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RUSH v. ILLINOIS CENT. R.R. CO.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action, a jury verdict in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's claims that 1)the district court erroneously admitted...

MCVAY v. SEARS

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit, plaintiff's claim that defendant-police used excessive force in apprehending her decedent is dismissed where she could not...

JACKSON v. FITZGIBBONS

Constitutional Law, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law
In a wrongful death action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where she had no standing to bring an action under Code of Civil...

VITALO v. CABOT CORP.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal injury action where the injury cause is a disease that develops over time, the statute of limitations begins to run when a plaintiff...

LASAR v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
The district court properly levied sanctions against defendant for statements that its counsel made during his opening statement to the jury that...

TWIN CITY FIRE INS. CO. v. ADKINS

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
An insurance policy that names a corporation as an insured for uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage covers a loss sustained by an employee of...

COPELIN-BROWN v. NEW MEXICO STATE PERS. OFFICE

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination suit, the denial of qualified immunity after a grant of summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the law in...

GRAY v. CITY OF DETROIT

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 case arising from the suicide of plaintiff's decedent while in pre-trial custody, summary judgment in favor of defendant-City is...

NEBRASKA BEEF v. GREENING

Administrative Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
A Bivens remedy, which allows for tort recovery against federal officials directly under the Constitution, is not available in an action alleging that...

DOSSETT v. FIRST STATE BANK

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination dispute, the district court did not abuse its discretion in setting aside a jury verdict of $1.5 million, in favor of...