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Proulx v. Wells

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A court of appeals' ruling holding that limitations barred plaintiff's suit for personal injuries is reversed as the summary-judgment evidence failed...

Guevara v. Ferrer

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Expert medical evidence is required to support a finding that an automobile accident caused medical expenses of over $1 million, unless competent...

Lamar Homes, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Allegations of unintended construction defects may constitute an "accident" or "occurrence" under a CGL policy and allegations of damage to or loss of...

PHC-Minden, L.P. v. Kimberly Clark Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice
In an action brought raising claims of product liability, breach of warranty, and negligence claims alleging Kotex tampons led to an infection that...

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
A premises owner that "undertakes to procure" work falls within the the Labor Code's definition of a general contractor, for purposes of qualifying...

In re Merrill Lynch Trust Co. FSB

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action brought against Merrill Lynch and others alleging breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and other claims related to financial services...

Merrick v. Paul Revere Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
In an action stemming from defendant-insurers' denial of plaintiff's disability insurance claim, a jury verdict awarding $1.65 million in compensatory...

Leonard v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowner's policy coverage dispute arising from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a judgment for...

Admin. Comm. of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Assocs.' Health & Welfare Plan v. Shank

ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by an ERISA governed plan under section 502(a)(3) of ERISA, seeking reimbursement for $469,216 it had paid in medical expenses on...

Miller v. Collectors Universe, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In case involving claims of unauthorized use of a name, multi-million dollar verdict for plaintiff which was premised upon a ruling in limine...