Plaintiff Carolyn Staats nearly died after being attacked by a swarm of yellow
jackets while playing golf on a Yountville course operated by Vintner’s Golf Club, LLC
(Club). She sued the Club for general negligence and premises liability, but the trial
court granted summary judgment against her on the basis that the Club owed no duty to
protect its patrons from yellow jackets that ... More...   $0 (08-05-2018 - CA)

On remand from the United States Supreme Court we are tasked with deciding whether the unlawful entry into a residence by two sheriff’s deputies, without a warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances, was the proximate cause of the subsequent shooting and injuries to the plaintiffs. We hold that it was, permitting a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We also hold that the plaintiffs have an inde... More...   $4000000 (07-29-2018 - WA)

Roland Critchfield slipped and fell on the wet, soapy bathroom floor of a
Buffalo Wild Wings Bar & Grill (“Buffalo Wild Wings”) in Sandy, Utah.
Critchfield brought suit against Blazin Wings, Inc. (“Blazin”), the parent
company of Buffalo Wild Wings, asserting injuries he suffered in the slip-and-fall
*This order and judgment is not binding precedent except under the
doctrines o... More...   $0 (07-19-2018 - UT)

Leoncio Garcia sued Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.L.C. (“Wal-Mart”), after he slipped and fell inside the entrance to one of its stores. The district court granted summary judgment for Wal-Mart, reasoning that Garcia had failed to raise a fact issue on Wal-Mart’s knowledge of the spill. Disagreeing, we reverse and remand.
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The incident was caught on the store’s video surveillance. At 5:56 a.m... More...   $0 (06-18-2018 - TX)

Golden Manor is a senior citizen living facility located in Hammond, Indiana.
During the winter of 2013, Golden Manor’s maintenance staff would generally
arrive at work at 8:00 a.m. to inspect the parking lot and sidewalk for ice and
snow. In its response to Dehoyos’ interrogatories, Golden Manor indicated
that its policy was to have staff also apply salt to sidewalks as need... More...   $0 (05-10-2018 - IN)

After he enrolled in the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA),
Damon Thompson experienced auditory hallucinations. He believed other
students in the classroom and dormitory were criticizing him. School
administrators eventually learned of Thompson’s delusions and attempted to
provide mental health treatment. However, one morning Thompson stabbed
fellow student Katheri... More...   $0 (04-10-2018 - CA)

Amerisure Insurance Company seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s
order denying its motion to dismiss or abate the spoliation of evidence claim
asserted by the plaintiff, Lazaro Rodriguez. Because Amerisure has failed to meet
the threshold requirement of showing that the trial court’s order creates irreparable
harm, we dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction.
Backg... More...   $0 (04-04-2018 - FL)

This appeal involves an award of summary judgment to the defendant
on claims involving premises liability. For these claims, the defendant had
only limited duties for dangers that are considered “open and obvious.”
This limitation lies at the center of this appeal: The victim was killed by
cattle, and the danger from cattle is ordinarily open and obvious. Here,
though, the catt... More...   $0 (03-29-2018 - KS)

Robin Austin sued Walgreen Co. after she slipped and fell at a Walgreens store in northwest-ern Indiana, breaking her knee. A magistrate judge, presid-ing by consent, granted summary judgment to Walgreen. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
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I. Background
On a cold January day, Robin Austin went to a
Walgreens store in Hebron, Indiana. When she arrived, a
s... More...   $0 (03-27-2018 - IN)

William Costley sued Landry’s Inc. for injuries sustained during a visit to perform maintenance on an air conditioning unit. He asserted a premises liability claim. Landry’s filed a traditional and no-evidence motion for summary judgment, which the trial court granted. In two issues on appeal, Costley argues that Chapter
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95 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code does not preclude ... More...   $0 (12-21-2017 - TX)

On September 27, 2010, Mrs. Williams and her brother, Wayne Campbell, took the Williams’ trailer to a store operated by Plains in Evanston, Wyoming for a repair. They entered the building through a side door that led into the repair shop and found their way to the front office. After arranging for the repair, they left the same way they had come.
[¶4] They returned to the store that aftern... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - WY)

Jana Lee and Lucas Matthew Flanagan appeal traditional and no-evidence summary judgments granted in favor of RBD San Antonio L.P., Davidson Hotel Company LLC, and G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. in a premises liability case based on an alleged aggravated assault at a hotel. The Flanagans contend the trial court erred in granting the summary judgments and in sustaining objections to their summary j... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - TX)

Plaintiff Aleksandr Vasilenko was struck by a car as he crossed a public
street between the main premises of defendant Grace Family Church (the Church)
and the Church’s overflow parking area. Vasilenko contends that the Church
owed him a duty of care to assist him in safely crossing the public street and that
the Church was negligent in failing to do so. The Church argues that it h... More...   $0 (11-19-2017 - CA)

Tulsa, OK - Woman Convicted Of Serving Alcohol To Minors

The State of Oklahoma charged Angela Weaver a/k/a Angie Weaver with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: ALC21, FURNISH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE TO MINOR, in violation of 37 O.S. 537 A 1
Date of Offense: 01/22/2017
Party Name Disposition Information
WEAVER, ANGELA Disposed: DEFERRED, 11/06/2017. Guilty Plea
Count as D... More...   $0 (11-07-2017 - OK)

Gloria Prada appeals the trial court’s take-nothing summary judgment on her premises liability and negligent activity claims against Sherlock’s Addison, LLC. In a single issue, Prada contends the trial court erred in granting summary judgment because fact issues exist. Because Prada’s response to Sherlock’s Addison’s no-evidence motion did not address all the challenged elements of either claim, w... More...   $0 (10-12-2017 - TX)

Appellee Leah Smith lived at The Arbors of Central Park, an apartment
complex in Bedford, Texas. In July 2015, as she was walking across the grass to
reach a sidewalk in front of her apartment, she stepped onto a manhole lid
covering a water-meter box within an easement owned by Appellant City of
Bedford. The lid flipped open, and Smith fell into the manhole and was injured.
1S... More...   $0 (10-12-2017 - TX)

Appellee Leslie Papierski sued the City of Dallas after she slipped and fell on a puddle of
water inside the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center arena. The City filed a plea to the
jurisdiction asserting immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. The trial court denied the
City’s plea to the jurisdiction. On appeal, the City argues the trial court erred by denying its plea
to the... More...   $0 (10-05-2017 - TX)

El Reno, OK - Wanda Castle And Bob Castle sued First Baptist Church of El Reno

Issue # 1. Issue: NEGLIGENCE (GENERAL) (NEGL)
Filed By: CASTLE, WANDA
Filed Date: 11/10/2016
Party Name Disposition Information
Defendant: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF EL RENO Disposed: SUMMARY JUDGEMENT ENTERED, 10/04/2017. Judge

On February 7, 2015, Plaintiff Wanda Castle was an invi... More...   $0 (10-04-2017 - OK)

Plaintiff Bernardino Santos-Rodríguez ("Santos") was injured in a boating accident when a
corroded rod end that was part of the boat's steering mechanism
failed. Santos and several relatives sued Defendant Seastar
Solutions ("Seastar"), the manufacturer of the boat's steering
mechanism, alleging a design defect and a failure to warn. Santos
app... More...   $0 (06-08-2017 - PR)

An independent-contractor security guard shot Michael Henderson with a rubber bullet during an early morning encounter in the parking lot of Henderson’s
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apartment complex. Henderson sued his landlord, Parque View Apartments, its
management companies, and Ranger Guard and Investigations, the security
company that had contracted to provide security services at Parque View.
Hend... More...   $0 (05-18-2017 - TX)

BY THE COURT:
On April 17, 2017, we received a letter from counsel for PG&E requesting that we
modify our opinion in this case. We treat this request as a petition for rehearing, which
we deny. However, we order that the opinion filed on April 5, 2017, be modified as
follows:
1. On pages 25 through 26: delete the last four paragraphs of Part VI in full.
They begin at page 2... More...   $0 (04-24-2017 - )

BY THE COURT:
On April 17, 2017, we received a letter from counsel for PG&E requesting that we
modify our opinion in this case. We treat this request as a petition for rehearing, which
we deny. However, we order that the opinion filed on April 5, 2017, be modified as
follows:
1. On pages 25 through 26: delete the last four paragraphs of Part VI in full.
They begin at page 2... More...   $0 (04-24-2017 - )

Appellee John Clayton Cartwright owns and operates Appellee Cartwright’s Ranch House, LLC, (CRH) a restaurant in Denton, Texas. One
1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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morning, after Margaret and Laddie Kinsley ate breakfast together at CRH, as Laddie negotiated his walker off the curb in front of CRH and into the parking lot on the passenger-side of the couple’s vehicle, he fell. He was take... More...   $0 (04-06-2017 - TX)