all - Opinion Summaries

State Farm v. McGowan

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Plaintiff-insurer is obligated to defend defendant in a personal injury action where the district court did not err in concluding that defendant's...

Brill Media Co. v. TCW Group, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
An order granting defendant's special motion to strike is reversed where the exception to the special motion to strike statute, Code of Civil...

Davis v. KARK-TV, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims of race discrimination and retaliation is affirmed where defendant-employer established a legitimate,...

Turner v. Ashcroft

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment against plaintiff's claim of retaliation is reversed where a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether the stated reason...

Reimer v. City of Crookston

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action, judgment in favor of defendant-City is reversed where the district court improperly instructed the jury regarding the...

Georgacarakos v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff-prisoner's claims, arising from the loss of books mailed by the bureau of prisons, are within the postal-matter exception to the Federal...

D'Angelo v. ConAgra Foods, Inc.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Americans with Disability Act, by its plain language, requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for employees they regard as...

Redondo-Borges v. US Dep't of Housing

Civil Rights, Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim, alleging breach of a construction contract, is affirmed where the complaint fails to state cognizable causes of action...

Harvey v. Plains Township

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A police officer actively involved in an ex parte private repossession may be engaged in state action in violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Fuesting v. Zimmer, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a strict liability and negligence case arising from the failure of a prosthetic knee, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the...