all - Opinion Summaries

SCHWARTZ v. MILLON AIR, INC.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
Evidence does not show that attorneys acted in bad faith by relying on representations of a foreign lawyer regarding veracity of claims in connection...

MAGAN v. LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES

Injury & Tort Law, International Law
The district court erred when it 1) decided as a matter of law that injuries sustained in the course of light turbulence can never qualify as...

CLAUSEN v. M/V NEW CARISSA

Attorney's Fees, Environmental Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Trial judge's conclusions on reliability of expert testimony on the issue of causation, in an action involving the destruction of oyster beds as a...

SFH, INC. v. MILLARD REFRIG'D. SERVS., INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Warehouse landlord was an additional insured under a comprehensive general liability policy maintained by tenant, and its liability was also covered...

CANNON v. US

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs' Federal Tort Claims Act claim against the United States, for damages to mining property caused by World War II weapons testing, is barred...

LIEBERMAN v. FIEGER

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
Dismissal of a complaint for defamation, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress is affirmed under California law, as attorney's...

TURNER v. BURLINGTON N. SANTA FE R.R. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a negligence action for property damage resulting from a fire, the district court did not improperly exclude portions of defendant's expert...

US v. CLIATT

Government Benefits, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act, a district court properly orders restitution to be paid to a third party when that party bears the cost...

BRANDON G. v. GRAY

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In an action for legal malpractice arising out of a lawyer defendant's failure to timely file a complaint for sexual abuse against a child care...

SMALLWOOD v. ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a personal injury action arising from a collision between a car and a locomotive, the trial judge erred in finding that the Mississippi Department...