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Williams v. Town of Greenburgh

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, judgment dismissing plaintiff's claims against defendant-town and two municipal officers is affirmed where:...

CNA v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Military Law
In a negligence suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) stemming from a robbery and shooting by an Army recruit, dismissal of...

Ryan v. US

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against the government under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) claiming that two plaintiffs were switched at birth in 1946 and sent home...

Hoag v. Amex Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of plaintiff's uninsured-motorist claim as a sanction for his failure to provide discovery as ordered by the trial court was neither too...

Garcia v. Paramount Citrus

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff who was severely injured in an auto accident on a private road owned by defendant is...

Simmons v. Ghaderi

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a breach of contract action arising from a medical malpractice suit, wherein plaintiffs sought to enforce an oral settlement agreement allegedly...

Crawford v. Weather Shield Mfg. Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a case involving the contractual duty to defend in a noninsurance context, judgment and rulings against defendant-subcontractor is affirmed where,...

Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action brought against Exxon for economic losses resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a circuit court ruling remitting the punitive...

Roberts v. Assurance Co. of Am.

Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a coverage dispute involving a construction insurance policy wherein plaintiffs asserted contract and tort claims against their homeowner insurance...

Guerrero v. Rodan Termite Control, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action arising out of a plaintiff's claims against multiple defendants for defects in a newly purchased home, an award of all costs to plaintiff...