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Saxena v. Goffney

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a wrongful death action brought by the widow and two children of a decedent who died after seeking treatment from defendant-doctor for an open...

CashCall, Inc. v. Superior Ct. of San Diego County

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In the class action context, there is no bright-line rule that the original class representative plaintiffs must be members of the class to have...

Smith v. Marvin, M.D.

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice action, judgement for plaintiff is affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial court erred in giving certain jury instructions;...

Gilmer v. Ellington

Injury & Tort Law
In case arising from collision between a car and a motorcycle, where one of the defendants sued was in another car and had gestured to remaining...

Larson v. Howell

Bankruptcy Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An order affirming a bankruptcy court decision which capped the homestead exemption for a debtor is affirmed where a state court finding that a debtor...

Hohn v. Spurgeon

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action alleging that defendant-doctor tortiously interfered with plaintiff's expected business relationship with another party, summary judgment...

Pritchett v. Cottrell, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In products-liability actions for injuries that plaintiffs sustained while operating a ratchet system designed by defendant, denial of plaintiffs'...

Ali v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving the scope of 28 U.S.C. section 2680, which carves out certain exceptions to the United States' waiver of sovereign immunity for...

Plastics Eng'g Co. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit concerning the defense and indemnity obligations of an insurance company with respect to asbestos lawsuits against the insured, the circuit...

Kassem v. Washington Hosp. Ctr.

Administrative Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In diversity action charging former employer with wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress, dismissal of complaint for...