all - Opinion Summaries

Rivera v. State of Rhode Island

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The state's failure to protect an individual rarely amounts to a constitutional violation, even if the state's conduct is grossly negligent.

Muehler v. Mena

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 suit, police officers' detention of defendant in handcuffs during the execution of a search warrant was reasonable and did not...

City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An individual may not enforce the limitations on local zoning authority, set forth in section 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act, through an action...

Taghadomi v. US

Injury & Tort Law
In a tort claim against the federal government arising out of an accident at sea, dismissal of plaintiff's claim is affirmed where the suit cannot be...

Darulis v. Garate

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is affirmed where the district court properly concluded that California's six-month...

Barnes v. City of Cincinnati

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a sexual discrimination suit, a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where he produced sufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find...

Arias v. Katella Townhouse Homeowners Ass'n

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit alleging a failure to maintain the common areas of a condominium project, the trial court correctly determined that plaintiff was the...

Ross v. Duggan

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The district court properly granted summary judgment against plaintiffs' claim that defendants unconstitutionally applied Michigan nuisance abatement...

ROBERTSON v. AM. AIRLINES, INC.

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In a personal injury action, the Warsaw Convention's statute of limitations bars plaintiff's claim since she sustained her injuries on a flight that...

LEAF v. SHELNUTT

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death action under section 1983, denial of defendant-police officer's motion for summary judgment is reversed where he is entitled to...