Toxic Tort Law
 
Teri Sneberger v. Jerry Morrison d/b/a Jerry Morrison Construction and James Phillips

The petitioner and plaintiff below, Teri Sneberger, appeals a final order of the
Circuit Court of Randolph County entered on June 2, 2014, denying her motion for a new
trial in her civil action against the respondents and defendants below, Jerry Morrison, d/b/a
Jerry Morrison Construction, and James Phillips, arising out of the construction of her log
home. Following a three-day tr

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Eclectic Investments, LLC v. Rihard Patterson

Petitioner on review, Jackson County (the county),
seeks reconsideration of our opinion in Eclectic Investment,
LLC v. Patterson, 357 Or 25, 346 P3d 468 (2015), in which
we affirmed the Court of Appeals and trial court decisions
denying the county’s common-law indemnity claim. We
concluded that, “[i]n cases in which the Oregon comparative
negligence statutes apply and i

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Jessica Chan v. Peter Curran

After plaintiff and appellant Jessica Chan’s mother died from internal
hemorrhaging related to Coumadin use following heart surgery, Chan successfully sued
defendant and respondent Peter Curran for medical malpractice. Neither the sufficiency
of the evidence to support the malpractice verdict, nor any other issue associated with the
trial and the rendition of the jury verdict, is

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Volo Khalatian v. Prime Time Shuttle, Inc.

Defendants Prime Time Shuttle, Inc. (Prime Time), Rideshare Airport
Management, LLC, formerly known as Rideshare Port Management, LLC, and Rattan
Joea appeal a trial court order denying their motion to compel arbitration of claims based
on the alleged misclassification of plaintiff Valo Khalatian as an independent contractor
rather than an employee. We find the Federal Arbitration

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Israel Gonzalez v. McKinney Dodge Inc., Dodge City of McKinney and Gus Rodriguez

Appellant Israel Gonzalez brought suit against appellees McKinney Dodge, Inc. and Gus Rodriguez, alleging he was wrongfully terminated from his employment in retaliation for filing a worker’s compensation claim, in violation of Texas Labor Code Sections 451.001 and 451.002. Appellees filed a motion for traditional summary judgment asserting, among other grounds, that the retaliatory discharge st

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Donald E. Carlson v. Fedex Ground Package Systems, Inc.

For customers who are regularly visited by the ubiquitous white trucks of
FedEx Ground, with their familiar purple and green logos, the usual concern is
whether packages are picked up on schedule and delivered on time. If asked, a
good number of those customers would probably say that they believe (or
reasonably assume) that the drivers of those white trucks are employed by FedEx.<

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Georgiacarry.org.Inc. v. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

This case involves a Second Amendment challenge to a federal regulation
that bans loaded firearms and ammunition on property managed by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The district court denied the plaintiffs’ motion for a
preliminary injunction in a thorough and thoughtful order. Before this Court, the
plaintiffs hang their hats on a single, sweeping argument: that the regulat

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Woods View II, LLC v. Kitsap County

Appellants Woods View II, LLC (WVII) and Darlene Piper appeal
from the superior court' s grant of summary judgment in Kitsap County' s ( the County) favor on
WVII' s claims of negligence, tortious interference, and takings. These claims arise from the
alleged delay of several permits and governmental decisions required•for a project ofWVII. WVII
and Piper argue that ( 1) their cl

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Marshall Edward Glover v. City of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK - Marshall Edward Glover sued the City of Tulsa on a governmental tort claim act negligence theory claiming:
1. Plaintiff is a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2. The events alleged herein occurred within Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
3. Defendant, City of Tulsa, Oklahoma is a political subdivision in Tulsa County, as defined by Title 51 O.S. § 151, et. seq, that has a police departme

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Ashley Brown v. Dollar General Corporation

Tulsa, OK - Ashley Brown sued Dollar General Corporation on a personal tort theory claiming:

1.1 Plaintiff, Ashley Brown, is an individual and at all times pertinent hereto was a resident and citizen of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
1.2 The Defendant, Dollar General Corporation, is a corporation whose principal offices are in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and who is licensed to do bus

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United States of America v. Rudy Richard Sanchez, et al.

Fayetteville, AR - The final defendants tied to a large-scale drug trafficking organization that operated in Northwest Arkansas were sentenced. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearings in the United States District Court in Fayetteville.

U.S. Attorney Eldridge commented, “These defendants transported large amounts of methamphetamine from Califor

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United States of America v. Glen William Brunton

DALLAS, TX — A 28-year-old Dallas man appeared in federal court before U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. Horan and pleaded guilty to a felony drug offense stemming from his role in the March 2014 heroin overdose death of a Dallas teenage girl, Rian Hannah Lashley, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

Glen William Brunton, 28, pleaded guilty to one

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Leonard Epps v. Stacy Nunez-Barajas and Erik Barajas

San Bernardino, CA - Leonard Epps sued Stacy Nunez-Barajas, age 32, and Erik Barajas, age 42, on tort theories claiming that the Defendants conspired with the Mexican Mafia to kill him.

Mr. Epps was never physically harmed.

Stacy Nunez-Barajas pleaded guilty to attempted murder with a gang enhancement, transportation of a controlled substance for sale and possession of drugs in

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Jason Petrik v. JJ Concrete, Inc. and EMC Insurance Company

[¶1.] Jason Petrik (Employee) was injured when he ran from a co-worker on the job site after tricking that co-worker out of an air-conditioned truck. JJ Concrete, Inc. (Employer) and EMC Insurance Company (Insurer) denied workers’ compensation benefits to Employee because Employee’s act was horseplay and, therefore, the injury did not “arise out of” or “in the course of” his employmen

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ALEJANDRO SANTOS AND MARTHA MONICA SANTOS v. MADELYN HOLZMAN, M. D., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A UROLOGIC SPECIALISTS ASSOCIATES, P. A.

Appellants, Alejandro and Martha Monica Santos,1 appeal from the trial court’s
granting of traditional summary judgment in favor of appellee, Madelyn Holzman, M.D.
1 Appellants refer to Martha Monica Santos as “Monica” and to Alejandro Santos as “Alex.”
2
By three issues, appellants contend that the trial court erred in: (1) granting summary judgment; (2) granting Dr. Hol

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Eduardo Garcia v. Southern Counties Express, Inc.

Petitioners Eduardo Garcia, Garcia Transportation GP, and Luis Torres-Garzon seek relief from the April 25, 2014 order of respondent court (Michael P. Vicencia, Judge) granting the motion of real party in interest Southern Counties Express, Inc. to compel arbitration of Petitioners’ wage and hour complaints to the Labor Commissioner.3 We grant the requested relief in part and remand to the trial

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Lisa Plunkett et al. v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company and South Central RS, INC.

Appellants are former residents (the Residents) of Saratoga Springs
Apartments, a multi-unit apartment complex in Dallas that was closed due to mold
contamination. The Residents sued Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
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(the owner), South Central RS, Inc. (the manager), and others, alleging (1) property losses and personal injuries due to the toxic mold contamination and (2

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Paul Clabough and Pamela Clabough v. Arizona Department of Highways

Phoenix, AZ - Paul Clabough, age 62, and Pamela Clabough sued the Arizona Department of Highways on a governmental tort claim theory claiming that they were injured and damaged when a room where Paul worked in an electronics room was flooded with sulfuric acid gas when batteries in the room overheated.

Paul, who worked for a contractor, was sent to the Arizona Highway Department facility

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Nunamta Aulukestal v. State of Alaska

Challenged in this case are land and water use permits allowing intensive
mineral exploration on State land. The main question we address is whether the
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) had to give public notice before issuing the
permits. Because the Alaska Constitution requires public notice when interests in land
are transferred, the answer to this question depends on wheth

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Jared Henry v. Jordan A. Hunter

Tulsa, OK - Jered Henry and Crhistina Henry sued Jordan A. Hunter, John Jones, Matthew Martinez, Darryl Hale, Broken Arrow Public Schools and the City of Broken Arrow on governmental tort claim negligence theories:

1. The Plaintiffs, Logan Henry, Jered Henry, and Christina Henry are, and were at
all relevant times, residents of Wagoner County, State of Oklahoma, along with their minor

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Rhonda Thramer v. Ankeny School District

Des Moines, IA - Rhonda Thramer sued the Ankeny School District on a constructive discharge in violation of public policy theory claiming that she was harassed after she made a child abuse against a fellow associate.

Thramer began working in 2011 working with profoundly mentally disable student. She filed a complaint in 2012. She claimed that the Defendant responded by creating a illega

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CTMI, LLC, Mark Boozer and Jerrod Raymond v. Ray Fischer and Corporate Tax Management, Inc.

CTMI, LLC, Mark Boozer, and Jerrod Raymond appeal the trial court’s final judgment ordering them to pay the attorney’s fees of Ray Fischer and Corporate Tax Management, Inc. related to appellees’ claim for breach of contract. In two issues, appellants argue that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting expert testimony that was based on a review of billing records that had not been

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Miram Dumont v. Carrie Wendt

Tulsa, OK - Miram Dumont sued Carrie Wendt on a tort theory claiming:

1. That at all times hereinafter mentioned, the Plaintiff, was and is a resident of Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
2 That at all times hereinafter mentioned, the Defendant, was and is a residenf Tulsa County
3 That this action resulted from an automobile collision that occurred in Tulsa ejunty, State of Oklaho

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Zaan, LLC v. Barry Sangani, Sangini Properties, LTD, Kathy Webster, et al

Appellant Zaan, LLC sued appellees Barry Sangani, Sangani Properties, Ltd., and Kathy Webster d/b/a Collin County Land Co. (Webster) alleging various claims related to its purchase of undeveloped real property. All claims against Sangani and its negligence claims against Sangani Properties were disposed of prior to trial. A jury then found against Zaan on all remaining claims. In fourteen issues,

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David Mauk v. Pipe Creek Water Well, LLC and Robert Rae Powell

Appellant David Mauk, the general manager for Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District, was sued for defamation, slander per se, and business disparagement. Mauk moved to dismiss the suit under section 101.106(f) of the Texas Tort Claims Act. He asserted he was immune from suit because he was a governmental unit employee acting within the scope of his employment and the suit could h

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