all - Opinion Summaries

Gilbert v. Sykes

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Denial of a SLAPP motion is reversed in a malpractice suit against a prominent plastic surgeon, who cross-complained of defamation when plaintiff set...

Mann v. State of Florida Dep't of Transp.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant-agency in a negligence action for damages sustained in a vehicular collision, based on a ruling that the claim was...

Bessey v. Difilippo

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
An order awarding plaintiff only part of the taxable costs he sought, even though judgment had been entered in his favor in a negligence action...

ITT Fed. Servs. Corp. v. Anduze-Montano

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of an insurance company's claim against an injured worker's attorneys for malpractice in pursuing a Federal Tort Claims Act suit on the...

DeMartino v. Simat

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a personal injury suit arising from an automobile accident, an appeal from partial summary judgment for defendant pursuant to a release a plaintiff...

Copeland v. Albertson's Inc.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by a robber seeking compensation for injuries he suffered as a result of Albertson's and its employee's alleged intentional torts...

Hudson v. Hudson

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of qualified immunity for defendants-police officers from civil rights claims brought against them by the son and mother of decedent, who was...

First American Title Inc. Co. v. Superior Ct. (Sjobring)

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging unlawful title insurance practices, an order granting motion to a class action representative plaintiff, who is not a member of...

San Diego Gas & Elec. Co. v. Superior Ct. (Harris)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
In an action arising out of a military helicopter crash involving utility lines, the relation-back doctrine does not apply to save the claims of an...

Miller v. IL Cent. R.R. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendants in a personal injury suit concerning an auto-train collision is affirmed for most defendants where the plaintiff's...