Court: North Carolina Supreme Court Docket: 242A20 Opinion Date: August 13, 2021 Judge: Earls Areas of Law: Insurance Law, Personal Injury The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the order and declaratory judgment of the superior court in favor of Defendant in this personal injury action, holding that, under the circumstances, Defendant was not entitled … Read more
Court: North Carolina Supreme Court Docket: 307PA20 Opinion Date: August 13, 2021 Judge: Earls Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Personal Injury The Supreme Court vacated the decision of the trial court to exercise personal jurisdiction over Defendant, Logan Wagner, in a proceeding initiated by Plaintiff, Marisa Mucha, who was seeking to obtain a domestic violence protection order, holding that Defendant … Read more
Court: North Carolina Supreme Court Docket: 303A20 Opinion Date: August 13, 2021 Judge: Earls Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals reversing the judgment of the trial court dismissing this complaint against Defendants in their individual capacities, holding that the complaint adequately stated claims for the tort relief sought by the … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of Nevada Citation: 137 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 42 Opinion Date: August 19, 2021 Judge: Stiglich Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part the judgment of the district court denying Appellant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, for a new trial, to alter or amend the judgment … Read more
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court Docket: SC20420 Opinion Date: August 24, 2021 Judge: Ecker Areas of Law: Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the trial court rendering summary judgment in favor of Defendant, as executor of the estate of Robert Rackliffe, on the ground that Plaintiffs’ negligence claims were time-barred, holding that the extended limitation period … Read more
Court: Supreme Court of California Docket: S247677 Opinion Date: August 19, 2021 Judge: Groban Areas of Law: Personal Injury The Supreme Court held that a landowner may not be liable for injuries to an independent contractor or its workers that result from a known hazard on the premises where there were no reasonable safety precautions the landowner could have adopted … Read more
Court: Arizona Supreme Court Docket: CV-20-0058-PR Opinion Date: August 17, 2021 Judge: Montgomery Areas of Law: Arbitration & Mediation, Contracts, Personal Injury The Supreme Court reversed the order of the trial court denying a motion to compel arbitration, holding that a fee agreement between a client and her attorney, especially where the attorney agrees to advance the costs of arbitration, … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Docket: 20-13666 Opinion Date: August 19, 2021 Judge: Marcus Areas of Law: Civil Procedure, Health Law, International Law, Personal Injury, Transportation Law Turner, a Wisconsin resident, filed a putative class action against Costa, an Italian cruise operator, and its American subsidiary, alleging that their negligence contributed to an outbreak of COVID-19 … Read more
Court: US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Docket: 17-56610 Opinion Date: August 16, 2021 Judge: M. Margaret McKeown Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, International Law, Personal Injury Yañez was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent while on the border fence, which is in the United States. After being shot, Yañez fell and landed … Read more
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