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Rappaport-Scott v. Interinsurance Exch. of the Auto. Club

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Sustaining of demurrer without leave to amend complaint alleging defendant insurer unreasonably and in bad faith refused plaintiff's demand to settle...

Kurwa v. Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter, LLP

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving opthalmology practice where one of the physician owners had his license suspended and other owner physician had law firm send letter...

Norfolk Southern Railway Co. v. Sorrell

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In cases under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), railroad negligence and employee contributory negligence are governed by the same...

Ward v. Circus Circus Casinos, Inc.

Gaming Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action brought against plaintiffs' employer, Circus Circus Casinos, setting forth state law tort claims arising from alleged physical force used...

Adams v. Speers

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of immunity for a California Highway Patrol officer in a civil rights suit involving an individual's death after a police pursuit and shooting...

Michael v. Med. Staffing Network, Inc.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for a medical staffing agency is reversed where the trial court erred in requiring the medical expert affidavit and notice of intent...

Fields v. Klein

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
A judgment awarding appellant's prior counsel a contingency fee in a matter arising from a motorcycle accident is reversed where appellant discharged...

Zuver v. Gottner

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury suit brought after a gun accident, a judgment for defendant is affirmed over a claim that the trial court gave an erroneous...

Izquierdo v. Gyroscope, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of plaintiff's motion for a new trial following a verdict finding no negligence on the part of a restaurant in her action for damages for a...

Griffith v. Coburn

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 civil rights action stemming from an individual's death during his arrest by defendants-police officers, summary judgment...