all - Opinion Summaries

MALICKI v. DOE

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The First Amendment does not provide a shield to third-party tort claims behind which a church may avoid liability for harm caused to an adult and a...

WEST v. PRUDENTIAL SECS., INC.

Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Where no causal link could be shown between non-public information, in the form of false statements made by a stockbroker to a handful of his clients,...

COFFEL v. STRYKER CORP.

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Where the plaintiff on a fraud claim established his actual performance during the relevant timeframe, his bonus payment for that period, and the...

DENSBERGER v. UNITED TECH. CORP.

Government Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Because the Connecticut Products Liability Act does not expressly prohibit post-sale liability for negligent failure to warn, the negligence-based...

RADEMEYER v. FARRIS

Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Because the controlling shareholder owed a fiduciary duty to minority shareholders, plaintiff's cause of action for fraud did not accrue until he...

BROWNING v. LEVY

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
A bankruptcy court confirmation order is a final judgment for the purposes of res judicata with respect to claims raised, or that could have been...

ST. PAUL GUARDIAN INS. CO. v. CENTRUM GS LTD.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The acts of terminating an employee and posting a "Wanted Poster," containing personal information about the employee in order to warn building...

IN RE: WARNER

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Parties willing to settle disputes over fraud, misrepresentation, or like tort claims may do so by way of settlement through contract, and such...

STURDZA v. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Where sufficient similarities exist between two architectural designs, such that they may be substantially similar, plaintiff architect's infringement...

M/I SCHOTTENSTEIN HOMES, INC. v. AZAM

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Whether a cause of action for fraudulent misrepresentation exists regarding information contained in public record presents a question of fact that...