all - Opinion Summaries

Linton v. Shell Oil Co.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an application for leave to appeal the denial of Defendant's motion for summary judgment in an action based on an injury at sea, the application is...

Doe v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester

Injury & Tort Law
In a breach of fiduciary duty action based on sexual relations between a priest and parishioner, the complaint is ordered to be dismissed, where the...

Shulman v. Hunderfund

Education Law, Elections, Injury & Tort Law
In a libel action by a public figure, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed, where the record did not clearly and convincingly show that the...

IDT Corp. v. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for tortious interference with contract, the trial court's order denying Defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint is reversed, where...

Guimei v. General Electric Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Trial court order staying plaintiff's consolidated actions stemming from an airplane crash on the ground of forum non conveniens is affirmed where:...

Godfrey v. Iverson

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In a personal injury action based on Defendant's allegedly negligent supervision of his bodyguards, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where District...

Bains v. Moores

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a fraud action involving shares of stock, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) the trial court did...

Acumed LLC v. Advanced Surgical Servs., Inc

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute over a sales contract, district court's judgment is reversed where: 1) the district court erred in not granting defendant's motion for...

Paulsen v. CNF Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law
In an ERISA action for unpaid retirement benefits, the dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part, where Plaintiff-Employees' claims did not fall...

Levesque v. Doocy

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation action against the Fox News Network, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where plaintiff did...