Loretta Reynolds alleges that Brenda Russell and Casey Carson induced her to become intoxicated in a bar owned by CB Sports Bar, Inc., and attempted to take her back to their apartment “for sexual exploitation.” Reynolds managed to escape, but was injured when she was struck by a car. Reynolds sued Russell, Carson, and CB Sports for negligence and punitive damages. She alleged in her second am

Charles Costa, as the owner, and Ronald Scott, as his tenant, seek compensation arising from the demolition of a fire-damaged building and the loss of the personalty contained therein. The trial court granted summary disposition in favor of the City of Detroit (the “City”) and F Moss Wrecking Company (“Moss Wrecking”), finding Costa’s and Scott’s claims were precluded by the doctrines

This court has repeatedly recognized that “money is the lifeblood of modern government. Money comes primarily from taxes, and, as the importance of a predictable income stream from taxes has grown, governments at all levels have established procedures to minimize disruptions” that would interfere with essential public operations. (Batt v. City and County of San Francisco (2007) 155 Cal.App.4th

Plaintiffs Anthony Smith and his wife Theresa Smith appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Defendant Santa Monica Police Sergeant Robert Almada on Smith’s claims for false arrest, malicious prosecution, and suppression of exculpatory evidence and on Theresa Smith’s substantive due process claim for deprivation of familial relations.

In support of his action against A

In this medical malpractice case, appellant, Safwat Kamel, appeals from the trial court’s grant of appellee University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston’s (“UTHSCH’s”) plea to the jurisdiction. In four issues, Kamel argues that (1) the trial court abused its discretion in granting UTHSCH’s plea to the jurisdiction because no fact issue remained regarding whether Kamel’s cla

The defendant Guaranty Fund Management Services1 appeals2 from the decision of the compensation review board (board), which upheld the decision of the workers’ compensation commissioner for the third district (commissioner) imposing sanctions against the Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association (association)3 pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 2005) § 31-288 (b)4 and ordering the associati

At the time of the events in this case, plaintiff-appellee Michael Dantrassy was a pretrial detainee at the Kay County, Oklahoma Detention Center (KCDC). He sued Sheriff Everette Van Hoesen, then-KCDC Administrator Stephanie Ringgold, and the Board of County Commissioners under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they had violated his constitutional rights while he was incarcerated. Dantrassy asserte

The trial court dismissed, for want of jurisdiction, a lawsuit filed by appellant, W.W. Webber, L.L.C. (“Webber”), against a governmental entity, appellee Harris County Toll Road Authority (“HCTRA”), for breach of contract and quantum meruit. On appeal, Webber contends HCTRA waived its governmental immunity by conduct. Because the Texas Supreme Court has already rejected waiver by conduc

In this appeal, appellants, Rio Bravo Subdivision Property Owners Association, on behalf of 203 qualified voters in the Rio Bravo Subdivision, and the said 203 qualified voters (1) (collectively referred to as "Rio Bravo"), complain about a summary judgment granted in favor of appellee, the City of Brownsville (the "City"), which denied Rio Bravo relief pertaining to its petition for disannexatio

The County of Orange, along with two of its social workers, Marcie Vreeken and Helen Dwojak (collectively the County), appeals from a substantial monetary judgment in favor of Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick for damages caused by the County‟s violation of her federal civil rights.1 Specifically, the County was found liable based upon improper conduct by the social workers, which caused Fogarty-Hardwick

Juan Carlos Solis and Roberto Ruiz appeal the trial court’s order granting the plea to the jurisdiction filed by the City of Eagle Pass, Texas. Solis and Ruiz contend the trial court erred in granting the plea because the employment contract they had with the City waived the City’s sovereign immunity or, alternatively, the employment contract is a services contract for which immunity is waive

Petitioner brought wrongful death and survival actions against CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) stemming from a collision between an automobile and a freight train. Petitioner settled the claims against CSX, and the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of SCDOT. The court of appeals affirmed, and we granted Petitioner's request

This action is before this Court upon the appeal of James E. Beichler from the March 4, 2009, order of the Circuit Court of Kanawha County dismissing his complaint in a wage payment and collection matter. The complaint sought unpaid wages and liquidated damages for certain teaching services allegedly performed by Beichler during his employment with the appellee, West Virginia University at Parker

In this personal injury action, plaintiff Tracey Jackson appeals from a June 12, 2009 order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants Township of Hamilton police officer Daniel Contento and Township of Hamilton. The order dismissed plaintiff's complaint with prejudice for failing, as a matter of law, to meet the injury threshold of the Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 to 12-3. More specific

¶1 Appellant-Plaintiff Clifford J. Ochser (Ochser) appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees-Defendants Funk, et al. (collectively, Defendants). For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶2 When reviewing motions for summary judgment, we view the facts

Brian Kelly appeals the District Court’s summary judgment in favor of police officer David Rogers and the Borough of Carlisle. Kelly filed a civil rights action, claiming that his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested for filming Officer Rogers during a traffic stop.

The gravamen of Kelly’s appeal—that the District Court erred when it held that Officer R

¶1 Plaintiff/Appellant Linda Stewart (Stewart) seeks review of the trial court's order denying her motion for new trial after a jury verdict for Defendants/Appellees NYT Broadcast Holdings and Griffin Communications (KFOR and KWTV, respectively) on Plaintiff's claims for defamation and false light invasion of privacy. In this appeal, Stewart asserts the broadcasts aired by Appellees were false an

¶1 In this case, members of the Petersen Family (the “Petersens”) appeal the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of Riverton City, which upheld the Riverton City Council’s denial of the Petersens’ application to rezone a 20.84 acre parcel of land they own in Riverton City (the “Property”). The Petersens argue that the district court erred when it applied the reasonab

This is the third in a series of appeals involving a class action lawsuit brought by individuals against the City and County of Denver ("Denver") for harm allegedly caused by environmental contamination in Concourse B of Denver International Airport. The case has now been dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the present dispute concerns the award of costs and attorney fees to De

On Memorial Day weekend 2005, John Bailey rowed his boat over a submerged dam on the Yuba River in Northern California. The boat foundered, and Bailey drowned. The Army Corps of Engineers (“the Corps”) had placed signs warning of the dam, mid-river upstream of, and on the banks near the dam. However, recent heavy river flows had washed the signs away. Four days before Bailey met his sad fate,

Karey Luchtel, after using crack cocaine and fearing that her husband was trying to kill her, ran into the street with her young son. Witnesses who called 911 reported that she was screaming for help and threatening to harm herself. She hid under a car until her neighbors provided refuge in their house. The police were summoned by Luchtel’s husband and other neighbors who heard her screams. Insi

In 2003, Rancho Santiago Community College District (“the District”) entered into a project labor agreement with the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council (“the Council”) and its affiliated construction unions that governed labor relations for many District construction projects over a three-to-five-year period. The agreement required, among other things,

Appellants filed suit against the City of McAllen (the City) and the individual defendants (collectively “Appellees”) for violations of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Texas state law, arising from the deaths of Dominga Saenz and Nelson Saenz. The magistrate judge granted the Appellees’ motions for summary judgment on the § 1983 claims and motion to dismiss the state law claims.

Appellants f

Defendants, the University of Connecticut, its president, Philip Austin, and its provost,
15 Peter Nicholls, appeal from the interlocutory order of the U.S. District Court for the District of
1 Connecticut (Bryant, J.) denying their motion for summary judgment on the basis of qualified
2 immunity on Plaintiff’s claims that Defendants unconstitutionally retaliated against him for his<

Defendants, a group of law enforcement entities and officers from Utah County, Utah, have filed this interlocutory appeal seeking to challenge the district court’s denial of summary judgment as to plaintiffs’ claim that defendants violated their Fourth Amendment rights during the execution of a search warrant at plaintiffs’ residence. Plaintiffs have moved to dismiss the appeal for lack of i