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Giraldo v. California Dept. of Corr. and Rehab.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence claim by plaintiff-prisoner for abuse suffered in state prison, court order sustaining defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's claim for...

In Re Union Carbide Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal-injury action resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals, in which a second plaintiff sought to intervene and defendant sought to strike...

In Re Transcon. Realty Invsestors, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit to condemn an easement for a water pipeline, defendant's petition for mandamus relief to transfer venue is granted where an amendment to the...

Ziskie v. Mineta

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII claim alleging that defendant-employer created a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against plaintiff for asserting her...

Island View Resident Treatment Ctr. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
In an appeal by plaintiff-treatment center to recover from defendant-insurance company the cost of in-patient care furnished to a patient, summary...

Cook v. Avi Casino Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging negligence and dram shop liability seeking recovery for damages suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident in which...

Cross v. Mokwa

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by twenty-five protesters against St. Louis, its mayor, and various other officials and police officers,...

Cadles of Grassy Meadows II, LLC v. Goldner

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
Petition for panel rehearing granted, prior opinion withdrawn, and matter remanded for further proceedings in light of Kerlin v. Sauceda, 05-0653...

Black Warrior Riverkeeper, Inc. v. Cherokee Mining, LLC

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Water Law
In a suit by plaintiff-environmental non-profit organization against defendant owner and operator of two coal mines, denial of defendant's motion to...

Pratt v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions, Workers' Compensation
In a suit against defendant-employer brought under the Federal Employers' Liability Act and the Locomotive Inspection Act for personal injuries...