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Teresa Martine v. Heavenly Valley Limited Partnership

Plaintiff Teresa Martine (Martine) hurt her knee while skiing at Heavenly Valley
Ski Resort and was being helped down the mountain by a ski patrolman when the rescue
sled in which she was riding went out of control and hit a tree. Martine sued resort owner
Heavenly Valley Limited Partnership (Heavenly) for negligence and for damages arising
from her injuries.

Heavenly move

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Angela Roberson-King v. State of Louisiana Workforce Commission





Angela Roberson-King worked as a rehabilitation counselor at Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), a division of Louisiana’s Office of Workforce Development. In 2014, she applied to become a district supervisor at LRS. She interviewed for the

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Peggy Shumpert v. City of Tupelo




Plaintiffs-Appellants appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing their Fourth Amendment, 28 U.S.C. § 1983 excessive force and state law claims against Defendants-Appellees, the City of Tupelo and Officer Cook. Plaintiffs also appeal the district court

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Amy Arlene Turner v. Seterus, Inc.

In this wrongful foreclosure case, plaintiffs Amy Arlene Turner and Joseph Zeleny
sought damages from defendant Seterus, Inc. (Seterus) on the theory that Seterus had
“frustrated [their] lawful attempt, pursuant to [Civil] Code [section] 2924c, to cure their
default more than five days prior to the noticed foreclosure sale.” The trial court
sustained Seterus’s demurrer to their thi

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Alain Ellis Living Trust v. Harvey D. Ellis Living Trust


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Jessica Ayon v. Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC




Plaintiff Jessica Ayon appeals from an adverse summary judgment in a
personal injury case. Late one evening in May 2013, Brittini Zuppardo was driving home
from her boyfriend’s house while talking on the phone with Michelle Halkett. Zuppardo
was defendant Esquire Depositi

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Robert Jeffrey Watts v. Caltrans and The City of Los Angeles Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

Los Angeles, CA - Robert Jeffrey Watts sued Caltrans and The City of Los Angeles on governmental tort claims act personal injury theories claiming to have suffered brain injuries in a bicycle accident caused when he tried to avoid debris on the Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades in July 2014. He claimed that when he swerved to avoid a pile of rock and sand, he was hit by a mirror on a tru

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Rinda Mizelle v. City of Fort Lauderdale Broward County Courthouse - Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Rinda Mizelle sued City of Fort Lauderdale on a governmental tort claim personal injury auto negligence theory claiming that she was injury and damaged when an SUV owned by the City ran over her while she was lying on the sand in 2012.

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Scott Holle v. United States of America Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

Miami, FL - Scott Holle sued the United States of America on a Federal Tort Claims Act personal injury auto negligence .theory.

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Eileen Coonce v. CSAA Fire & Casualty Insurance Company Eastern District of Oklahoma Federal Courthouse - Muskogee Oklahoma Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

On February 15, 2014, tenants living in a certain house in Broken Arrow,
Oklahoma, returned home from dinner to find the ceiling in the living and dining
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areas had caved in. An engineering survey determined the nails used in construction
had failed to hold. The home’s owner, Eileen Coonce, made a claim against an
insurance policy (the Policy) issued for the house by CSAA Fire

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Melody Chacker v. JPMorgan Chase Bank. N.A.

Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and
8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception
of Parts II.A–II.B and Part II.D.

Plaintiff and appellant Melody Chacker (plaintiff)
refinanced a loan on her home and then failed to make required
loan payments, which triggered non-judicial foreclosure
proceedings. Plaintiff sued to stop the

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Marguerite Audey Heflin and Robert Burrell Heflin v. United States of America Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

Riverside, CA - Marguerite Audey Heflin and Robert Burrell Heflin sued the United States of America on a Federal Tort Claims Act personal injury auto negligence theory.

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KAYLA FLUTH v. SCHOENFELDER CONSTRUCTION, INC. and LARRY WEISSER MoreLaw Suites - The Best Place In Tulsa To Practice Law

On June 3, 2012, a disgruntled tenant set off a gas explosion in the basement of one of Weisser’s Mitchell, South Dakota rental properties. The explosion lifted the house off its foundation and caused extensive damage to the interior. After visiting the site, Weisser contacted Schoenfelder to demolish the home and grade the property to normal elevation. [¶3.] Shortly after Schoenfelder began te

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Frederick Swingle v. United States of America Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

San Diego, CA - Frederick Swingle sued the United States of America on a Federal Tort Claims Act personal injury auto negligence theory.

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Jada Wildon, next friend for K.C.W. v. United States of America Western District of Missouri Federal Courthouse - Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, MO - Defense Verdict in Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against the United States

On Sept. 10, 2018, judgment was entered in favor of the United States following a three-day bench trial before U.S. District Judge Gary A. Fenner that concluded on Sept. 7, 2018. The court’s findings of fact and conclusions of law was released on Sept. 10, 2018.

At 5:25 a.m.

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Nicholas Sampson v. Investigator William Lambert District of Nebraska Federal Courthouse - Omaha, Nebraska

St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (“St. Paul Insurance”) appeals the
district court’s grant of summary judgment to Matthew Livers and Nicholas Sampson.
Chief Judge Smith and Judge Colloton file this * opinion pursuant to 8th Cir.
Rule 47E.
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The court concluded that St. Paul Insurance had a duty under its coverage policy to
indemnify David Kofoed for intentional acts

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Joe R. Whatley v. Canadian Pacific Railway Company District of North Dakota Federal Courthouse - Bismarck, North Dakota Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

Joe Whatley, Trustee of the wrongful death claimants' trust (WD Trust),appeals the district court's order finding that his claim under the CarmackAmendment, 49 U.S.C. § 11706, against Canadian Pacific Railway was untimely. Wereverse and remand for further proceedings.
I.BACKGROUND
On June 29, 2013, a train carrying crude oil left New Town, North Dakota,destined for an oil refinery near Sai

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Brian Reynolds v. Henderson & Lyman and Douglas Arend Northern District of Illinois Courthouse - Chicago, Illinois Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

This appeal arises out of a malpractice suit that Brian Reynolds brought against the law firm Hen-derson & Lyman and one of its lawyers (collectively “H&L”), alleging that H&L gave negligent advice to several LLCs that Reynolds co-owned and managed. According to Reynolds, H&L’s bad advice led him to violate federal disclosure laws
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when he drafted the LLCs’ financial statement

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Gregory Aregood, Jr. v. Givaudan Flavors Corporation Southern District of Indiana Federal Courthouse - Indianapolis, Indiana Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

More than twenty current and former
employees at the ConAgra microwave popcorn plant in
Rensselaer, Indiana sued various manufacturers and suppliers
of butter flavorings that contained the chemical diacetyl,
which if inhaled can cause a respiratory disease called “popcorn
lung.” All defendants were dismissed except Givaudan
Flavors Corporation (“Givaudan”), a long‐tim

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Kashiya Nwanguma v. Donald J. Trump Western District of Kentucky Federal Courthouse - Louisville, Kentucky

Plaintiffs participated in a Trump for President campaign rally in Louisville in March 2016 . . . with the purpose of protesting. Perceived to be disruptive, they were unceremoniously ushered out after then-candidate Donald J. Trump said, “Get ’em out of here.” Plaintiffs were pushed and shoved by members of the audience as they made their exit and now seek damages from Trump alleging his actions

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Joe Ribakoff v. City of Long Beach

Joe Ribakoff, a frequent attendee at meetings of the Long
Beach Transit Company Board of Directors, filled out a public
speaker’s card and spoke on agenda item 10 at the board’s
August 24, 2015 meeting for the three minutes allowed each
public speaker on an agenda item. When he rose to speak a
second time on the same agenda item, it was during the board’s
deliberation and v

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Christopher Vasquez v. Solo 1 Kustoms, Inc.

Defendant SOLO 1 Kustoms, Inc. (SOLO) appeals a
judgment in favor of plaintiff Christopher Vasquez. After a bench
trial, the court found SOLO liable for performing unauthorized
repair work on Vasquez’s car in violation of Business and
Professions Code section 9884.9, and awarded Vasquez $12,000
in damages. On appeal, SOLO contends there is no private cause
of action for vio

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Brenda Zimmerman v. United States of America Morelaw Internet Marketing National Find A Lawyer Directory 888-354-4529

Dallas, TX - Brenda Zimmerman sued the United States of America on a federal tort claims act personal injury auto negligence theory.

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Joe Ribakoff v. City of Long Beach, et al.

Joe Ribakoff, a frequent attendee at meetings of the Long
Beach Transit Company Board of Directors, filled out a public
speaker’s card and spoke on agenda item 10 at the board’s
August 24, 2015 meeting for the three minutes allowed each
public speaker on an agenda item. When he rose to speak a
second time on the same agenda item, it was during the board’s
deliberation and v

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CITY OF TULSA v. HODGE

In 2010 the Workers' Compensation Court held that Ms. Hodge sustained an accidental injury on September 15, 2008 in the course of her employment. The trial court awarded her benefits for injuries to the left leg (knee), cervical spine, left shoulder, and whole body. The matter currently before this Court arises out of a subsequent claim filed by Ms. Hodge seeking additional benefits alleging she s

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