all - Opinion Summaries

Smalley v. Baty

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a personal injury case where defendants concede liability and contest only damages, the trial court's exclusion of evidence that plaintiff had paid...

Lekas v. Briley

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff-inmate's constitutional claims, relating to his placement in disciplinary segregation, are dismissed where the conditions alleged do not...

Turmon v. Jordan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit alleging excessive use of force, denial of qualified immunity to defendant-police officer is affirmed where the facts show that...

Baily v. State of Mississippi

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action, the grant of attorney fees to plaintiffs is reversed where the district court legally erred by designating...

West v. Ortho-McNeil Pharm.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant is vacated where the district judge's exclusion of evidence of racial bias...

Prado-Alvarez v. R.J. Reynolds

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death suit alleging that smoking was the cause of death, the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims, against a cigarette...

Lopez-Gonzalez v. Mun. of Comerio

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
The district court properly dismissed, as time-barred, plaintiff's section 1983 action on the ground that Puerto Rico's restart tolling principle is...

Gonzalez-Rucci v. INS

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of process, is vacated where she has...

Tyne v. Time Warner Entm't

Commercial Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property
The term "commercial purpose" as used in section 540.08, Florida Statutes, does not apply to publications, including motion pictures, which do not...

Cupek v. Medtronic, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action concerning pacemakers, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed, and the district court properly determined...