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Rogers v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against a manufacturer of the helicopter she was piloting at the time of her crash, a grant of defendant's motion in limine to...

Addington v. US Airline Pilots Assn.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming that a union breached its duty of fair representation by negotiating a contract that would impermissibly favor one group of...

Domnister v. Exclusive Ambulette, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In an action by Russian immigrants alleging that their former employer discriminated and retaliated against them based on their national origin, the...

Hernandez v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for rehearing of the Eighth Circuit's prior decision holding that the court lacked jurisdiction to review petitioner's challenge to...

In re: Metro. Gov of Nashville

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
Defendants' petition for a writ of mandamus, arising from plaintiffs' racial discrimination suit against their employer, is granted in part, denied in...

Swanson v. DeSantis

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In habeas proceedings arising from a conviction for killing a pedestrian while driving under the influence, district court's grant of the petition in...

Bennett v. MIS Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In air traffic controllers' suit alleging personal injuries based on their exposure to toxic mold at the airport, district court's order dismissing...

Collins v. Plant Insulation Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit for the death of a husband and father caused by mesothelioma as a result of asbestos exposure while working as a welder at a...

Froud v. Anadarko E&P Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In plaintiffs' request for permission to appeal from an order of the district court denying a motion to remand their class action, the request is...

In re: Grossman's Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In Chapter 11 proceedings, district court's affirmance of a bankruptcy court's holding that the plaintiffs' tort claims, arising from exposure to...