Defendant Giai Van Ngo was first tried by jury in 2011 for the conduct at issue in this appeal. The jury hung on all counts, and defendant was tried again in 2012. The second jury found defendant guilty on four counts: Count One—sexual penetration with a child aged 10 or younger; Counts Two and Four—lewd or lascivious acts on a child by force; and Count Three—simple battery. (Pen. Code, §§... More...   $0 (03-28-2014 - CA)

The primary question before us is whether Minnesota should formally recognize a cause of action for tortious interference with prospective economic advantage. John Gieseke, on behalf of Diversified Water Diversion, Inc. (Diversified), brought an action against appellants IDCA, Inc., et al. (IDCA), asserting, among other claims, tortious interference with Diversified’s prospective economic advant... More...   $0 (03-26-2014 - MN)

In this personal injury lawsuit, appellant Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (“Oncor”) appeals a judgment rendered on a jury verdict against it and in favor of appellee Marco Murillo, an employee of Leo Gomez d/b/a AAA

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Demolishing (“AAA”). Murillo sustained serious personal injuries from electrocution while he worked for AAA at a demolition site in Dallas. The jury f... More...   $0 (03-21-2014 - TX)

In our opinion issued October 17, 2013, we affirmed the county court’s judgment conditioned on the Rodriguezes’ filing a remittitur in the county court within thirty days of the date of the opinion, reducing the award of damages by $321.51 and notifying this Court of the filing. More than thirty days has passed since the date of the opinion, and the Rodriguezes have not notified this Court tha... More...   $0 (02-20-2014 - TX)

In this lawsuit alleging injuries from an automobile collision, the trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff Curtis Davis in the amount of $17,400 in past medical expenses and included that amount in the designated blank in the jury charge. The jury then went on to award more than $350,000 in other past and future damages.

On appeal, appellant Jesus Gracia argues the trial court erred i... More...   $0 (02-13-2014 - TX)

This appeal arises from a bench trial concerning an easement and trespass dispute. David and Michelle White, and D.L. White Construction, Inc. appeal from the district court’s judgment regarding the scope and location of the Whites’ easement across Dennis and Sherrie Akers’ property and the district court’s award of compensatory and punitive damages for trespass and emotional distress. We ... More...   $0 (02-07-2014 - ID)

Sina and Shekoufeh Sharifpour obtained a $712,682.89 judgment against Tam and Kim Le. In this appeal, we determine whether the court erred in staying enforcement of the judgment pending appeal, without the requirement of an undertaking.

We reverse.

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FACTS

The facts of this case are set forth more fully in our opinion in Case No. G047481, being filed concurrentl... More...   $0 (01-31-2014 - CA)

Plaintiff-Appellee Wellogix, Inc. alleged that Defendant-Appellant Accenture, L.L.P, misappropriated its trade secrets. After a nine-day trial, a jury returned a unanimous verdict against Accenture, awarding Wellogix compensatory and punitive damages. After a careful review of the record, we find that there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict, and the resulting damages awards. ... More...   $0 (01-15-2014 - TX)

This case requires us to once again consider the district court’s admission of expert testimony at trial. We review the admission of expert testimony at trial for an abuse of discretion. Primiano v. Cook, 598 F.3d 558, 563 (9th Cir. 2010). If the district court improperly admitted the expert testimony, we apply harmless error review to determine whether its decision must be reversed. United Stat... More...   $0 (01-15-2014 - WA)

In this first impression case, we hold that a defective special verdict form is subject to harmless error analysis.

Max Taylor, respondent, filed an action alleging hostile work environment sexual harassment against his former employer, Nabors Drilling USA, L.P., appellant. The action was brought pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq.... More...   $0 (01-13-2014 - CA)

American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI), appeals from a district court1 order denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law or, in the alternative, a new trial, and granting a partial remittitur of damages. George Tedder cross-appeals from the same order, challenging the remittitur. We affirm.

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Tedder worked for ARI as a welder. On April 24, 2008, Tedder was sitting on a table... More...   $0 (01-09-2014 - AR)

These appeals and cross-appeal are taken from final judgments, entered in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), in a pair of qui tam actions consolidated for litigation in the Eastern District of Virginia. By its Order of February 14, 2012, the district court: (1) assessed a single civil penalty in the sum of $5,500 in favor of the United States, intervening in substitution of rel... More...   $0 (01-08-2014 - NJ)

The plaintiff, Ronald Rawls, appeals
from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which
reversed the trial court’s judgment in an action brought
by the plaintiff against the defendants, Progressive
Northern Insurance Company (Progressive) and Zabian
Bailey,1 for negligence and underinsured motorist benefits.
The action arose from a rear-end collision allegedly
caused by ... More...   $0 (01-07-2014 - CT)

As the result of a vehicular collision, Linda J. Robles, as personal representative of the estate of Miguel A. Mercado, deceased, brought this wrongful death action against Aaron Swanson. Swanson appeals from the final judgment totaling - 2 - over $6,000,000. We conclude that the trial court committed reversible error in allowing irrelevant and highly prejudicial evidence of Swanson's drug use in ... More...   $0 (12-20-2013 - FL)

GEICO General Insurance Company (GEICO) challenges the trial court's rulings on its various posttrial motions filed after Lorraine Hoy obtained a favorable verdict on her claim against GEICO for fraud in the inducement. On her cross-appeal,

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Mrs. Hoy challenges the trial court's denial of her motion to amend her complaint to add a claim for punitive damages. Because Mrs. Hoy... More...   $0 (12-20-2013 - FL)

More than 70 residents of a 186-space mobilehome park sued the owner for failing to properly maintain the park’s physical improvements and common facilities, including the park’s sewer system, water pressure, electrical system, and matters related to security such * Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 8.1105(b) and 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception o... More...   $0 (12-03-2013 - CA)

Darryl Wayne Turner, age seventeen, died from cardiac arrest after a confrontation with police in which he was struck in the chest by electrical current emitted from a device commonly known as a “taser,” manufactured by TASER International, Inc. (TI). The police officer who discharged the taser aimed the device at Turner’s chest based on training provided by the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police ... More...   $0 (11-26-2013 - NC)

In his second appeal in this post-conviction case, Christopher Conley Tapp challenges the district court's summary dismissal of his claim that his defense counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to present evidence of his diminished mental capacity in support of his trial motion to suppress his confession as involuntary. Tapp contends that because this Court, in his prior post-convictio... More...   $0 (11-21-2013 - ID)

Siblings Michael (Mike) McGraw, John McGraw and Ann Morrical are co-equal shareholders of a group of family corporations.1 Disputes between the siblings over the management of these corporations led to conflicts and litigation. Mike and John (collectively the Brothers) then entered into a series of transactions with an outside management company and, over the objection of their sister, voted to re... More...   $0 (10-10-2013 - CA)

¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Defendant Douglas Tuthill, Administrator of the Estate of Paul Oakes, appeals from the jury’s award of $150,000 in punitive damages to plaintiff Doreen Carpentier and the trial court’s denial of his motion for remittitur. Defendant also challenges the trial court’s denial of his post-judgment motion to vacate a writ of attachment. We affirm.

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Appellee Shahbaz F. Din sued his former employer, appellant ATI Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a ATI Career Training Center, for national-origin discrimination and retaliation. A jury found in Din’s favor on both claims, and the trial judge rendered judgment in favor of Din. ATI appeals, and Din cross-appeals. We reverse the judgment, dismiss Din’s retaliation claim for lack of subject-matter jurisdic... More...   $0 (09-28-2013 - TX)

In this personal injury lawsuit, appellant Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (“Oncor”) appeals a judgment rendered on a jury verdict against it and in favor of appellee Marco Murillo, an employee of Leo Gomez d/b/a AAA Demolishing (“AAA”). Murillo sustained serious personal injuries from

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electrocution while he worked for AAA at a demolition site in Dallas. The jury f... More...   $0 (09-27-2013 - TX)

In 2006, while visiting relatives in Andover, twenty-nine year old Robin Aleo [FN4] attempted to use an inflatable swimming pool slide that had been imported and sold by Toys "R" Us, Inc., and Toysrus.com, LLC (collectively, Toys R Us). [FN5] She slid down head first; when she reached the bottom of the slide, it collapsed, and her head struck the concrete deck of the swimming pool through the fab... More...   $20600000 (09-14-2013 - MA)

In this premises liability case, appellants, TREIMee Corp. d/b/a Park on Westview Apts (“TREIMee”) and Park on Westview Apartments, LP (“Park on Westview”), appeal from the trial court’s judgment rendered on the jury verdict in

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favor of appellee, Armando Garcia, for injuries sustained when he fell through a collapsed concrete platform on an outside stairway of an apartmen... More...   $0 (08-29-2013 - TX)

This appeal arises from a diversity action based on a claim of medical negligence.

The injured plaintiff, Louis Prager, alleged that Campbell County Memorial Hospital and its employee, Dr. Brian Cullison (together, the Hospital Defendants), negligently failed to diagnose Mr. Prager’s broken neck following an automobile accident, resulting in serious nerve damage to his left arm. After a l... More...   $7000000 (08-12-2013 - WY)