all - Opinion Summaries

Grayson v. Ross

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law case arising from an inmate's death following self-mutilation while incarcerated in jail, grants and partial...

Almeida v. Amazon.com, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over claims that: 1) the district court erred by raising the Communications Decency Act of 1996 sua...

Hillery v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for a plan administrator in a dispute arising from its termination of plaintiff's long-term disability benefits is affirmed over...

Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Fidelity & Guar.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
The following question is certified to the Supreme Court of California: What is the appropriate test for determining whether an insured is "engaged in...

Luna v. U.S.

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Workers' Compensation
Judgment in favor of the U.S. in a suit arising out of injuries on a Naval base is affirmed where the U.S. Navy was the plaintiff's "borrowing...

Richards v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Transportation
Refusal to certify a class in a suit against an airline involving its compensation for lost luggage is affirmed where the suit was predominately or...

Kirch v. Liberty Media Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Dismissal of one plaintiff's claims, based on plaintiffs' failure to state a claim for defamation, tortious interference with contract, tortious...

Brandt v. Rokeby Realty Co.

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action in which plaintiff sought to recover for health and emotional problems suffered due to the effects of mold growth in a law...

Pilimai v. Farmers Ins. Exch. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
The cost-shifting provisions of Code of Civil Procedure section 998 apply to uninsured motorist arbitration conducted pursuant to Insurance Code...

Employers Mut. Cas. Co. v. Skoutaris

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a breach of contract and bad faith action involving a fire at a restaurant is affirmed where: 1) the insurer...