all - Opinion Summaries

Vaughn v. Greene County

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of summary judgment for defendant, sheriff, in a civil rights case arising from the in-custody death of plaintiff's brother is reversed where...

Stafford v. Don Reid Ford, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment entered against defendant for civil theft is affirmed where a restitution judgment entered in favor of plaintiff in a criminal...

Sidley Austin, LLP v. EEOC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A distric toucrt judge was correct to rule that the EEOC may obtain monetary relief on behalf of individuals who, having failed to file timely...

Long John Silver's/Yum! Brands, Inc. v. Holcombe

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An order of a judge of compensation claims finding a claimant-s alleged work place injuries to be compensable because the employer and carrier failed...

Harshman v. DePhillips

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit against a treating doctor in a personal injury matter, defendant-doctor's motion to dismiss is granted where: 1) a request to file a...

Capri v. L.A. Fitness Int'l, LLC

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Civil Code section 1668, considered together with the statutory framework in applicable provisions of the Health and Safety Code, precludes operation...

Stolt Achievement, Ltd. v. Dredge B.E. Lindholm

Admiralty, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Judgment apportioning liability equally as to the parties in a suit arising from the collision of two ships in a channel is affirmed over plaintiff's...

Pierce v. Barnhart

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Orders denying plaintiffs' applications for attorney-s fees under 42 U.S.C. section 406(b) are reversed in a Social Security disability benefits case...

Strong v. B.P. Exploration & Prod., Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff's tort claim for an injury which occurred on an oil platform is...

Hurlbert v. St. Mary's Health Care Sys., Inc.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant, a paramedic's former employer, on Family and Medical Leave Act interference and retaliation claims is reversed where...