all - Opinion Summaries

Murray v. Northrop Grumman Info. Tech.

Government Contracts, Government Law, Immigration Law, Injury & Tort Law
Grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant and dismissal of state tort law claims arising out of plaintiffs' participation in a federal program...

Minnesota Life Ins. Co. v. Vasquez

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
An award of extra-contractual damages on top of payments made by a mortgage insurer after a bad-faith suit was filed against it is reversed where...

Bourassa v. Busch Entm't Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a personal injury action brought by an animal keeper arising from injuries sustained from a lion is...

Hornblower v. Cobb

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A demand for trial by jury may not be withdrawn without the consent of the parties, even where the defendant has defaulted on the liability issue....

Martinez v. Ipox

Attorney's Fees, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
An order awarding attorneys' fees and costs against a doctor and his professional association in a wrongful death action is reversed in part as to the...

Simons-Russ v. Emko

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Judgment pursuant to a directed verdict in favor of defendant-doctor in a medical malpractice action is affirmed where plaintiff's expert testimony ...

Harrell v. US

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of a suit against the United States under the Suits in Admiralty Act is affirmed where the...

Breckenridge Pharm., Inc. v. Metabolite Labs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of claims of tortious interference, unfair competition, and declaratory judgment of non-infringement against defendant-patent holder, and...

Avila v. Citrus Cmty. Coll. Dist.

Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
The statutory immunity conferred on public entities for an injury occurring during a "hazardous recreational activity" pursuant to Government Code...

Root v. Liston

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a civil rights action on ground of absolute immunity is affirmed where defendant State's Attorney's actions were judicial in nature and...