Offshore Transp., LLC v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a tort action against the U.S. based on the Coast Guard's decision to phase out single-hulled oil barges such as those operated by Plaintiff, the...

Hartman v. Great Seneca Fin. Corp.

Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claiming that Defendants falsely stated in state-court complaints that a certain document...

Vigilant Ins. Co. v. Chiu

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sentencing
Trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff for damages, interest, and costs related to defendant's theft of property is affirmed where a criminal...

Roberts v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against a public-entity health-care provider, trial court judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs must comply with both the...

Young v. Memorial Hermann Hosp. Sys.

Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against a hospital for allegedly improper treatment of a stroke, summary judgment for Defendants is affirmed where Plaintiffs...

Goderstad v. American Family Mutal Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute involving insurance liability coverage, district court judgment is affirmed where defendant has no duty to defend the defendant-seller's...

Braunstein v. McCabe

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action related to bankruptcy proceedings, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court properly denied plaintiff's jury trial demand...

In re Compania Naviera Joanna S.A.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action arising out of a ship collision, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where the District Court did not abuse its discretion in...