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Schipani v. McLeod

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In the context of New York General Obligations Law section 15-108(a), a defendant forfeits its right to a setoff in the amount of the settling...

Bryson v. Gonzales

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by an exonerated former inmate against a city and officials alleging that they falsely procured his original conviction and...

Nano-Proprietary Inc. v. Canon Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a suit arising from defendant's alleged violation of a patent license agreement (PLA) via an impermissible sublicense, dismissal of certain claims,...

La Reunion Aerienne v. Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Remedies
In an interlocutory appeal in a suit arising from the bombing of a French airliner over Africa, denial in part of defendants' motion to dismiss is...

Johnson v. US

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) against the U.S. alleging a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) correctional officer and a tribal...

Phillips v. Roane County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In estate representative's action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 against various governmental officials alleging that they were deliberately...

Clark v. Optical Coating Lab., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions, Water Law
In a toxic tort action following a jury trial that resulted in mistrial, award of attorney's fees and sanctions to defendants is reversed where there...

Howard v. Waide

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action against several state correctional department employees alleging deliberate indifference in violation of his Eighth...

Montano v. Chicago

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a suit seeking recovery for injuries suffered by plaintiffs in confrontations with police, dismissals of plaintiffs' claims are affirmed in part...

Gil v. Reed

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an inmate's negligence, malpractice, and civil rights suit against prison medical staff, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where the...