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US v. Shaaban

Criminal Law & Procedure, Professional Malpractice
After a conviction for offenses related to defendant's attempt to sell the names of CIA agents working covertly in Iraq to the Iraqi Intelligence...

Avivi v. Centro Medico Urgente Med. Ctr.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice suit, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where plaintiff's expert disclosed sufficient familiarity with similar...

Turner v. US

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
The district court erred in exercising jurisdiction over parents' FTCA claims on behalf of a minor child. Moreover, the Naval Hospital Jacksonville is...

Porter v. Decatur Mem'l Hosp.

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action, dismissal of plaintiff's second amended complaint, which was filed after the applicable limitation period had...

Living Ctrs. of Texas, Inc. v. Penalver

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a wrongful death suit, a court of appeals judgment affirming a ruling in favor of plaintiff is reversed where a jury argument that compared...

Living Ctrs. of Texas, Inc. v. Pe-alver

Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a wrongful death suit, a court of appeals judgment affirming a ruling in favor of plaintiff is reversed where a jury argument that compared...

Smith v. Marvin, M.D.

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action, judgement for plaintiff is affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial court erred in giving certain jury instructions;...

Ovando v. County of L.A.

Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
Order granting a new trial after the jury awarded plaintiff $6.5 million in damages against his former defense attorney and the county for legal...

Zevnik v. Superior Ct. (Rayonier Inc.)

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law, Professional Malpractice
In a legal malpractice action arising from petitioners' concurrent representation of four clients as co-plaintiffs in an insurance coverage action,...

Picciotto v. Cont'l Cas. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit against an attorney's malpractice insurers, dismissal for failure to join a necessary and indispensable party who would destroy diversity...