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Sullivan v. Oregon Ford, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury case based on a slip and fall, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed, where Plaintiffs failed to show that Defendant was...

Lewis v. W. Palm Beach

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action based on the death of Plaintiff's decedent while being arrested by Defendant-Officers, summary judgment for...

Martin v. Harris

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
In an admiralty action based on a slip and fall accident, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in part, where there was sufficient evidence that...

Santos v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action, summary judgment for defendant is reversed and remanded where: 1) the equitable tolling doctrine applies to the...

Walker v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an unfair competition action challenging Defendant-Insurers' volume discount agreements with certain auto body shops, the dismissal of the...

Breaux v. Halliburton Energy Servs.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In an action for contractual indemnification arising out of a helicopter crash, judgment for Defendants is affirmed, where Plaintiff was not entitled...

Larry Menke, Inc. v. DaimlerChrysler Motors Co

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a dispute over a franchise transfer, trial court order sustaining defendant's demurrer is affirmed where: 1) the plain terms of the Vehicle Code...

St. Paul Marine & Fire Ins. Co. v. Lago Canyon Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action seeking a declaration that Plaintiff-Insurer's policy did not cover Defendant's maritime accident, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed in...

Stevens v. US

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury suit claiming that the U.S. was responsible for delivery of anthrax to Plaintiff's decedent, the action is remanded where the...

West Coast Life Ins. Co. v. Hoar

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Sports Law
In an action for rescission of an insurance policy, summary judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where Defendants' decedent made a material omission in...