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Metcalf v. County of San Joaquin

Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendant, finding defendant committed no negligent or wrongful conduct, is affirmed as, to establish liability of a public entity for...

Fuesting v. Zimmer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Petition for rehearing is granted and a new trial is ordered where a recent Supreme Court decision, Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. v. Swift-Eckrich,...

Deloitte & Touche v. Gencor Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Professional Malpractice, Securities Law
In an action concerning allegedly negligent audit work performed by defendant, orders denying defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of in personam...

Mastro v. Potomac Elec. Power Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a suit alleging discrimination under Title VII and defamation brought by a former employee terminated for a...

Robinson v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Adverse judgment for plaintiff in her suit against her auto insurance company seeking payment of damages allegedly caused by an underinsured motorist...

Matthew Headley Holdings, LLC v. McCleary, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Judgment in favor of plaintiff on fraud and breach of contract claims in a dispute involving a snack distributorship agreement is reversed in part as...

Janssen v. Minneapolis Auto Dealers Benefit Fund

ERISA, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
Summary judgment for plaintiffs in an action alleging an unlawful denial of benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is...

Ford v. Polaris Indus.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Primary assumption of the risk did not bar plaintiffs' strict products liability suit against manufacturer of a jet ski for defective design, and...

DeLuna v. City of Rockford

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a 42 U.S.C. 1983 and wrongful death action is affirmed where: 1) the use of deadly force was reasonable; 2) the...

Governmental Interinsurance Exch. v. Judge

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a legal malpractice action arising from an auto accident, judgement in favor of defendant-attorneys is affirmed where the County could not have...