all - Opinion Summaries

Kenney v. Purepac Pharm. Co.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a civil action for injury as a result of using the prescription drug metoclopramide manufactured by defendant, demurrer in favor of defendant is...

Wilkinson v. Zelen

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In the context of legal malpractice actions stemming from an attorney's representation in an underlying criminal trial, a legal malpractice plaintiff...

Borgi v. West Covina Motors, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Transportation
In a suit alleging concealment, unjust enrichment, false advertising and violation of the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) by an auto dealer who...

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...

Johnson v. Cenac Towing Inc.

Admiralty, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit arising from injuries sustained by plaintiff while working as a seaman for defendant, judgment and damages for plaintiff are vacated and...

Mesa v. Prejean

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging that police officers arrested plaintiffs illegally and with excessive force, summary judgment of dismissal on the basis of...

Abagninin v. AMVAC Chem. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a case brought under the Alien Tort Statute regarding use of a sterility inducing pesticide in the Ivory Coast, summary judgment for defendants on...

New England Surfaces v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit involving tort claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and interference with contractual and...

Gardner v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an insurance case regarding coverage of a slip and fall, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) coverage for injury to a renter's...

Hirst v. Inverness Hotel Corp.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence suit against a hotel by a guest who had been sexually assaulted, jury verdict for defendants is vacated and remanded where the opinion...