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Waldron v. Brown

Bankruptcy Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a matter where plaintiff-debtor's claims for legal relief arose after confirmation but before completion of his plan to pay creditors and where...

Ramirez v. Nelson

Construction, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Public Utilities
In a wrongful death suit arising after an unlicensed contractor hired by defendants-homeowners to trim trees at their residence was electrocuted via a...

Bullard v. Burlington N. Santa Fe Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a "mass action" alleging injuries caused by negligent handling of chemicals, denial of a motion to remand to state court is affirmed where the...

Windy City Metal Fabricators & Supply, Inc. v. CIT Tech. Fin. Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a class-action suit alleging fraud and deceptive business practices, grant of a motion to dismiss is affirmed in part and reversed in part where:...

Aebischer v. Stryker Corp.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product-liability suit alleging that plaintiff's artificial hip was defective, summary judgment for defendants under the statute of limitations...

Arar v. Ashcroft

Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law
In an action brought by Syrian-and-Canadian dual citizen plaintiff alleging he was mistreated by U.S. officials in the U.S. and removed to Syria with...

Jaramillo v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an appeal from summary judgment dismissing a strict liability action brought by injured worker plaintiff against defendant former owner of injuring...

Gaillard v. Jim's Water Serv., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence suit arising after plaintiff was struck and injured by a vehicle driven by individual defendant, and owned by defendant-company, while...

Sewell v. Great N. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action raising claims of breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of the duties of good faith and fair...

Evers v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action against the Social Security Administration alleging due process and regulatory violations in the termination of a medical consulting...