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MOSHER-SIMONS v. COUNTY OF ALLEGANY

Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
A county is entitled to judicial immunity to a claim that it inadequately performed a court-ordered pre-placement home study evaluation, in assessing...

MEEHAN v. UNITED CONSUMERS CLUB FRANCHISING CORP.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A party who was not named on appeal, and whose intent to appeal is not otherwise apparent from the notice of appeal, must be dismissed from the...

GREAT PLAINS TRUST CO. v. MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Sanctions
The district court did not err in 1) denying a motion to remand, in an action for liability from a due diligence investigation and a fairness opinion,...

HARRIS v. GRIMES

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Judgment on the pleadings and dismissal of a malpractice complaint, based on res judicata and collateral estoppel, was improper because a police...

LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC. v. OLIN CORP.

Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Failure to warn claims, regarding the sufficiency of warnings contained in guidelines provided to retail merchandisers concerning a pool chlorinating...

FRANK v. DELTA AIRLINES, INC.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
An airline employee's claims for negligence, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress under Texas law, arising from employment...

BOOMTOWN BELLE CASINO v. BAZOR

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
An engineer of land-based operations of a floating casino (a recreational organization) did not have the employee status required under the Longshore...

PERKINS v. LAWSON

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
A 42 U.S.C. section 1983 claim is not actionable on a respondeat superior theory against a sheriff in his official capacity for guards' deliberate...

JENKINS v. CHRYSLER MOTORS CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability suit against a pickup truck manufacturer, evidence of component failure was properly excluded because documents referred to...

IN RE E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Plaintiffs' claims for damages from exposure to asbestos commenced, within the meaning of section 71.052(c) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies...