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Florida Inst. for Neurological Rehab., Inc. v. Marshall

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
A judgment for plaintiffs-parents in a wrongful death case arising from the death of their son, a resident of defendant's facility for the long-term...

In re: First Alliance Mortgage Co.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a case arising from a "subprime" mortgage lender's bankruptcy and liquidation due to fraudulent lending practices, a district court's judgment is...

Quinn v. Ocwen Fed. Bank FSB

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims arising from a dispute over a foreclosure and automatic debiting of mortgage payments is affirmed where: 1) a breach...

Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co. v. Montes-Harris

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
If coverage under an excess policy is sold to a rental car customer in reasonable reliance on the rental car agent-s inspection of the customer-s...

Hernandez v. City of Pomona

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving the shooting by police of decedent while fleeing arrest, sustaining of demurrer without leave to amend in favor of defendants...

Lindsey v. Bell S. Telecommunications, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendant, the manufacturer of a tire changing machine, in an action asserting that the machine was defective and that the defect...

Biggins v. Fantasma Prods., Inc. of Florida

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant in a negligence action arising from an accident in which plaintiff was injured after falling from a lift being used in...

Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of complaint brought under the Federal Torts Claim Act is vacated as the pro se plaintiff's submissions should be read to include a theory...

Fernandez v. Chertoff

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of Title VII employment discrimination claim for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, based on plaintiff's failure...

Easters v. Russell

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
An order denying plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees in a medical malpractice action involving surgical packing gauze left in her abdomen during...