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Fraser v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action based on a boat accident in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the dismissal of the action for lack of personal jurisdiction is...

Hawks v. J.P. Morgan Chase Bank

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a sex discrimination action, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff failed to timely respond to defendant's motion to dismiss,...

Adkison v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer's appeal from a tax court's dismissal of his claim for relief from joint and several tax liability with his spouse under 26 U.S.C....

Hoffman v. Tonnemacher

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. section 1395dd(a), based on an emergency room physician's...

Bukuras v. Mueller Group, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a contract dispute between defendant-employer and its former general counsel over the interpretation of the severance and general release...

UPMC-Braddock Hosp. v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, Health Law, M&A, Tax-exempt Organizations
District court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, denying a...

Reger Dev. LLC v. Nat'l City Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In plaintiff's breach of contract action against defendant-Bank involving loans through a revolving line of credit supported by a promissory note,...

South Carolina v. N. Carolina

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Water Law
In an original jurisdiction action by South Carolina seeking an equitable apportionment with North Carolina of the Catawba River's waters, the special...

Pracht-Smith v. California Dep't of Soc. Serv.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Government Law
Trial court's denial of plaintiffs' petition to set aside their Ukrainian adoption of a Ukrainian girl is affirmed as, Family Code section 9100...

Nieto v. Blue Shield of California Life & Health Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's action against Blue Shield after it rescinded her insurance policy, trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant...