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HANSON v. MED. BD. OF CALIFORNIA

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
District court's dismissal of pro se plaintiff's disability discrimination complaint, based on Title II of the ADA, was reversed and remanded because...

GREENE v. LONG ISLAND R.R. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Interlocutory order denying defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's claim under the Federal Employers' Liability Act, 45 U.S.C....

BILLS v. US FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Worker, who relied upon a front-loader for safety while directing traffic, raised a genuine issue of material fact regarding whether his injuries,...

FREEZE v. LOST ISLE PARTNERS

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law
Even though plaintiff, who was hurt on board defendant's boat, was not a "seaman" for purposes of Longshore and Harbor Workers- Compensation Act, 33...

KELLEY v. LAFORCE

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In civil rights and pendent state tort suit, summary judgment for certain defendants based on qualified immunity under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 and the...

JARVIS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment as a matter of law for defendant vacated where evidence, if credited by the jury, was sufficient to establish that plaintiff's automobile...

LOMBARD v. BOOZ-ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC.

Banking Law, Injury & Tort Law
Under New York law, a loan applicant may not recover for negligence by a consulting firm retained by a lender to review the applicant's proposed...

MUICK v. GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Corporate employer that took employee's work computer, and eventually turned it over to law enforcement officials pursuant to a search warrant, did...

HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO. v. ST. PAUL SURPLUS LINES, INS. CO.

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Where insured acquired the assets of pill manufacturer after pills had been sold to injured consumer, vendor endorsement in insured's liability policy...

GEMINI ALUMINUM CORP. v. CALIFORNIA CUSTOM SHAPES, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law
Court's finding of bad faith on the part of unsuccessful plaintiff, who, despite any proof of economic value, persisted with its misappropriation...