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BARTON v. ALEXANDER HAMILTON LIFE INS. CO. OF AM.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Petition for rehearing is denied where the trial court: 1) had jurisdiction to enter its order limiting the new trial to compensatory damages, and 2)...

COBURN SUPPLY CO., INC. v. KOHLER CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
An at-will, non-exclusive wholesale product distributor's breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation claims are not actionable under Texas...

BROWN v. NABORS OFFSHORE CORP.

Admiralty, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because a Jones Act plaintiff is a seaman, the arbitration clause that his employer contends is included in his contract of employment is outside the...

JONES v. ALCOA, INC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under the rule of Delaware State College v. Ricks, 101 S.Ct. 498 (1980), plaintiffs' race discrimination claim is barred by Texas's two-year statute...

THE KING CO., INC.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
The district court did not commit error or prejudice an injured seaman in revoking its partial summary judgment determining that maintenance and cure...

LANTZY v. CENTEX HOMES

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Code Civ. Proc. section 337.15's 10-year statute of limitations for latent construction defects is not subject to equitable tolling while promises or...

KUDABECK v. THE KROGER CO.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
In a slip and fall case under Arkansas law, district court did not err in admitting chiropractor's testimony on causation as his methodology was...

WHELIHAN v. ESPINOZA

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
Sections 655(a) and 655.7(c) of the Harbors and Navigation Code do not displace application of primary assumption of risk to the sport of jet skiing.

FRUGE v. PARKER DRILLING CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a claim for personal injuries suffered on a drilling platform, the platform owner and independent contractors hired by the owner are not subject to...

MCMELLON v. US

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
The government's ownership and operation of a dam across navigable waters can give rise to a regulatory duty to warn, pursuant to 33 C.F.R. section...