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Action Marine, Inc. v. Continental Carbon Inc.

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law
In case involving alleged emission of pollutants into the air from defendants' plant that darkened plaintiffs' property, denial of post-trial motion...

Preschooler II v. Clark County Sch. Bd. of Trustees

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case arising from the claimed physical abuse of a four year old disabled child in a public school setting, denial of qualified immunity on 42...

JCW Invs., Inc. v. Novelty, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Copyright, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit alleging copyright violations, trademark infringement and unfair competition surrounding novelty fart dolls, judgment for plaintiff is...

Knight v. Kirby Inland Marine Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a toxic tort suit under the Jones Act brought by a tankerman against defendants-employers, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1)...

Williams Elecs. Games, Inc. v. Garrity

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal on remand of a state law fraud claim after all federal issues had dropped out of the lawsuit is affirmed where the district court judge's...

Lessin v. Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In case where plaintiff lost millions in his brokerage account with defendant, denial of plaintiff's motion to vacate an arbitration award in his...

Vazquez de Mercado v. Superior Ct. (McClung)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In case involving suit seeking punitive damages against veterinarian for failing to advise plaintiffs of horse's physical problem, challenge to...

CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Werner Enters.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets, Transportation
In an action involving a corporation's allegations that its competitor lured away employees who had signed employment contracts, dismissal of common...

Hammersmith v. TIG Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over insurance coverage arising out of an accident at the Pittsburgh International Airport, summary judgment to the excess insurer is...

Romero v. Drummond Co. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving allegations that defendant Colombian subsidiary hired paramilitaries to kill and torture union members at a Colombian coal mine,...