all - Opinion Summaries

Dowers v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC

Property Law & Real Estate, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law
In an action asserting claims relating to the defendants' servicing of plaintiffs’ home loan, the district court's Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) dismissal...

Charney v. Standard General

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit brought by the former CEO of American Apparel whose employment was terminated following an investigation into allegations that he engaged in...

Rarick v. Federated Serv. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Contracts
In a civil case to determine the legal standard applicable in complaints that seek both declaratory and legal relief, the district court's order to...

Faria v. Harleysville Worcester Ins.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action brought against plaintiff's insurance company, in which a post-verdict discovery that an individual served as a juror when...

Minda v. US

Tax Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case in which the IRS sent a report containing plaintiffs' names, social security numbers, and financial information, to the wrong person --- an...

Iqbal v. Ziadeh

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury suit, the trial court's grant of summary judgment to defendant, concluding that the complaint was barred by a general release...

Williams v. Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In an action alleging violations of federal and state warranty law and other claims, brought by appellants who purchased allegedly defective outboard...

Bluewave Healthcare v. US

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a challenge to the district court's denial of plaintiffs' motions to quash writs of attachment against real and personal property and writs of...

In Re: Fosamax Products Liability Litig.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Drugs & Biotech, Product Liability
In consolidated personal-injury suits against a drug manufacturer, averring that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused plaintiffs to suffer serious...

Sheley v. Harrop

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Corp. Governance
In a dispute involving the control of a pest control company started by decedent, asserting causes of action to recover damages for conversion, breach...