Alta Devices, Inc. v. LG Elecs., Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division October 17, 2018, Decided; October 17, 2018, Filed Case No. 18-CV-00404-LHK Opinion [*872] ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART...
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In 1981, Harold Sargent and the Papperts entered into an agreement whereby the Papperts traded a mobile home for Sargent’s property on Ugak Bay in Alaska. Sargent’s wife, as his guardian, filed a complaint for rescission of the transaction, contending...
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Petitioner was driving behind respondent's tractor trailer when its spare tire came loose and hit petitioner's windshield, causing petitioner personal injury. During trial, the judge instructed the jury about res ipsa loquitur - a Latin phrase that translates...
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