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THE ANDERSONS, INC. v. CONSOL, INC.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a case alleging unjust enrichment, promissory estoppel, and intentional and/or negligent misrepresentation, summary judgment to defendant is...

FRIEDMAN v. HEART INST. OF PORT LUCIE

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Denial to stay a dependent FUFTA claim, holding that a stay of the fraudulent transfer proceedings would preclude the trial court from granting relief...

ARBOIREAU v. ADIDAS-SALOMON AG

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a case alleging breach of contract and intentional misrepresentation arising out of a failed employment relationship, summary judgment to...

GAUGER v. HENDLE

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment to defendants is reversed where plaintiff's false-arrest claim did not accrue until his conviction was reversed, and because the...

GUNNELLS v. HEALTHPLAN SERV., INC.

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law
In a case where the district court conditionally certified a class action suit brought by purchasers and beneficiaries of a multi-employer health care...

CRUZ-VARGAS v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
The district court's grant of judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendants is affirmed where based on the evidence at trial, the jury was...

HOLDEN FARMS, INC. v. HOG SLAT, INC.

Agriculture, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a case where plaintiffs are suing up the stream of commerce, breach of contract claim was properly dismissed because the one-year limitation for...

BRAMWELL v. US BUREAU OF PRISONS

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed where the seizure and inadvertent destruction of an inmate's...

GARRICKS v. CITY OF NEW YORK

Injury & Tort Law
In a negligence action arising from a fall on an icy sidewalk, an order that affirming jury verdict in plaintiff's favor is reversed where the...

TANGO MUSIC, LLC v. DEADQUICK MUSIC, INC.

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's fraud suit for failure to prosecute is affirmed, where the fact that plaintiff's lawyer was depressed was not a good excuse,...