all - Opinion Summaries

Bogan v. Gen. Motors Corp.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress, summary judgment to defendant on the ground that plaintiff failed to support her...

Corry v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston

ERISA, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action arising from the termination of disability benefits for plaintiff whose claim for disability arose from fibromyalgia, summary...

Johnson v. Smith

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Evidence
In order to demonstrate a violation of an automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. section 362(k)(1) in bankruptcy proceedings, the debtor bears the burden of...

Holland v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In suit alleging employment discrimination, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where: 1) under the established doctrine of equitable estoppel,...

BEGL Constr. Co. v. LA Unified Sch. Dist.

Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Government Contracts
In case arising from a public works construction contract, verdict awarding damanges to plaintiff contractor and finding that plaintiff did not...

US v. Canty

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for counterfeiting money is vacated where the district court erred in excluding portions of defendant's testimony on grounds of failure to...

US v. Hawkins

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction for robbery and firearm violations is affirmed where admission of the victim's testimony about a showup identification did not violate...

Chlopek v. Fed. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action against the maker of a medical cooling device, judgment for defendant is affirmed over plaintiffs' assertions that...

McCray v. Vasbinder

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Grant of a habeas petition challenging a conviction and sentence for first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony...