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Grand River Enter. v. Pryor

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In a challenge to state statutes enacted pursuant to a settlement agreement between forty-six states and the four major tobacco companies, the...

Colleen M. v. Fertility and Surgical Assoc.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for invasion of privacy, defendant is not liable for the disclosure of plaintiff's medical records where she had no reasonable...

Lindstrom v. A-C Product Liability Trust

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit, a verdict in favor of defendants is affirmed where plaintiff failed to meet the burden of proving that his mesothelioma...

Tripp v. Cole

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a section 1983 claim alleging workplace retaliation for speech, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff's speech did not...

Jogi v. Voges

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's civil action under the Alien Tort Statute, seeking damages for a violation of his rights under the Vienna Convention, is...

Ross v. Marshall

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute, the district court abused its discretion when it entered an amended judgment holding the insured vicariously liable...

Johnson v. Ready Mixed Concrete Co.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit under Title VII, plaintiff failed to establish race discrimination based on disparate treatment where the...

Holton v. City of Thomasville Sch. Dist.

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action lawsuit alleging race discrimination in a school system, judgment in favor of defendant-school district is reversed where the...

CD Partners v. Grizzle

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In a fraudulent misrepresentation claim arising out of franchise agreements, denial of plaintiff's motion to compel arbitration is reversed where the...

Barragan v. Casco Design Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a tort action, dismissal of a counterclaim for contribution is reversed where the two-year statute of limitations on the filing of contribution...