all - Opinion Summaries

Nitro Distributing, Inc. v Alticor, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an antitrust conspiracy action, district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) court properly dismissed plaintiff's...

Brooks v. City of Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a false arrest and due process action brought against the police, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the court properly dismissed...

Abad v. Bayer Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action involving a products liability claim and the doctrine of forum non conveniens, district court judgment is affirmed where the court did...

Collins v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a negligence action involving an airplane collision brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, district court judgment is affirmed where: 1) the...

Kipper v. NYP Holdings Co.

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation action concerning Defendant's statements about the revocation of Plaintiff's medical license, summary judgment for Defendant is...

W.R. Huff Asset Mgmt. Co. v. Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for fraudulent transfer of assets, Defendants' appeal from the District Court's order granting Plaintiff leave to file a Fourth Amended...

Lucterhand v. Granite Microsystems, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over insurance liability coverage, district court judgment is affirmed where none of plaintiff's allegations triggered coverage under the...

Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action alleging that Defendant participated in Plaintiff foreign nationals' abduction in aid of U.S. intelligence gathering, the dismissal of...

Stanifer v. Brannan

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an auto accident action, the dismissal of the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction is affirmed, where the District Court clearly lacked...

Gardner v. Martino

Communications Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a defamation action based on statements by a radio announcer, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where the statements were nonactionable...