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Blanchard v. Cortes-Molina

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Default judgment and sale of defendant's boat in an admiralty case is affirmed where: 1) defendant's spouse was not an indispensable party; 2)...

Santos v. Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for plaintiff in a slip-and-fall action is affirmed where: 1) the district court's alteration of the order of proof did not unfairly burden...

Cont'l Ins. Co. v. Fed. Express Corp.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, International Law, International Trade, Transportation
The ratification of the Montreal Protocol No. 4 brought The Hague Protocol into full force and effect in the U.S. on March 4, 1999. A stipulated...

Stern v. Internal Med. Consultants, II, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Summary judgment for defendants in a case brought by plaintiff based on alleged medical malpractice that caused the death of her son is affirmed...

Razor v. Hyundai Motor Am.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action arising from the purchase of a new car, an award of $3,500 in consequential damages for aggravation, inconvenience and loss of use is...

Rosenberg v. MetLife, Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a libel action brought by a terminated broker, claiming that statements made on an NASD employee termination form (Form U-5) are subject to an...

Williams v. Utica College of Syracuse Univ.

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action against a university brought by plaintiff-student after she was assaulted in her dormitory room by an unidentified assailant,...

Mendoza v. Rast Produce Co., Inc.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
A commission merchant can be liable for the conversion of proceeds from the sale of farm products that he sells as a subagent for a grower.

U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Wolf Run Mining Co., Inc.

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Preliminary injunction requiring mining company to permit the United Mine Workers of America to investigate the Sago Mine explosion is upheld where:...

Kenley v. Inwood Prop. Invs., Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment determining that defendant-property owner could not legally be held liable in money damages for a child who fell from a dock on a...