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Navarrete v. Meyer

Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a case involving claims for violation of Vehicle Code section 21701 and civil conspiracy, arising from allegations that defendant, a passenger in a...

Litt v. Eisenhower Medical Center

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In an action for litigaion costs and expert witness fees in an underlying personal injury suit, the trial court’s judgment is: 1) affirmed where the...

Sherman v. Hennessy Industries

Injury & Tort Law
In a suit asserting claims for negligence, strict liability, and loss of consortium against a machine manufacturer, alleging that a brake lining...

Pavonni v. Chrysler Group LLC

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a diversity action against Chrysler alleging strict products liability and other theories for liability for deaths that occurred in a 2008 Chrysler...

Bermudez v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 brought by a man incarcerated 18 years for a murder he did not commit, alleging due process violations and...

David v. Medtronic, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability action regarding a medical device known as Infuse, the presence of a nominal defendant cannot defeat a forum non conveniens...

Overka v. American Airlines, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a suit brought by a class of "skycaps", airport porters who, among other things, assist passengers with curbside check-in, against an airline for...

Whitlow v. Rideout Memorial Hospital

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful death action, the trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment, on grounds that the emergency room physician who...

Chan v. Curran

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In a medical malpractice action, arising out of fatal internal hemorrhaging related to Coumadin use following heart surgery, the trial court's...

Jimenez v. 24 Hour Fitness USA

Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action stemming from a catastrophic injury sustained by plaintiff, alleging the fitness center was negligent in setting up a treadmill...