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Richmond v. Higgins

Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant, a debt collection agency, in an action against is affirmed where plaintiff-debtor did not dispute the amount of his...

Razor v. Hyundai Motor Am.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action arising from the purchase of a new car, award of $3,500 in consequential damages for aggravation, inconvenience and loss of use is...

Short v. Smoot

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of defendants-sheriff deputies' motion for summary judgment on qualified immunity grounds in a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 case alleging defendants...

Grande v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Grant of a motion for judgment as a matter of law for defendant-insurer on a claim for insurance coverage following a maritime loss is vacated where...

Barefield v. Washington Mut. Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Tax Law
Summary judgment for defendant-bank on a complaint against it for fraud, slander, and "intentional tort" is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that...

Kephart v. Genuity, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in a personal injury action for defendant, the employer of an individual allegedly at fault for a car accident, is affirmed where, based on...

Reimels v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Military Law, Tax Law
Social Security disability benefits paid for an inability to work because of an injury or sickness resulting from active military service do not...

Clark v. Chrysler Corp.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
Order in a product liability case upholding a $3 million punitive damage award and denying defendant, a pickup truck manufacturer's, motion for...

Club Med Brasil, S.A. v. Sicurella

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for damages sustained while on vacation in Brazil, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying appellant's motion to dismiss on...

Ferris v. S. Florida Stadium Corp.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
An attorney who was fired from representing a client did not state a cause of action for tortious interference, where the conduct at issue, insisting...