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Muth v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A $9 million judgment against Ford Motor Company for injuries sustained by plaintiff while traveling in a Ford vehicle in Saudi Arabia is affirmed...

Black v. N. Panola Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case involving an alleged sexual assault of a developmentally disabled child in a classroom, summary judgment for defendants on claims under 42...

Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London v. Warrantech Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case arising from the administration of consumer warranties and extended service plans on computers, and related items sold by a national...

Cotton v. Commodore Express, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a coverage dispute brought by plaintiffs representing persons killed during a multi-vehicle accident involving a leased tractor-trailer driven by...

Pauley v. Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendants in a wrongful death suit brought by the family of a subcontractor's employee against a contractor, an individual and a...

California Consumer Health Care Council v. Kaiser Found. Health Plan, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Sustaining of demurrer without leave to amend, in suit alleging that defendant sent its attorneys "irrelevant" medical information concerning patients...

Mendoza v. Brodeur

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant, on ground that plaintiff was not an employee under workers' compensation law and had not come forward with evidence...

Hollern v. Wachovia Sec., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
An order vacating an award of attorney's fees in arbitration proceedings for defendant, a manager of a trust, involving claims by plaintiff that...

Shands Teaching Hosp. & Clinics, Inc. v. Sidky

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
The Grice joint tortfeasor exception does not apply to the statutory home venue privilege set forth in Florida Statutes section 768.28(1) based upon...

Ross v. Agency for Health Care Admin.

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Trial court's allocation to defendant agency of the entire amount of health care expenses paid by the agency after plaintiff's settlement with a third...