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W. Inv. Inc. v. Urena

Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a premises liability action, judgment for plaintiffs is reversed where they presented no evidence that the defendants' acts or omissions...

General Motors Corp. v. Iracheta

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death action, judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where there is no evidence that the accident was cause by a defect in...

Jerome Stevens Pharm. v. FDA

Administrative Law, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act(FTCA), the district court erred in ruling that plaintiff's tort claims were barred by the discretionary...

Blue v. Environmental Engineering, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action that proceeded in negligence, reinstatement of the jury verdict for plaintiff is affirmed where: 1) the trial court...

Mason v. Morrisette

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law, Landlord Tenant Law
A lessee's minor children do not have standing to sue a lessor for failure to disclose information regarding the hazards of lead paint as required by...

Ass'n for Disabled Americans v. Florida Int'l Univ.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Eleventh Amendment does not prevent a disabled person from suing a state university under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Goldberg v. Florida Power & Light Co.

Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action, the Third District Court of Appeal improperly reversed a judgment entered against defendant when it erroneously determined...

Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
Individual shareholders in a nonderivative suit may not recover, as damages, the corporation's future profits allegedly lost as a result of tortious...

Dirico v. City of Quincy

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's claims that the district court erred in granting...

Virginia Office for Prot. v. Reinhard

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought under 42 U.S.C.A. section 1983, the award of attorneys' fees to plaintiff-Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy is reversed...