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Sullivan v. Edward Hosp.

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Directed verdict for a hospital in a medical malpractice case is affirmed where the trial court correctly: 1) struck certain testimony by a doctor as...

Weiss v. Waterhouse Sec., Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a class action involving allegedly faulty "webBroker" accounts with a discount securities brokerage company, denial of brokerage company's motion...

Bajwa v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case arising from the stabbing death of a man in his Chicago apartment allegedly by an individual who took out a life insurance policy on the...

Vitro v. Mihelcic

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
A parent may not recover for loss of the society and companionship of a child who is nonfatally injured.

Wetmore v. MacDonald, Page, Schatz, Fletcher & Co., LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action by a shareholder of a company for professional negligence, breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation against an accounting firm...

S. Baptist Hosp. of Florida v. Ashe

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
A hospital's petition for writ of certiorari is denied over its claim that the trial judge departed from the essential requirements of law when he...

Brockney v. Centel Cellular Co. of Fort Walton Beach Ltd. P'ship

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A defendant who hires an independent contractor to perform work on rural land belonging to the defendant is not liable to an employee of that...

Swartz v. KPMG LLP

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In a suit arising out of a failed tax shelter, which defendants allegedly sold to plaintiff, dismissal of claims against defendants is reversed in...

Gaviria v. Reynolds

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In medical malpractice action against defendant oral surgeons after plaintiff underwent five surgeries to repair jaw problems resulting from an...

Williams v. Board of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Ga.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
In case involving a gang rape of a college student by members of the football and basketball team, which conduct also constitutes sexual harassment...