The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company ("3M") produces and markets a product known as carrier tape. When the company discovered that three of its employees had formed Accu- Tech Plastics ("Accu-Tech") to manufacture and market resin sheeting, the essential component of carrier tape, 3M brought suit. After dismissing certain 3M claims pursuant to Accu-Tech's summary judgment motio... More...   $0 (07-25-2001 - WI)

After a nine-day jury trial, during which three of the original seven jurors were dismissed by the di... More...   $300000 (07-20-2001 - MI)

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Van-Court Property Management Services, Ltd., appeals from the judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff, Torrie A. Gilliard, on claims of breach of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing in discharging the plaintiff and failing to produce the plaintiff’s personnel files in violation of General Statutes § 31-51q.1 The defendant claims that t... More...   $0 (06-05-2001 - CT)

Silver Sage Partnership, Ltd. is a partnership organized to purchase and develop low-income housing at a mobile home park in the City of Desert Hot Springs, California. Paul Saben and Richard Earlix were the partnership's principals. In 1990, the partnership entered into an agreement with Huntington Savings and Loan to purchase the Silver Sage Mobile Home Park, which was located in the city.... More...   $3040439 (06-01-2001 - CA)

This age discrimination appeal requires us to decide several issues concerning application of the "single-filing," or "piggybacking," rule (1) to opt-in collective actions under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). We address these important issues in Part I of this opinion, and we provide a brief summary of our holdings here. We first clarify the meaning of the "similarly situated" requirement under § 216(b). We ... More...   $0 (05-29-2001 - FL)

This age discrimination appeal requires us to decide several issues concerning application of the "single-filing," or "piggybacking," rule (1) to opt-in collective actions under 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). We address these important issues in Part I of this opinion, and we provide a brief summary of our holdings here. We first clarify the meaning of the "similarly situated" requirement under § 216(b). We ... More...   $0 (05-29-2001 - FL)

Jane M. Foster sued Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. (Time Warner) alleging that she was terminated for conduct protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12203(a). The jury returned a verdict finding that Time Warner had terminated Foster in retaliation for opposing unlawful discrimination under the ADA. It awarded lost wages and compensatory and punitive dam... More...   $0 (05-24-2001 - AR)

On July 20, 1998, in this diversity suit in the District Court for New Jersey, a jury awarded Theresa Tormenia $60,000 to compensate her for injuries suffered after the panels of a revolving door collapsed and struck her body. At trial, Ms. Tormenia claimed that Woodbridge Center Office Complex ("Woodbridge"), the owner of premises on which the door was located, and John G. Troast Management... More...   $60000 (05-21-2001 - NJ)

In this appeal we consider whether a landlord may be held liable for injuries suffered by its tenants because of the unsanitary condition of its apartments. Landlord 1 argues that it owes no common law duty to maintain the apartments and, under the Landlord Tenant Code 2 , a tenant may not recover damages for personal injuries without establishing negligence per se. Landlord also raises numero... More...   $1040000 (05-08-2001 - DE)

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This is a slip-and-fall case. It arises out of an injury Dyanna Turner, appellee, sustained while on the premises of appellant, Fayetteville Diagnostic Clinic (FDC), on December 18, 1995. Turner sued FDC in tort to recover damages. At the close of a one-day trial, the jury found FDC negligent and returned a $48,703 judgment. FDC then filed a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), ... More...   $48703 (04-26-2001 - AR)

Sherree Keltner filed a negligence action against K-Mart Corporation alleging personal injuries caused by a falling light fixture in a K-Mart dressing room. After a jury returned a verdict for Keltner, K-Mart moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, new trial or remittitur. The trial court denied K-Mart's motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and remittitur, but granted its motio... More...   $0 (04-24-2001 - MO)

Samuel Brooks, Donna Brooks and The Corporation of Police and Private Security, Inc. d/b/a Copps, Inc. ("Copps")(FN1) appeal the judgment entered by the trial court awarding Daniel Reese ("Plaintiff") $25,000 in actual damages and $250,000 in punitive damages stemming from a fight outside a bar. According to Defendants, the trial court: (1) plainly erred in entering judgment for actual and punitiv... More...   $275000 (03-20-2001 - MO)

Robert Friedenberg appeals a judgment and orders denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) and partially granting a new trial following a jury verdict finding Friedenberg committed negligence in connection with his legal representation of Michael Piscitelli. Piscitelli retained Friedenberg's law firm to pursue claims against his employer, Prudential Securities, Inc. (Pr... More...   $0 (03-14-2001 - CA)

Defendant, Doenges Brothers Ford, Inc., appeals an order of the trial court denying its motion for new trial. The issues on appeal are (1) whether the verdict is sustained by competent evidence; (2) whether the trial court correctly denied Defendant's request for a remittitur; (3) whether the trial court properly instructed the jury; and (4) whether the trial court correctly awarded attorney fees ... More...   $0 (03-14-2001 - OK)

Plaintiff Henry B. O'Neal was terminated from his job one day after his attorney sent a letter to his employer, Ferguson Construction Company ("Ferguson"), accusing the company of reassigning O'Neal in retaliation for his filing race discrimination and retaliation claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"). O'Neal filed suit against Ferguson under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) ("Tit... More...   $0 (01-24-2001 - NM)

Plaintiff Henry B. O'Neal was terminated from his job one day after his attorney sent a letter to his employer, Ferguson Construction Company ("Ferguson"), accusing the company of reassigning O'Neal in retaliation for his filing race discrimination and retaliation claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"). O'Neal filed suit against Ferguson under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a) ("Tit... More...   $302721 (01-24-2001 - NM)

This appeal arises from the tragic death of 31-year-old Eric Butera while he served as an undercover operative for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Mr. Butera's mother, Terry Butera, sued, on her own behalf and on behalf of her son's estate, the District of Columbia and the four police officers who engineered the undercover operation, alleging that they ... More...   $1100000 (01-09-2001 - DC)

The principal question before us is whether the district court erred in giving a mixed-motive rather than a pretext instruction to the jury considering plaintiff's claim of wrongful discharge and discriminatory working conditions. We conclude that in the absence of substantial evidence of conduct or statements by decision- makers directly reflecting discriminatory animus, the giving of a mix... More...   $364377 (12-29-2000 - NV)

Catharina Costa was employed by Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino (Caesars) as a warehouse worker from 1987 to 1994. She was the only woman in the bargaining unit ... More...   $0 (12-29-2000 - NV)

This is an appeal by defendant Kmart from a judgment entered on a $650,000 jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Carmelita Elcock ("Elcock") for personal injuries and economic loss that she suffered as the result of a slip and fall at a Kmart store in Frederiksted, U.S. Virgin Islands. Kmart concedes its liability and acknowledges that Elcock's fall caused her some quantum of harm. However, Kma... More...   $650000 (10-10-2000 - VI)

Cheryl Conner appeals the district court's adverse judgment on her Title VII hostile work environment claim. The lower court vacated a jury verdict in favor of Ms. Conner and granted judgment as a matter of law and a conditional new trial to her former employer, Schrader- Bridgeport International ("SBI"). We now reverse the district court's judgment and remand for reinstatement of the jury's ... More...   $50000 (09-13-2000 - VA)

The lessor of a personal residence filed this action in the municipal court against the lessee, a corporation, alleging breach of a written lease agreement executed by the president of the corporation. Following judgment in favor of the lessor in the municipal court, and affirmance in the appellate department of the superior court, the Court of Appeal directed that the case be transferred to i... More...   $0 (07-17-2000 - CA)

Rodney Brice sued Safeway, Inc. ("Safeway") and E. J. Nkaru in the District of Maryland, alleging that Nkaru, a security guard in a Safeway grocery store in Falls Church, Virginia, maliciously caused Brice's prosecution for having forged and uttered a Safeway courtesy card.1 A jury found Nkaru and Safeway liable and returned a $500,000 verdict in favor of Brice. Brice thereafter accepted a re... More...   $0 (07-12-2000 - MD)

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