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Hinojosa v. Butler

Civil Rights, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging excessive force and deliberate indifference against a city police officer, summary judgment for defendant-city affirmed and...

Miller v. Estate of Wladyslaw

Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In a suit by a hospital seeking to recover fees for emergency medical care rendered to the victim of a car accident, summary judgment for...

Jews for Jesus, Inc. v. Rapp

Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a case alleging false-light defamation, dismissal of false-light claim as not recognized by Florida law is affirmed where: 1) Florida law does not...

Anderson v. Gannett Co., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In an action for invasion of privacy based on the false light theory, reversal of judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the court's...

Brown v. Cassens Transp. Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action alleging that defendants employed mail and wire fraud in a scheme to deny plaintiffs worker's compensation benefits under the Michigan...

Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a matter concerning a regulation promulgated under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act which authorized automobile manufacturers to...

Weigel v. Broad

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action against defendants-Wyoming highway patrol officers and their supervisor claiming failure to train and excessive force under 42 U.S.C....

Brooks v. Judlau Contracting, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought by an ironworker for injuries sustained on the job while employed by defendant's subcontractor, dismissal of plaintiff's...

Sorbara Constr. Corp. v. AIU Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking to require an insurer to defend or indemnify an insured, judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where: 1) when a policy of...

Brothers v. New York State Elec. & Gas Corp.

Agriculture, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action by a forestry worker injured on the job, alleging negligence by his employer for which defendant, which contracted with the employer to...