| Joan Ruch v. Donald Ray Clawson |
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Joan Ruch, age 61, sued Donald Ray Clawson, age 69, on a negligence theory claiming that defendant, while intoxicated, caused a multi-car accident in which she was severly injured on May 4, 2004. Ruch suffered a herniated disk and connective tissue damage and now suffers from chronic headaches. Clawson's blood-alcohol content was less than the 0.08 percent required to prove DUI.
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| Families and Estates of Marie Helene Thibodeaux and Richard LaFleur v. AFTCo Enterprises, Ergonomic Transportation Solutions Inc. and VC Enterprises LLC |
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The Families and Estates of Marie Helene Thibodeaux and Richard LaFleur sued AFTCo Enterprises, Ergonomic Transportation Solutions Inc. and VC Enterprises LLC on negligence theories for the wrongful deaths of Thibodeaux, 55, of Carencro, and LaFleur, 47, of Lafayette, were killed in a 14-car pileup April 24, 2003, at the intersection of U.S. Route 90 and Verot School Road. The driver of the ... More... $21400000 (05-18-2007 - LA) |
| Jesse J. Hall III v. Paige K. Berger and Shirley B. Berger |
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Jesse J. Hall III sued Paige K. Berger on a negligence theory claiming that Ms. Berger's failure to exercise due care in the operation of her automobile caused an accident in May 2003 that caused Hall to suffer severe brain damage. Hall, age 55, did not immediately seek medical care for the head injury that he suffered in the accident. The accident occurred on May 25, 2003, at about 8 p.m. in... More... $6500000 (04-14-2007 - FL) |
| Lisa Guerra, et al. v. Allied Van Lines, et al. |
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Lisa Guerra and Joe Alfaro, et al. sued Allied Van Lines, et al. on negligence theories for the injuries and damages they sustained when an Allied Van Lines semi-tractor trailer rammed into a line of traffic that had slowed because of another accident. Guerra and Alfaro were severely injured and Jennifer Marie Garza, age 9, and Cindy Guerra, age 18, were killed. Cindy and Lisa Guerra's parent... More... $30000000 (04-11-2007 - TX) |
| Beverly Cole, et al. v. General Motors Corporation |
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Defendant-appellant General Motors Corporation appeals the district court's certification of a nationwide Rule 23(b)(3) class of Cadillac DeVille owners who allege breach of express and implied warranties. For the reasons that follow we REVERSE the district court's Ruling and REMAND for entry of an order denying class certification. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND General ... More... $0 (04-10-2007 - LA) |
| Lauren Berrios v. Hampton Bays Union Free School District, et al. |
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Lauren Berrios sued the Hampton Bays Union Free School District and others on a civil rights theory claiming that she was fired from her job as a reading specialist teacher because she was suspected of being a witch. Defendants denied that Plaintiff was fired because she was suspected of being a witch and claimed that she was let go from her job because she she was a bizarre "storytelle... More... $0 (03-16-2007 - NY) |
| Brian Horst v. William Oram |
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Brian Horst, age 47, sued William Oram on a negligence theory claiming that Oram made an improper left turn on Old River Road in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on January 21, 2004 and crashed his automobile into Horst's patrol car. Horst, a Wilkes-Barre police officer claimed that as a direct result of the collision, he suffered a neck injury that required surgery including the placement of a plat... More... $1300000 (02-20-2007 - PA) |
| The Estate of Carol A. Whitsett v. William E. Junell and Andrews Kurth, LLP |
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The Estate of Carol A. Whitsett appeals a summary judgment entered in favor of William E. Junell and Andrews Kurth L.L.P. ("A&K"). In one issue, Whitsett contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Junell and A&K because the Hughes rule tolled the statute of limitations on her legal malpractice claims against Junell and A&K until the Fifth Circuit dismissed her appe... More... $0 (02-02-2007 - TX) |
| Anna Bourke, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Richard Bourke, deceased, v. Ford Motor Company |
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Anna Bourke, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Richard Bourke, deceased, sued Ford Motor Company for the wrongful death of her husband on a products liability theory claiming that the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle was defective and unreasonably dangerous. Richard Bourke, age 20, drifted off the road and lost control of his SUV in 2001. His attempt to return the vehicle to the ... More... $0 (01-23-2007 - IN) |
| Sharon Sules, by next friend Jayneice Johnson v. Greyhound Lines, Inc. |
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Defendant, Greyhound Lines, Inc., appeals from the district court's judgment awarding $8 million in compensatory damages to Plaintiff, Sharon Surles, for injuries sustained while a passenger on one of Defendant's buses. Plaintiff cross appeals from the district court's orders limiting discovery and granting in part Defendant's motion in limine to limit the admissibility of prior incident re... More... $8000000 (01-20-2007 - TN) |
| William Lohmeier and Barbar Lohmeier v. Juanita Hammer and John Do Hammer |
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1 William and Barbara Lohmeier appeal from a jury verdict in favor of Juanita Hammer on their claims arising from a motor vehicle accident. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 2 On July 5, 2001, Hammer rear-ended William while he was stopped at an intersection in Prescott, Arizona. On June 13, 2003, the Lohmeiers filed a complaint against Hammer ... More... $0 (01-17-2007 - AZ) |
| Fidelia Pillado, et al. v. Ford Motor Company, et al. |
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Fidelia Pillado, et al. sued Ford Motor Company, et al. on a products liability theory claiming that the rollover accident that injured Pillado, age 36, and killed a passenger in the 1995 Ford Aerostar minivan that crashed and overturned after the tread separated on its left rear tire Oct. 5, 2001, near Halloran Springs, was defective and unreasonably dangerous. Plaintiffs claimed that the mini... More... $0 (01-15-2007 - CA) |
| John Adams; Cathy Adams v. Paul Speers, et al. |
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Paul E. Speers, an officer in the California Highway Patrol (CHP), appeals the district court's denial of immunity in this civil rights suit by John and Cathy Adams. Holding that, on the basis of the facts submitted by the Adamses, Speers is not entitled to immunity as a matter of law, we affirm the judgment of the district court. FACTS Preliminary to statement of the facts, we ... More... $0 (01-10-2007 - CA) |
| Karen Corbitt, individually and on behlf of the Estate of Donald Allen Corbitt v. City of Arlington, Washington, Northwest Experimental Aircraft Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association |
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Karen Corbitt, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Donald Allen Corbitt sued the City of Arlington, Washington, Northwest Experimental Aircraft Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association on a negligence theory claiming that her husband burned to death at the Arlington Fly-In when his RV-6A experimental plane crashed and caught on fire. Corbitt was injured but trapped in th... More... $10500000 (01-10-2007 - WA) |
| Estate of Marijke Holschen v. Washington Transportation Department |
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The family and Estate of Marijke Holschen sued the Washington Transportation Department on a governmental tort negligence claim for the wrongful death of Marijke, age 18, who was killed on in a crash on Interstate 5 on December 15, 2004. Juliann Odom, 24, of Bellevue, the driver of the car in which Marijke was a passenger was also a defendant. Odom's southbound Ford Explorer went onto the shoul... More... $9000000 (12-15-2006 - WA) |
| Magdalene M. Smoot and Ryan M. Smoot v. Mazda Motors of America, Inc. and Toko Marine and Fire Insurance Company, Ltd. |
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The district judge, after barring the plaintiffs' expert from testifying, dismissed this diversity personal-injury suit (the substantive issues in which are governed by Wisconsin law) on the ground that without expert testimony the plaintiffs could not prove their case. Before reviewing that ruling, we remark the confusion in the parties' briefs concerning the elements of the diversi... More... $0 (12-01-2006 - WI) |
| Waypoint Aviation Services, Inc., et al. v. Sandel Avionics, Inc. and Honeywell International, Inc. |
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In 1999 Waypoint Aviation purchased a Bravo M20M airplane from Mooney Aircraft. According to Waypoint's complaint in this suit under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2301-12, the plane was unsafe and Mooney was unable or unwilling to fix it yet refused to take the plane off Waypoint's hands and refund the purchase price. See 15 U.S.C. §2304(a)(4). The district court dismissed... More... $0 (12-01-2006 - IL) |
| Bruce Austin v. Little Bear Transport and Kenneth Virgil Howard |
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Bruce Austin sued Little Bear Transport and the driver of its 18-wheeler on a negligence theory to the injuries and damages he sustained as a direct result of being hit by the truck in 2002. Little Bear Transport tractor-trailer rig was traveling west on Interstate 10 about 25 miles east of Willcox on Dec. 24, 2002, when the rig swerved into the median and struck several vehicles invol... More... $15000000 (11-09-2006 - AZ) |
| Thomas Hudgins and Leroy DeVore v. Southwest Airlines |
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Thomas Hudgins and Leroy DeVore sued Southwest Airlines for negligently allowing them to take two handguns and a stun gun, in their carry-on luggage, onto a Southwest Airlines airliner for a trip they were making from Richmond, Virginia to Phoenix, Arizona to track down and arrest a bail jumper. When the plane landed both were arrested by federal agents and jailed for three days. Southwest then... More... $5000000 (10-20-2006 - AZ) |
| Mohammed Hussein v. Trans States |
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") brought this action alleging that Trans States Airlines terminated Mohammed Shanif Hussein in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2. Hussein subsequently intervened, asserting claims under Title VII and the Missouri Human Rights Act. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.010 et seq. Trans States moved for summary jud... More... $0 (09-27-2006 - MO) |
| Norman T. Merkel v. Fernando Abeit; Nicholas Garcia |
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Norman Merkel was a pilot with Pierce Aviation, Inc., a contractor for the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Pierce Aviation reassigned Merkel after Fernando Abeita and Nicholas Garcia, two BIA contracting officers, complained about inappropriate behavior. Merkel then resigned. He sued Abeita and Garcia, alleging a violation of his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech.(1) Sp... More... $0 (09-22-2006 - NM) |
| Jeremy Chad Grooms v. Derrick Wayne Stevens |
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The Family of Jeremy Chad Grooms sued Derrick Wayne Stevens on a negligence theory for the injuries and damages that they sustained as a result of an automobile accident on June 20, 2004 in which Grooms was who was seriously injured in the crash and later killed himself. The vehicle the Grooms brothers were in crashed after a high-speed race along rural roads near Waynesboro, Virginia. Stevens ... More... $1700000 (09-16-2006 - VA) |
| Nancy Catillo v. Megan K. Young and Marlys L. Sears |
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Nancy Castillo was injured as a result of a three-car accident. The defendant Megan K. Young's vehicle skidded out of control and hit Castillo's vehicle head on in Castillo's lane of traffic, and the defendant Marlys L. Sears' vehicle then struck Castillo's vehicle from the rear. Castillo sued both drivers for negligence. A jury awarded Castillo a verdict of $13,058.67 against Young only. Casti... More... $0 (09-12-2006 - NE) |
| Yvonne Smith v. Alamo Rent-A-Car |
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After an automobile accident killed four passengers in a rented 1998 Nissan Pathfinder, the decedents' survivors and the injured driver of another car brought this action against Nissan Motor Co., Nissan North America, Alamo Rent-A-Car, and the driver of the Pathfinder, Helena Cangieter. In support of their claims, the plaintiffs offered the expert testimony of Dr. Richard Ziernicki, but th... More... $0 (09-12-2006 - MO) |
| Brandon Caletz, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Crystal Colon v. Blackman, et al. |
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The family of Crystal Colon, age 9, who was killed in a 1999 crash on a ramp from the Chicago Skyway to the Dan Ryan Expy sued Transport Carriers Inc. of Detroit and Ohio-based American Shipping and Packing Inc. on a negligence theory for her wrongful death. About 5:30 a.m. July 1, 1999, the family -- including Crystal, her mother, stepfather and two half-brothers -- was traveling in a Ni... More... $1400000 (09-02-2006 - IL) |
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