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Alpine Bank v. Hubbell

Banking Law, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a lawsuit arising after plaintiffs failed to repay a construction loan made by plaintiff-bank, summary judgment against defendants-homeowners on...

Food Pro Int'l, Inc. v. Farmers Ins. Exchange

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement
In connection to a tort claim brought by an injured construction worker against plaintiff, judgment in favor of defendant-insurer in...

Doe v. SexSearch.com

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
District court correctly dismissed this suit, brought against an online adult dating service by one of its subscribers. Plaintiff failed to state a...

Liceaga v. Debt Recovery Solutions, LLC

Debt Collection, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for damages arising out of an apparent identity theft, judgment in favor of defendant-collection agency is affirmed where the trial court...

Hailstone v. Martinez

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of motion to strike plaintiff's defamation complaint as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is affirmed where: 1) the...

Dickerson v. Lexington Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a claim against defendant-insurance company for failure to pay plaintiff's homeowner's policy claim timely following Hurricane Katrina, district...

Hansen v. Bd. of Trustees of Hamilton Southeastern Sch. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title IX and state and federal civil rights suit brought by a student's parents after a teacher engaged in an improper sexual relationship with...

Combs v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit brought by an insurance sales agent employed by defendants-insurers raising contract and tort claims related to his agency contract, partial...

Romero v. Drummond Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In claims under the the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991 alleging that defendant-subsidiary of state coal mine company...

Williams v. Gerber Prods. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action alleging deceptive marketing of a food product for toddlers, dismissal of the suit is reversed where: 1) deficiencies in appellants'...