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A.N. v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law
In an action for damages for harm caused in juvenile hall, grant of defendant's motion to quash plaintiff's Doe amendments on grounds that plaintiff...

Riedel v. ICI Americas, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action involving asbestos exposure, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff did...

Wyeth v. Levine

Consumer Protection Law, Drugs & Biotech, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a tort action based on an injury due to the medical use of Defendant's drug Phenergan, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed where Federal law does...

K.C. Multimedia, Inc. v. Bank of Am. Tech. & Operations

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
In an action involving the theft of trade secrets, trial court's pretrial dismissal of three of plaintiff's cause of actions for being statutorily...

Allstate Settlement Corp. v. Rapid Settlements, Ltd.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action involving the payment of a settlement, district court's grant of summary judgment against defendant is affirmed where plaintiff is not...

Doe v. Holy See

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action alleging clergy sexual abuse, the District Court's order holding that the Holy See was not immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign...

Tortu v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dept.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by Defendant officers, the District Court's grant of judgment as a matter of law to...

Tortu v. Las Vegas Metro. Police Dept.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action alleging excessive force by Defendant officers, the District Court's grant of judgment as a matter of law to...

Gass v. Marrott Hotel Servs., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action based on an alleged pesticide poisoning, summary judgment for Defendants is reversed, where a reasonable jury could find that the...

Broberg v. The Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an dispute involving a life insurance policy, trial court's grant of defendant's demurrer is reversed where: 1) the plaintiff's fraud and negligent...