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U-Haul Int'l., Inc. v. Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co.

Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law
In an action involving insurers' coverage obligations for certain insurance claims, judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where the district court did...

Cushman v. Shinseki

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Government Benefits, Health Law, Military Law
In a dispute involving a veteran's service-connected disability claim, Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judgment is reversed where: 1) a veteran...

US v. Hicks

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for drug crimes and being a felon in possession of ammunition is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly denied...

US v. Monghur

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for being a felon in possession of a firearm, denial of defendant's motion to suppress evidence is reversed where defendant did not...

Richter v. Hickman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a murder case, petitioner's habeas petition is granted where defense counsel performed inadequately by failing to consult with a forensic expert,...

US v. Myers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for knowingly attempting to transfer obscene material to a person under the age of sixteen and knowingly attempting to induce a child to...

Muhammad v. Kelly

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
In a capital habeas matter, the denial of the habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) a previously undisclosed ballistics report did not exculpate...

Brown v. Nucor Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the denial of plaintiffs' motion for class certification in an employment discrimination action, denial of the motion is vacated...

Boyd v. San Francisco

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by the police, judgment for defendants is affirmed where evidence of plaintiff-decedent's...