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Pipher v. Parsell

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action arising from a car accident caused by a passenger who reached over and yanked the steering wheel of the vehicle, judgment...

Spencer v. Wal-Mart Stores E., LP

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Workers' Compensation
In a slip and fall personal injury case brought against Wal-Mart a judgment pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of Wal-Mart is affirmed over meritless...

Duff v. Werner Enters., Inc.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a law suit brought by a law enforcement officer arising from an accident with a tractor trailer, denial of defendants' motion for new trial...

US v. Ankeny

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun are affirmed in part where,...

US v. Washington

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated pursuant to a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to suppress evidence where:...

Pederson v. Fabian

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus
Denial of a petition for habeas relief challenging a conviction for aiding and abetting a first-degree murder in the course of a burglary, and for...

Craftsmen Limousine, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Transportation
In a suit brought by a limousine building company raising an antitrust claim against Ford and a coachbuilding company, summary judgment for defendants...

Cone v. Bell

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of a petition for habeas relief challenging petitioner's conviction and death sentence for bludgeoning two elderly persons to death while...

Banks v. US

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
The Fourth Amendment permits compulsory DNA testing of plaintiffs, non-violent felony offenders subject to the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act,...

Wimsatt v. Superior Ct. (Kausch)

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Professional Malpractice
In legal malpractice suit alleging that defendant law firm submitted an unauthorized settlement demand to the opposing party in the underlying...