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Thompson v. Gordon

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury accident arising from a traffic collision, the affidavit of a civil engineer licensed in the District of Columbia is admissible...

In re Allstate County Mut. Ins. Co. & Gonzales

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging an insurer reneged on a $13,500 settlement offer, wherein the trial court refused to impose any limit on plaintiffs' 213 discovery...

Brinson Ford, Inc. v. Alger

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a premises liability action for injuries sustained when plaintiff fell from a pedestrian ramp while visiting a car dealership, a court of appeals...

Kallam v. Boyd

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit brought by plaintiff against health care providers for failing to diagnose her colorectal cancer, an order granting the petitions for review...

In re Allied Chem. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action alleging exposure to chemical fumes and leaks from several sites where pesticides were mixed or stored before the sites were placed...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Mayes

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury action against Goodyear arising from an accident between plaintiff and a Goodyear employee, a court of appeals' reversal of...

Thyroff v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of conversaion claim and grant of summary judgment on breach of contract claim is vacated as New York recognizes a claim of conversion is...

Spencer v. Staton

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 arising from plaintiff's arrest, summary judgment for defendants-sheriff and detectives...

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Superior Ct. (Delanzo)

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In calculating the made-whole amount under no-fault medical payments insurance coverage, the insured's total recovery amount is not reduced by the...

Garabet v. Superior Ct. (Boghosian)

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In action for medical malpractice alleging defendants performed lasik surgery on plaintiff with knowledge that he was not an appropriate candidate for...