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Iqbal v. Hasty

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In case raising issues regarding the defense of qualified immunity for government officials in the aftermath of the events of 9/11, denial of motions...

Rosenberg v. Metlife, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff-s libel claim is affirmed over claim that the district court erred in holding that under New York law,...

Downer v. Siegel

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In arbitration proceedings in which clients alleged fraud in the inducement of certain investments and account agreements and violations of securities...

Czarnik v. Wendover Fin. Serv.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Circuit court order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of a counterclaim for contribution asserted by counterplaintiff-appellee is...

Horwitz v. Holabird & Root

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In an action based on alleged attorney misconduct in the form of tortious interference with business relationships, summary judgement is granted where...

Hawes v. Luhr Brothers, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal from the vacation of a voluntary dismissal of an admiralty claim, the appeal is dismissed where current statute gives circuit courts...

Barber v. Chang

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's negligence claim arising from being shot by one of defendant's tenants is reversed where defendant...

Kemper/Prime Indus. Partners v. Montgomery Watson Ams., Inc.

Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit for negligent misrepresentation concerning an environmental assessment by defendant of a parcel of land, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is...

TH Agric. & Nutrition, LLC v. Ace European Group Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a suit brought by a company seeking damages and declaratory relief for defendants-European insurers' alleged breach of insurance policies in...

Rivera v. Anilesh

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In malpractice action by a patient against her dentist, the dentist's routine procedure for administering an anesthetic injection is admissible as...