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Burrell v. McIlroy

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, alleging violations of his Fourth Amendment rights, is affirmed where defendant-police...

Morton v. Sky Nails

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Under the time of discovery rule, when an injury does not manifest itself until several days after the wrongful act, the two-year statute of...

Ruggiero v. Warner-Lambert Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action involving a diabetes medication, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint is affirmed over her claim that the district court...

Forrest v. Beloit Corp.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court abused its discretion by permitting...

Bio v. Fed. Express Corp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute alleging racial discrimination, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is affirmed where plaintiff failed to submit...

Hogya v. United Parcel Serv.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, although plaintiffs-employees' monocular vision is a disability within the meaning of California's Fair...

Altera Corp. v. Clear Logic, Inc.

Copyright, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In an infringement action under the Semiconductor Chip Protection Act (SCPA), a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed, and the district court...

Mendez-Laboy v. Abbott Lab. Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a tort action resulting from an industrial accident, dismissal of plaintiffs' claim is affirmed over their contention that defendant, as a...

Bd. of Trustees v. Super. Ct. of San Diego

Civil Procedure, Education Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Deposition transcripts are not subject to the pending litigation exemption of the Public Records Act, Government Code section 6254(b), where they are...

Morris-Hayes v. Bd. of Educ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a claim under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for violation of the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the district court did not err...