all - Opinion Summaries

Prospero v. Christiana Care Health Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Order declaring that affidavit of merit in an action for healthcare medical negligence complies with the statutory requirements for such documents.

Payne v. Brake

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a wrongful death action on statute of limitations grounds as a dismissal "without prejudice" is affirmed where the district court...

Progressive Express Ins. Co. v. Devitis

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A petition for certiorari is granted where the circuit court failed to apply the correct law in a dispute involving PIP coverage for a pedestrian...

Haines v. Dania Corner, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant in action for personal injuries arising from a fall at defendant's premises is affirmed where a tenant was in sole...

Miller v. Baker Implement Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendants on claims of negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability, and violations of state law is affirmed where the...

Cont'l Ins. Co. v. Adams

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-insurer declaring that a homeowners insurance policy held by a decedent did not cover intentional injuries to...

Fuerschbach v. Southwest Airlines Co.

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Summary judgment for defendants, police officers and a municipality, on claims brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state law arising from an...

US v. Lavallee

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Sentencing
The government need not prove that an individual suffered a certain level or type of injury to establish excessive force in violation of the Eighth...

Carnival Corp. v. Iscoa

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Certiorari review of an order granting plaintiff's motion to amend his personal injury complaint against a cruise line to add a claim for punitive...

Blumberg v. Steve Weiss & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Dismissal of a products liability claim against a chemical importer is affirmed where the claim of jurisdiction over the defendant did not satisfy the...