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SCOTT v. TRUMP INDIANA, INC.

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
For purposes of admiralty jurisdiction in a personal injury action, neither a land-based crane nor a life raft were appurtenances to a vessel; a...

GEN. REFRACTORIES CO. v. FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under Pennsylvania law, plaintiff's complaint failed to state a claim for abuse of process, however, the district court abused its discretion in...

CRYOLIFE, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
Plaintiff cannot state a cause of action for strict products liability because defendant is a tissue bank that as a matter of law provided a service,...

WEINBERG v. FEISEL

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Order denying a motion to strike a defamation complaint pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute is affirmed, where the record does not support a conclusion...

KREMEN v. COHEN

Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A domain name registrar may be held legally liable on a theory of conversion, for giving away a registrant's domain name on the basis of a forged...

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...

RICHARDSON v. CONT'L GRAIN CO.

Admiralty, Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of attorneys' fees under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act is affirmed where plaintiff did not successfully prosecute his...

HAMILTON v. MARTINELLI & ASSOCS.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff assumed the risk of her injuries by participating in a job-related defensive maneuvers training course, and none of the firefighter's rule...

MARIE Y. v. GEN. STAR INDEM. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
Although defendant insurer breached its duty to defend insured for "dental incidents," it never had a duty to indemnify insured for suits arising from...

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...