"A forum non conveniens dismissal must be based on the finding that, when weighed against plaintiff’s choice of forum, the relevant public and private interests strongly favor a specific, adequate, and available alternative forum."1 Plaintiffs in this case are citizens and residents of China who allege that they were injured by melamine-contaminated infant formula in China. The contaminated prod... More...   $0 (09-06-2011 - )

Appellants[1] filed this lawsuit against Appellee Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.[2] on January 25, 2002, alleging, among other things, strict products liability and negligence, relating to the crash of a Bell 407 helicopter. The case proceeded to a jury trial in August 2007, and the jury returned its verdict on September 17, 2007. The jury found that there was a design defect in the helicopter; t... More...   $0 (09-01-2011 - )

Appellee Karen Duke and as next friend of George Duke, sued appellant Delta Seaboard Well Service, Inc. (―Delta‖) and its employee, appellant Jimmy Newcomb, for personal injuries allegedly sustained when an eighteen-wheeler driven by Newcomb was struck by an unknown driver, jackknifed, and collided with the vehicle occupied by Duke and her minor son.

The jury found that the negligence ... More...   $0 (08-31-2011 - TX)

A jury returned a verdict for Appellant Curtis Chesser, individually, and through his spouse and power of attorney, Ava Chesser, in his health care liability suit against Appellees LifeCare Management Services, L.L.C. (LMS) and LifeCare Hospitals of North Texas, L.P. d/b/a LifeCare Hospital of Fort Worth (Hospital). After applying the statutory caps to the noneconomic damages awarded by the jury,... More...   $0 (08-31-2011 - TX)

In 2005, officers entered Plaintiff-Appellant Edwin Lockett’s (“Lockettâ€�) home without a warrant and obtained evidence that he had driven under the influence of alcohol earlier in the night. The ensuing state prosecution concluded when Lockett pled nolo contendere to a violation of California Vehicle Code section 23103.5(a). Believing the officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights when th... More...   $0 (08-31-2011 - CA)

In this design defect case, Hyundai Motor Company Limited appeals a jury verdict in favor of Stuart and Lisa Goodner after their daughter, Sarah, sustained fatal injuries in an automobile accident. Hyundai argues there was insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to have found that a design defect was the producing cause of Sarah’s injuries. Applying the deferential standard of review require... More...   $810000 (08-28-2011 - TX)

Raising over 50 separate points in this second appeal, Allen Heustess challenges the superior court’s rulings on child support, property distribution, and attorney’s fees. We affirm almost all of the superior court’s rulings, with the following exceptions: (1) Because the record does not support the superior court’s finding regarding Allen’s income for 1995 and because the superior court... More...   $0 (08-26-2011 - AK)

Family of Raymond Yeghiaqzarian, age 47, sued Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on a auto negligence theory claiming that Officer Jared Wicks failed to exercise due care when he drove through the intersection of Sahara Avenue and Fort Apache Road on July 4, 2007 causing an car wreck that severely injured Raymond. Mr. Yeghiazaria was waiting to make a left turn on a green yield light. He t... More...   $2200000 (08-26-2011 - NV)

The trial court reversed an administrative order authorizing the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to suspend the driver's license of Elisa Suarez for a period of two years. The suspension was based on Suarez's refusal to submit to the taking of a specimen following her arrest for the offense of driving while intoxicated. See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 724.035(a) (West 2011). DPS appeals the trial ... More...   $0 (08-25-2011 - TX)

Everett Cox III and Nan Ping Peng, parents of a middle
school student, appeal from a judgment of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gwin,
J., sitting by designation) dismissing on summary judgment
their § 1983 complaint against Warwick Valley Central School
District and Principal John Kolesar. Cox and Peng appeal
1 the dismissal of: [1]... More...   $0 (08-17-2011 - NY)

¶1 This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals, Casper v. American International South Insurance Co., 2010 WI App 2, 323 Wis. 2d 80, 779 N.W.2d 444,[1] affirming three orders of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, Christopher R. Foley, Judge. The case arises out of a tragic accident that occurred when a truck driven by Mark Wearing collided with the Casper family's minivan... More...   $0 (08-15-2011 - WS)

Larry Crouch and Teddy Hudson sued Teledyne Continental Motors on products liability theories claiming that they were injured in a plane crash that they claimed was caused by a defective single-shaft dual magneto manufactured and sold by Defendant and, as a direct result, it failed to provide electrical current to the engine of the plane in which they were flying. Both of the plaintiffs suffered ... More...   $0 (08-13-2011 - AL)

The City of Orlando (Athe City@) appeals the final judgment rendered in this wrongful death action brought by Carmen Pineiro (“Pineiroâ€�) as personal representative of the estate of her son, Edwin Alvarado.1 The jury found the City 55% responsible for the death of Alvarado and the Fabre2 defendant, Kenyon Crowe (ACrowe@), 45% at fault, and final judgment was rendered accordingly. The City argue... More...   $0 (08-05-2011 - FL)

Interest for The Estate of Omeedeh Mansur, and Arman Mansur and Artemis Mansur, minors, (collectively referred to as “Plaintiffsâ€�), sued Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Drew Ford for (1) strict product liability; (2) negligence; and (3) breach of implied and express warranties. The lawsuit emanated from a fatal car accident. Omeedeh Mansur (Omeedeh) died after the Ford Explorer she was riding in... More...   $0 (08-04-2011 - CA)

Appellants, Doris Dickerson, individually and as representative of the estate of Jerry Dickerson, and Longhorn Pest Control, challenge the trial court’s granting of summary judgment and several other orders in favor of appellee, Laura Campos.[1] By four issues, appellants argue that the trial court erred in: (1) granting Laura’s no-evidence motion for summary judgment; (2) sustaining Lauraâ€... More...   $0 (08-04-2011 - TX)

¶1 This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Petition for Writ of Superv Control. Plaintiff asks this Court to exercise supervisory control, pursuant to M. R. App. P. 14, over the Montana Thirteenth Judicial District Court, and to conclude the District Court’s order of March 17, 2011, granting Defendant Ford Motor Company’s Motion in Limine, was in error. The underlying case arises ... More...   $0 (08-01-2011 - MT)

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and two individuals petition for review of a decision by the Transportation Security Administration to screen airline passengers by using advanced imaging technology instead of magnetometers. They argue this use of AIT violates various federal statutes and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and, in any event, should have b... More...   $0 (07-15-2011 - DC)

This case involves a challenge to appellee Catherine deBlueux’s appointment as the Successor Independent Administrator of her father’s probate estate. We reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings.

BACKGROUND

Robert Pine died intestate on March 15, 2008. He had four children: Jennifer Pine, Robin Pine-Sims, Mark Pine, and deBlieux. All three siste... More...   $0 (07-14-2011 - TX)

Bruce N. Rademacher appeals from the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment in favor of HBE Corporation (HBE) on his claims that HBE committed employment discrimination, in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), 38 U.S.C. § 4301, et seq. We affirm. 1The Honorable Henry E. Autrey, United Stated District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri... More...   $0 (07-14-2011 - MO)

Appellants Denise Schippers and Sharon Cox-Estep filed a wrongful death suit in Duval County. Appellees Reba Mazak (“Reba�) and Mazak Properties, Inc. (“Mazak Inc.�) filed special appearances. Appellees subsequently filed a joint motion to dismiss based on forum non conveniens. The trial court granted Reba’s special appearance and granted the joint motion to dismiss.

On appeal,... More...   $0 (07-13-2011 - TX)

The background facts were set out concisely in the district court’s opinion: Plaintiff Melanie Ivy is a woman in her mid-twenties who was injured in a single-car accident when driving a vehicle manufactured by Defendant Ford Motor Company.

On May 22, 2006, when Ivy was twenty-four years old, she was traveling on Holcomb Bridge Road in Gwinnett County, Georgia in her mother’s 1996 Ford E... More...   $0 (07-11-2011 - GA)

Petitioner John K. Vreeland seeks review of the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Vreeland v. Ferrer, 28 So. 3d 906 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010), on the basis of express and direct conflict with the decision of this Court in Orefice v. Albert, 237 So. 2d 142 (Fla. 1970). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Danny Ferrer entered... More...   $0 (07-08-2011 - FL)

We granted a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals in Flores v. Exprezit! Stores 98-Georgia, 304 Ga. App. 333 (696 SE2d 125) (2010), to determine whether Georgia’s dram shop act, OCGA § 51-1-40,1 applies when a convenience store sells closed or packaged containers of alcohol not intended for consumption on the premises to a noticeably intoxicated adult. We hold that it does and reverse the... More...   $0 (07-05-2011 - GA)

Appellant David C. Onyiuke, proceeding pro se, appeals from the orders of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissing his complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and denying his motion for reconsideration. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the orders of the District Court.

I.

In April 2009, Onyiuke filed an amended complaint against ... More...   $0 (07-05-2011 - NJ)

¶1 Russell and Melissa Levens appeal from the District Court’s Memorandum and Order on Motion for Contempt, filed July 31, 2009, and the Order Granting Attorney Fees filed September 1, 2010. We reverse.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶2 Levens and Ballard own adjoining properties in Grizzly Gulch, a mountainous area south of Helena, Montana. Levens live on their property which... More...   $0 (06-28-2011 - MT)