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In re Ensco Offshore Int'l Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit, filed in Dallas County, against corporate owners of a drilling rig for her husband's death, who was an Australian citizen...

ERI Consulting Eng'r, Inc. v. Swinnea

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit against his former business partner claiming various causes of action including common law fraud and breach of fiduciary duty,...

Gutierrez v. G&M Oil Co., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Trial court's decision setting aside a $4 million default judgment against a gas station chain caused by the negligence of its in-house attorney,...

Profit Pet v. Arthur Dogswell, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a contract dispute between a pet supply manufacturer and its Midwestern sales representative, summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff-sales...

City of N.Y. v. Maul

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Family Law, Government Law
In an action concerning the alleged failures of the New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS) and the New York State Office of Mental...

Estate of Lewis

Civil Procedure
Decision of the court appointing the pubic administrator to administer the estate of the deceased father of petitioner's two children, who are...

Rossa v. D.L. Falk Constr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Trial court's denial of defendant's motion seeking recovery of interest paid on sums borrowed to fund a letter of credit used to secure the...

Coventry First, LLC v. McCarty

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Insurance Law
In an action to enjoin the enforcement of a records request to plaintiff by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, dismissal of the complaint is...

FAL-Meridian, Inc. v. US Dep't of Health & Human Serv.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Government Law, Health Law
A nursing home's petition to set aside a final decision by the Department of Health and Human Services, that imposed a civil penalty of $7,100 for...

Dique v. New Jersey State Police

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In plaintiff's Fourteenth Amendment claim for selective-enforcement, arising from his 1990 traffic stop that led to his conviction for drug related...