all - Opinion Summaries

Gu v. BMW

Injury & Tort Law
Defendant-car manufacturer owes no duty to plaintiff that would allow her to recover for emotional distress on the theory that she, as the owner of a...

Wu v. T.W. Wang, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit for false-light invasion of privacy, the district court abused its discretion in dismissing plaintiff's complaint for failure to prosecute.

Barstad v. Murray County

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a civil rights action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff-developers did not demonstrate that they were...

Heatherly v. Alexander

Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the district court erred in deciding the issue of causation as a matter...

Jacobs v. Nat'l Drug Intelligence Ctr.

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law
The National Drug Intelligence Center violated the Privacy Act by leaking part of an internal analytical document, which alleges that plaintiff was...

Kehoe v. Fidelity Fed. Bank & Trust

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A plaintiff need not prove actual damages to recover liquidated damages for a violation of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act.

Braga v. Genlyte Group, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Plaintiff's tort claim is barred by the Massachusetts workers' compensation law where one of defendant's merger successors has previously compensated...

Caver v. City of Trenton

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims which alleged unlawful retaliation and hostile work...

Venezia v. Gottlieb Mem'l Hosp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination dispute, the district court erred when it dismissed plaintiffs' suit on the theory that a husband and wife could not...

Rudin v. Lincoln Land Cmty. Coll.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's race and sex discrimination claims is reversed where she has produced substantial evidence that defendant-employer had...