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Miller v. Am. Greetings Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action arising from a traffic accident in which respondeat superior principles were contested, summary judgment for tortfeasor's employer is...

Integrity Floorcovering, Inc. v. Broan-Nutone, LLC

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against the manufacturer of a bathroom ventilation fan for a fan which allegedly malfunctioned and damaged plaintiffs' property, summary...

Hannah v. US

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) suit alleging medical malpractice arising from treatment plaintiff-pro se prisoner received while suffering from a...

Nord v. Kelly

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case where the district court determined that an Indian tribal court lacked jurisdiction over a suit against a non-Indian, nonmember of the Tribe...

Stufflebeam v. Harris

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Arkansas law does not permit a police officer to arrest a person for refusing to identify him or herself when such person is not suspected of other...

Lyons v. Fire Ins. Exch.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Sports Law
In an insurance coverage dispute where the insurer denied coverage under insured-plaintiff's homeowners policy for damages resulting from a...

Doe v. Dilling

Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation arising from defendants' failure to tell plaintiff that their son, plaintiff's fiance, was...

Williams v. Manchester

Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action arising from an automobile accident where plaintiff, pregnant at the time, sustained pelvic injuries, judgment in favor of...

Fernandez-Vargas v. Pfizer Pharm., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action arising from the death of a person who was shot while working at Pfizer's facility in Puerto Rico, judgment for defendant is affirmed...

McLaughlin v. Am. Tobacco Co.

Class Actions, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
In an action challenging the district court's certification of a class consisting of cigarette smokers who were allegedly deceived into believing that...