all - Opinion Summaries

Willis v. Red Reef, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Judgment involving an underlying breach of a lease agreement finding that defendants-landlords had fraudulently transferred assets and imposing an...

Doe v. Chao

Attorney's Fees, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A person who cannot show actual damages for a violation of the Privacy Act may still recover costs and reasonable attorney fees under the Act. An...

Montijo-Reyes v. US

Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment in favor of defendant-government in an action under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for damages to plaintiffs' homes resulting...

Lackner v. North

Education Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Summary judgment for defendants in a personal injury action, involving a school snowboarding team accident, pursuant to a finding that primary...

Pecoraro v. Diocese of Rapid City

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant, a diocese, is affirmed where the district court correctly determined plaintiff's sexual abuse claims were not tolled...

Alternate Fuels, Inc. v. Cabanas

Administrative Law, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of summary judgment for defendant-agency employee on a claim alleging tortious interference with contract, in a case involving coal mine sales...

Sornberger v. City of Knoxville

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a civil rights action involving allegations of improper arrest, interrogation, and concealment of evidence is...

Will v. Northwestern Univ.

Bankruptcy Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Approval of a bankruptcy settlement agreement involving claims against makers of products containing ephedra is affirmed where the district court...

Izquierdo v. Hillsborough County Sch. Bd.

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal for failure to prosecute of a lawsuit alleging injuries sustained at a school sponsored event, is reversed where appellants should have the...

Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Jones

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a subrogation case arising from an automobile accident is reversed where a settlement executed by the insured with...