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Marley v. US

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
The statute of limitations in section 2401(b) of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. section 2401(b), is jurisdictional. Thus, equitable...

Tennison v. City & County of San Francisco

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action arising after plaintiffs served nearly thirteen years in state prison for a murder of which both were declared...

In re Gen. Elec. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a mesothelioma suit alleging liability on the part of asbestos producers, petition for writ of mandamus reversing the denial of defendants' motions...

In re GlobalSantaFe Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employee's suit alleging injuries from exposure to asbestos and silica while working on a vessel, petition for writ of mandamus directing the...

Fitzgerald v. Harris

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In an action by plaintiff-canoeists against director of the Main Bureau of Parks and Lands seeking declaration that state statute governing management...

South Carolina Wildlife Fed'n v. Limehouse

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a suit brought against federal and state agencies alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), denial of defendant-Director...

Int'l B'hood of Elec. Workers v. Citizens Telecomm. Co. of California

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In union's action claiming that respondent-employer had violated a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) by reducing employee retirement benefits,...

Applebaum v. Rush Univ. Med. Ctr.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action brought by plaintiff physician-attorney beneficiary seeking damages in the name of the estate and decedent-father,...

People v. Conick

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure
In postconviction petition brought by defendant-prisoner for assessment of filing fees and court costs totaling $105 pursuant to section 22-105 of the...

Robinson v. Woods

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action seeking to quiet title to real property, summary judgment for defendants is reversed where: 1) the trial court abused its discretion by...