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Bowen v. Ryan

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a tort action against a dentist for his alleged mistreatment of a child patient, a special verdict awarding monetary damages for negligence, dental...

Pavey v. Conley

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an interlocutory appeal from a decision finding that a prisoner plaintiff in a suit for damages governed by the Prison Litigation Reform Act is...

M.M.R.-Z v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an interlocutory appeal in an action arising from the termination of a cognitively disabled homebound minor's educational services provided by the...

Wigginton v. Dell, Inc

Class Actions, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
An order striking a prohibition on class arbitration and compelling arbitration in a suit seeking damages for defendant's refusal to honor rebates...

Thornton v. Garcini

Injury & Tort Law
Denial of defendant's motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict and request for setoff is affirmed in a claim for wrongful death, survival and...

Caso v. Nimrod Prod., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury action brought by a professional stuntman for injuries sustained from a stunt performance, summary judgment based on a finding...

Craig Outdoor Adver., Inc. v. Viacom Outdoor, Inc

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, White Collar Crime
In an action involving multiple claims against a billboard company primarily based on claims of fraud and misrepresentation regarding the company's...

Vucetovic v. Epsom Downs, Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A tree well is not part of the "sidewalk" for purposes of section 7-210 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, which imposes tort...

American Econ. Ins. Co. v. DePaul Univ.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Declaratory judgment holding that plaintiff, insurer for the defendant's electrical subcontract, had a duty to defend defendant as an additional...

S. California Reg'l Rail Auth. v. Superior Court (Tutino)

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities, Transportation
In a tort action arising from a train derailment incident, raising the issue of whether federal regulations preempt plaintiffs' claims that...