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PAMIDA, INC. v. CHRISTENSON BUILDING CORP.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff's claim, concerning defective construction of store floor, was time-barred under the Minnesota statute which requires that actions to...

LEGG v. CHOPRA

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff's expert testimony in diversity medical malpractice action was properly excluded as failing to meet the requirements of Tenn. Code Ann....

W.G. FAIRFIELD CO. v. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH REVIEW COMM'N

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Regarding the death of a road worker killed while crossing a six-lane highway, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (Commission) did...

GREEN v. CBS INC.

Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
Because television broadcast did not create a false impression of plaintiff's actions, and the statements reported revealed only the opinion of the...

IDX SYS. CORP. v. EPIC SYS. CORP.

Cyberspace Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
Where a software manufacturer failed to precisely define its trade secret, summary judgment on its claim against former employees, alleging trade...

JODOIN v. TOYOTA MOTOR CORP.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Because plaintiffs cleared the "substantial similarity" hurdle, district court's ruling, that plaintiffs' expert could not testify regarding his...

HARRISON v. US

Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
Under Mass. informed consent law, if a risk to the baby or to its mother is material to the patient-mother's decision as to birth method, the doctor...

GONZALEZ v. US

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Government Law
Where the plaintiff made no inquiry as to the status of the defendants as federal employees, the district court properly rejected her argument that...

S.W. ELEC. POWER CO. v. GRANT

Injury & Tort Law, Public Utilities
The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) does not apply to a public utility's tariff provision limiting liability for personal injury resulting from the...

SWANSON v. ST. JOHN'S REG'L MED. CTR.

Consumer Protection Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Because hospital liens on recoveries from a third party tortfeasor for the reasonable value of services provided the patient, filed pursuant to the...