all - Opinion Summaries

Gorder v. Grand Trunk W. R.R., Inc.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In a negligence action filed pursuant to the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA), summary judgment for defendant-railroad is affirmed over...

Casey v. City of Fed. Heights

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action claiming excessive force under the Fourth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary judgment dismissal of the claims is reversed...

Renda Marine, Inc. v. US

Construction, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a government contract case in which plaintiff entered into a contract with the government for the dredging of a portion of the Houston-Galveston...

Richardson-Tunnell v. School Ins. Program for Employees

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
In suit alleging invasion of privacy for defendants' actions in videotaping plaintiff at her wedding, at the wedding reception, and during her...

City of Chicago v. Zappani

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a consolidated condemnation action, order denying defendant's traverse and motion to dismiss is reversed where it was against the manifest weight...

Prentice v. Bd. of Admin., Cal. PERS

Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of petition for writ of mandate challenging decision not to include plaintiff manager's salary increase in calculating his retirement allowance...

Neighbors in Support of Appropriate Land Use v. County of Toulumne

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendant-county's decision to grant a parcel an ad hoc exception allowing a commercial use in an agricultural zoning district, an exception which was...

Igal v. Brightstar Info. Tech. Group, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
When a claimant pursues a wage claim to a final adjudication before the Texas Workforce Commission, res judicata bars the claimant from later filing a...

Sierra Club v. US Army Corps of Eng'rs

Environmental Law, Government Law, Water Law
Defendant's issuance of a general permit authorizing all landowners engaged in "suburban development" in a large contiguous area of the Florida...

Morley v. CIA

Civil Rights, Government Law
In case involving request under the Freedom of Information Act for documents pertaining to a deceased CIA officer, summary judgment for the CIA is...