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IN RE: UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE CO.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
A debtor's agreement to indemnify a financial advisor for claims of negligence was reasonable under Bankruptcy Code section 328(a).

MANUS v. AM. AIRLINES, INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Transportation
In an action for damages from an airplane accident, sufficient evidence supported jury's award for loss of earning capacity, and denial of a motion...

TRI, INC. v. BOISE CASCADE OFFICE PRODS., INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence of an agreement or conspiracy between defendants to restrict sale of plaintiff's products to other...

KEKO v. HINGLE

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Absolute immunity did not shield an expert witness whose tainted testimony led to the overturning of a murder conviction, in a subsequent 42 U.S.C....

CRUZE v. NAT'L PSYCHIATRIC SERVS., INC.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 5278, a psychiatric facility operator was immune from claims arising from its holding of a patient while...

PEOPLE v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (ISENHOWER)

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
The trial court abused its discretion in relieving claimants from the six-month deadline to file a government claim under Gov. Code section 911.2,...

DENNY'S, INC. v. WORKERS' COMP. APPEALS BD.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An employee's injury claim was outside a guarantor's indemnification responsibility, where the employer made the business decision to opt for...

S&W ENTERS., L.L.C. v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF ALABAMA

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of leave to amend was not an abuse of discretion where the motion was untimely and plaintiff offered no explanation for failure to comply with...

BRUGGER v. JOSEPH ACAD., INC.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
A private, not-for-profit corporation serving special education students pursuant to contracts with various local public school districts, was not...

ALIOTTA v. NAT'L R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
In a wrongful death action, 1) unqualified and unreliable scientific statements made by an employee of a party opponent were properly excluded, and 2)...