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Soltys v. Costello

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
In a suit for injuries arising out of a car accident, the judgment for plaintiffs is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its...

Mann v. Abel

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action for libel arising out of an article published in an independent newspaper, jury finding that statements in the articles were defamatory...

Seymour v. City of Des Moines

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action instituted by a father against a city and police officers arising from his detention during investigations prior to his child's death,...

Manzarek v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In an insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuit arising out of two lawsuits involving members of the rock band, The Doors, dismissal of plaintiffs'...

Rivell v. Private Health Care

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action involving equitable and legal claims against defendants for appropriation of plaintiff-physicians' names and identities to market and...

Pineda v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action brought against Ford by an automobile technician who was injured when the rear liftgate glass of a 2002 Ford Explorer...

Nocula v. UGS Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a suit involving various tort and contract claims against a parent company and its sublicensee that instituted criminal proceedings against...

Robbins v. State of Oklahoma

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case arising from the death of plaintiffs' eight month old child at a privately owned daycare to which they were referred...

Damon v. Moore

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a defamation suit against Michael Moore for non-consensual use of an interview conducted for NBC Nightly News in Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11"...

Chelios v. Heavener

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit alleging wrongful arrest, excessive force and battery against police officers and a city, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where:...