Alfonso Lopez, age 38, sued Caterpillar and Holt Cat on a products liability theory claiming that the Caterpillar Wheel Tractor 623 G Scraper which was designed and sold by Caterpillar and sold by San Antonio located Holt Cat was defective and unreasonably dangerous and as a direct result he was injured and paralyzed. Lopez was moving dirt for the More...  (02-01-2010 - tx)

Paul Turner worked as a waiter for The Saloon, Ltd. (“The Saloonâ€�), a Chicago steakhouse, and claims he was the victim of several forms of employment discrimination. Turner had a months-long sexual relationship with his supervisor and claims that when he ended it, she persistently sexually harassed him. He also claims The Saloon discriminated against him on the basis of a disability; he suffer ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - PA)

The Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (“IDHHCâ€�) is a state government agency that was established after the Illinois General Assembly passed the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Act (“the Actâ€�) in 1996. IDHHC coordinates services for, and advocates on behalf of, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in Illinois. Gerald Covell became the Director of IDHHC in November 1998, and ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - IL)

This interlocutory appeal concerns the attorney compensation structure established by the district court in this ongoing multidistrict litigation ("MDL"), and the applicability of that compensation structure to the Mulligan Law Firm ("Mulligan"). Mulligan represents more than two thousand plaintiffs in upwards of seventy cases that have been transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litig ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - NY)

This case arises from the involuntary commitment of Brett Bolmer. He sued various individuals and entities involved in his commitment in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Arterton, J.). As relevant to this appeal, Bolmer claimed that Dr. Joseph Oliveira violated his Fourth Amendment and substantive due process rights enforceable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and falsely ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - NY)

Stephen Ebbets, a licensed real estate agent representing Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. (“Long and Fosterâ€�), caused a motor vehicle collision that severely injured Josef and Doerte Hesse. The Hesses, through their guardians ad litem, brought this declaratory judgment action against Ebbets and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company (“Harleysvilleâ€�), Long and Foster’s insurance carrier, ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - VA)

The defendant, Jane E. Lehan, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the granting of a motion for contempt and a motion for modification filed by the plaintiff, Edward A. Lehan, Jr.

On appeal, the defendant claims that the court improperly (1) found the defendant in contempt for failure to pay child support, (2) modified the child support order when the plaintiff’ ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - CT)

The plaintiff, Debra Tomlinson, appeals from the judgment of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant, John A. Tomlinson, to modify the unallocated alimony and child support order incorporated by reference into the judgment dissolving the parties’ marriage and from the judgment of the court denying her motion for contempt. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that (1) the court improperly ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - CT)

This case is about a red Ford F-350. The pro se plaintiff, Pasquale Raffone, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant Industrial Acceptance Corporation.1 He raises a bevy of claims challenging the factual findings, evidentiary rulings and credibility determinations of the court, none of which merit discussion. He further claims that the court improperly precluded him ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - CT)

The defendant, the planning and zoning commission of the town of East Hartford (commission), appeals from the judgment of the trial court sustaining the appeal filed by the plaintiff, JZ, Inc., Dunkin Donuts, from the commission’s denial of the plaintiff’s application for a special use permit. Because we agree with the commission that the court improperly found that the plaintiff was aggrieved ... More   $0 (02-08-2010 - CT)

In this dissolution of marriage action, the plaintiff, Samuel B. Fuller, appeals from the judgment of the trial court in which it determined that by the self-executing terms of the final dissolution decree, and the separation agreement incorporated therein, the court’s previous child support order was retroactive to the date alimony payments to the defendant, Marigrace R. Fuller, terminated. Fir ... More   $0 (02-07-2010 - CT)

The defendant, the department of public works, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the application of the plaintiff, Bacon Construction Company, Inc., to confirm an arbitration award for damages relating to a public works contract between the parties and denying the defendant’s motion to vacate the award, and from the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion to dismiss the ... More   $0 (02-07-2010 - CT)

The plaintiff, Alfred Chiulli and Sons, Inc., as general contractor and principal, and the named defendant, Hanover Insurance Company (Hanover),1 as surety, executed a payment bond pursuant to General Statutes (Rev. to 1999) § 49-412 in favor of the city of Meriden (city), in connection with the construction of the Thomas Edison Middle School in the city (project).

The plaintiff brought th ... More   $0 (02-07-2010 - CT)

John Walsh sued Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. (BNSF) on a negligence theory under the Federal Employees Liability Act (FELA) for the injuries that he sustained when he was thrown from the locomotive he was on when another train struck it. The claimed that BNSF failed to provide safe working conditions where he worked.

The defenses asserted by BNSF are not available. ... More   $3,100,000 (02-06-2010 - )

Donald James Gaspard and others sued Bayer, AG and Bayer CropScience, L.P. on a negligence theory claiming defendants failed to exercise due care in the handling of genetically modified rice and, as a direct result, rice grown by Plaintiff was contaminated and damaged.

A rice variety whose genetic code had been modified by a Bayer subsidiary for research purposes and which was not approved ... More   $1,500,000 (02-06-2010 - MO)

More than 1,000 current and former AutoZone employees sued the company on a wage and hour violation theory claiming that they were forced to work off the clock by being foced to be at the stores where they worked each day before opening and after closing. The also claimed that they were not paid for driving from one store to another on company business. ... More   $108,000 (02-06-2010 - OR)

Prior to closing on a loan to refinance their principal residence, Rita and Barry Weintraub attempted to exercise the right to rescind given by the Truth in Lending Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1635(a), and demanded a refund of their $500 deposit. The lender, Quicken Loans, Inc., refunded the balance of the deposit after deducting the costs of a credit report and an appraisal but refused to refund the entire ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - VA)

Appellant Katharine Richardson alleges that her former employer, appellee Friendly Ice Cream Corporation ("Friendly's"), discriminated against her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, and the Maine Human Rights Act ("MHRA"), 5 Me. Rev. Stat. §§ 4551-4634, by failing to accommodate her disability and by terminating her employment because of that ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - ME)

There are two interlaced events in this case; a bankruptcy proceeding and an employment discrimination claim. In April 2002, Brenda Robinson voluntarily dismissed her Chapter 13 case because her payments increased to a rate “beyond her ability to pay,â€� and filed a second Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceeding. The second bankruptcy plan proposed complete repayment to both secured and unsecured credi ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - AL)

The litigants’ legal relationship formally began on April 9, 2006, when EP-Team1 and Aspen2 entered into the Sales and Logistics Services Agreement. Under the Agreement, ProShipLine, 3 as EP-Team’s designated agent and assignee, agreed 1EP-Team is incorporated in Delaware. EP-Team is a consulting and management enterprise that works with companies across a variety of business sectors.

... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - WA)

Mr. O’Toole filed an action for breach of contract in 1999. He sought direct damages, consequential damages, and punitive damages for Northrop Grumman’s failure to pay the relocation expenses. In 2000, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of Northrop Grumman on all claims, although Northrop Grumman had only moved for partial summary judgment on Mr. O’Toole’s claims for cons ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - )

On December 8, 1998, while working for a cleaning service stripping floors, Mr. Gonzalez slipped on a wet surface and fell to the ground, sustaining a blow to his right temple.

He claims he has been unable to work since this accident due to the residual effects of his head injury. Specifically, he claims that he suffers from intense, throbbing headaches; memory loss; anxiety; depression; ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - CA)

Plaintiffs-appellants, Michael Omstead, Melissa Malloy,
and Lisa Smith (collectively, “plaintiffs�), brought a proposed
class action1 against Dell, Inc. (“Dell�), asserting various
claims under California state law predicated on the allegation
that Dell designed, manufactured, and sold defective notebook
computers. The district court granted Dell’s motion to
stay ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - CA)

Defendant Michael Berens is a scientist who applied for and received funding from the National Institutes of Health to research brain cancer using beagle dogs. Plaintiffs Patricia Haight and In Defense of Animals assert that Berens made false and misleading statements in his grant application. They allege that he failed to disclose data showing a high rate of failure in preliminary trials, made fa ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - CA)

Quet Sledge appeals the district court’s1 order affirming the denial of disability insurance benefits. Sledge alleged disability since January 2005 from degenerative joint disease, anxiety, and a bipolar disorder.

After a September 2007 hearing, where Sledge was counseled, an administrative law judge (ALJ) determined that Sledge had engaged in substantial gainful activity until at least ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - MO)

Plaintiff William James Thayer appeals the district court’s entry of
summary judgment in favor of Defendants Mary Adams, Kristi Flisowski and
Margie Gonzales on Thayer’s deliberate indifference claim arising under 42
U.S.C. § 1983. Thayer is an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice (TDCJ). He alleges that defendants inflicted wanton and
unjustif ... More   $0 (02-05-2010 - TX)

ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) today announced that on January 29, 2010, the jury in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by ION against seismic equipment provider Sercel, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas returned a verdict in its favor. The jury found that Sercel infringed the ION patent and awarded ION $25.2 million in past compensatory damages. ... More   $1 (02-05-2010 - )

David English, age 49, Bay Ltd., Universal Construction, and Alon USA on negligence theories claiming that he suffered a spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the neck down as a direct result of an accident at Alon's refiner in Big Spring, Texas in 2007. Plaintiff claimed that a stack of electrical cabinets toppled onto him causing him to fall against steps breaking his neck.

English ... More   $12,100,000 (02-05-2010 - TX)

Trent Hughes sued Dr. Christopher Pham, a neurosurgeon, on a medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory claiming that the care that he was provided by Defendant fell below the standard of care and harmed him. Plaintiff was injured in an auto accident and was airlifted to Desert Regional Medical Center where Pham was on call. Hughes' spine was fractured. He as not seen until the day after his ... More   $16,500,000 (02-05-2010 - CA)

Patsy Hamaker sued her former employer, The Furnace, on a negligence theory claiming that she was injured in an auto accident after she was allowed to leave her place of employment on October 17, 2007 while intoxicated. She claimed that it was her job of drink on-the-job and that Defendant violated its rules of her employer.

Defendant claimed that it unsuccessfully tried to keep Plaintiff ... More   $100,000 (02-05-2010 - )

Sonya Hall received long-term disability benefits for nearly five years through the National City Corporation Welfare Benefits Plan (the Plan). Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston (Liberty Life), the third-party claims 1 Nos. 08-4738/4739 Hall v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. Page 2 administrator, terminated these benefits when it determined that Hall was no longer totally disabled. The Plan the ... More   $0 (02-04-2010 - OH)