all - Opinion Summaries

FedEx Freight East, Inc. v. Nat. Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Petition for review of agency defendant's order to cease and desist from discriminating against employees based on union activity, reinstating an...

Marinette Marine Corp. v. Office of Workers' Comp. Programs

Administrative Law, Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Petition for review of an administrative determination of liability is denied in a coverage dispute between workers' compensation carriers as to...

Dunlap v. Nestle USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint due to preclusion by Workers' Compensation laws is affirmed on their tort law claims relating to a workplace...

Ottley v. Kirchharr

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Order granting defendant a new trial in a dental malpractice case due to purported juror misconduct is reversed where the trial court abused its...

Jones v. Los Angeles County Office of Educ.

Education Law, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of plaintiff's mandate petition in a claim regarding injuries she incurred while employed as a paraeducator by defendant is affirmed where...

Gin v. Penn. Life Ins. Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where plaintiff suffered no "accidental bodily injury" as that term is defined in the policy and in...

Moreno v. Baca

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, the district court's denial of qualified immunity to defendant-police officers is affirmed where defendants lacked...

Jerden v. Amstutz

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Denial of plaintiff's motion for new trial in a medical negligence case regarding unwarranted brain surgery is reversed where the district court's...

Tober v. Graco Children's Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Jury verdict for defendant in a product liability action under Indiana state law involving the death of plaintiff's child is affirmed over plaintiff's...

Gorfinkle v. U.S. Airways

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Grant of summary judgment for airline defendant in a negligence action is affirmed where preserving diversity jurisdiction via dismissal of a...