• Nallan v. Helmsley-Spear, Inc.

    An injured party was shot by an unknown assailant in the lobby of an office building. Plaintiffs subsequently brought a negligence action against the building owner and manager seeking to recover for his personal injuries and for her loss of services...

  • Jewel v. Boxer

    The four partners of a law firm dissolved the firm and formed two new law firms. Plaintiffs, two former partners, filed a complaint against defendants, the other former partners, for an accounting of the fees received from cases that were active upon...

  • Rodriguez v. Naylor Indus., Inc.

    Petitioner Mary Rodriguez sued Naylor Industries, her husband's employer, for loss of consortium resulting from personal injuries her husband, Juan, suffered following a tire blowout on a truck he was driving at work. Since her husband's injuries...

  • Reed Tool Co. v. Copelin

    Mrs. Judy Copelin sued Reed Tool Company for loss of consortium resulting from on-the-job injuries sustained by her husband. The trial court granted summary judgment for Reed Tool Company on the ground that Mrs. Copelin's action was derivative and...

  • Sousa v. 7-Eleven, Inc.

    Sousa v. 7-Eleven, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of California November 2, 2020, Decided; November 2, 2020, Filed Case No.: 19-CV-2142 JLS (RBB) Opinion ORDER (1) DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS; (2) DENYING DEFENDANT'S...

  • Moody v. Synchrony Bank

    Moody v. Synchrony Bank United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Macon Division March 26, 2021, Decided; March 26, 2021, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:20-cv-61 (MTT) Opinion ORDER After an initial motion to dismiss and an amended complaint...

  • Lee v. Katz

    Lee v. Katz United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 12, 2001, Argued and Submitted, Portland, Oregon ; January 10, 2002, Filed No. 00-35755 Opinion  [*551]  THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: The plaintiffs are self-described "street...

  • Lee Lewis Constr. v. Harrison

    Lee Lewis Constr. v. Harrison Supreme Court of Texas April 5, 2000, Argued ; December 20, 2001, Delivered NO. 99-0793 Opinion  [*781]  Following Jimmy Harrison's fatal fall from the tenth story of a construction site where Lee Lewis Construction,...

  • Creasy v. Charter Communs., Inc.

    Creasy v. Charter Communs., Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana September 28, 2020, Decided; September 28, 2020, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-1199 SECTION "F" Opinion  [*502]  ORDER AND REASONS Before the Court...

  • Skilstaf, Inc. v. CVS Caremark Corp.

    Skilstaf, Inc. v. CVS Caremark Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 12, 2011, Argued and Submitted, San Francisco, California; February 9, 2012, Filed No. 10-15338 Opinion  [*1007]  ROSENTHAL, District Judge: This is an appeal...