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Bullock v. Dressel

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for union defendant on plaintiffs' claims under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and a breach of a duty of fair...

Crockett v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Denial of plaintiffs' motion to remand their case to state court and grant of defendants-tobacco companies' motion for judgment on the pleadings is...

Christie v. City of El Centro

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
Order granting a new trial in an action for false arrest and wrongful imprisonment is affirmed where there was no abuse of discretion in the grant of...

Arthur v. Maersk, Inc.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiff's request that his amended complaint for negligence under the Jones Act "relate back" to his original complaint for purposes of...

VanGilder v. Baker

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for police officer defendant in a civil rights case alleging excessive force is reversed where the district court erred in applying...

Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Above All Roofing, LLC

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary declaratory judgment for plaintiffs, an employer and employee, in a suit for coverage for injuries sustained as a result of a traffic accident...

Arrieta-Colon v. Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc.

Civil Rights, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Judgment and award of compensatory and punitive damages on plaintiff-employee's disability discrimination claim under the Americans With Disabilities...

Primax Recoveries, Inc. v. Gunter

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law
A federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction over an ERISA action ostensibly brought under 29 U.S.C. section 1132(a)(3) apparently for solely legal...

Strebel v. Brenlar Invs., Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Judgment of damages for plaintiff in a real estate fraud case involving plaintiff's contract to buy an encumbered house is affirmed where there was no...

Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Florida v. Inman

Civil Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Denial of insurer defendant's motion to compel arbitration in a dispute for coverage of injuries from a motorcycle accident is affirmed where there...