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Giraldo v. California Dept. of Corr. and Rehab.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence claim by plaintiff-prisoner for abuse suffered in state prison, court order sustaining defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's claim for...

In Re Buster

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit alleging negligence by a nursing home, in which plaintiff submitted an expert report signed by a nurse, and then sought leave to cure this...

In Re Union Carbide Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal-injury action resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals, in which a second plaintiff sought to intervene and defendant sought to strike...

SSP Partners v. Gladstrong Invs. (USA) Corp.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a products-liability suit over an allegedly defective butane lighter, in which a seller and supplier of the lighters sought indemnity from the...

Cook v. Avi Casino Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging negligence and dram shop liability seeking recovery for damages suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident in which...

H&R Block, Inc. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
Class actions filed against nationwide tax preparer H&R Block asserting a variety of statutory and common law claims arising out of H&R's...

Mosier v. Callister, Nebeker & McCullough

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought by the trustee of the bankruptcy estate of a nonprofit organization against a law firm and two of its attorneys alleging...

Teague v. Kent Gen. Hosp.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical-malpractice case, denials of plaintiff's motion for a new trial and for reargument of the exclusion of medical expert testimony are...

Pratt v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Workers' Compensation
In a suit against defendant-employer brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Locomotive Inspection Act for personal injuries...

Leung v. Verdugo Hills Hosp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action against hospital and doctor, petition for writ of supersedeas directing the trial court to reduce the amount of its...