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City of Dallas v. Reed

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiff in a premises liability case is reversed and the case dismissed where a two-inch difference in elevation between traffic lanes...

In re McAllen Med. Ctr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In the context of a Texas requirement that plaintiffs must support health care claims with expert reports shortly after filing, the Texas Supreme...

Tomlin v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a workers compensation claim brought by a SWAT police officer who was injured during vacation while allegedly training for an upcoming departmental...

Brittingham v. GMC

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Malpractice
In a negligence and intentional misconduct case, summary judgment for defendants and denial of a motion to remand the case to state court is vacated...

Doe v. MySpace, Inc.

Communications Law, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a claim for negligence and gross negligence and findings that the claims are barred by the Communications in Decency Act (CDA) is...

Reese v. Herbert

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action for damages wherein plaintiff alleged various claims of police misconduct in arresting him, order denying...

Ericson v. Fed. Express Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a premises liability tort action arising from a third-party's assault and robbery incident in defendant's parking lot, summary judgment for...

Lockett v. Suardini

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sentencing
In a prisoner's action claiming a violation of his free speech rights when he was forcibly removed from a parole hearing after insulting the hearing...

Price v. Connolly-Pac. Co.

Admiralty, Constitutional Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action brought by a "commuter seaman" claiming entitlement to "maintenance and cure" from his employer under maritime laws after he allegedly...

Union County, Iowa v. Piper Jaffray & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a diversity action wherein the district court certified an interlocutory appeal concerning a discovery order, the appeal is dismissed for lack of...