Burgess v. Superior Court is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of California that clarified when a plaintiff may recover damages for negligently inflicted emotional distress in medical negligence cases involving childbirth. The case… Burgess v. Superior Court

Burdick v. Superior Court (Sanderson) (2015) 233 Cal.App.4th 8 is an important California Court of Appeal decision dealing with personal jurisdiction in internet-based defamation cases. The case addresses whether an out-of-state defendant can be subjected… Burdick v. Superior Court

Burnham v. Superior Court is a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that clarified the constitutional validity of exercising personal jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant who is served with process while physically present… Burnham v. Superior Court

Kroger v. Omaha Public Power District is a federal appellate decision that arose from a wrongful death action based on diversity jurisdiction. The case was decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the… Kroger v. Omaha Public Power District

Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local 391 v. Terry is a United States Supreme Court decision that addressed an important constitutional question concerning the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial. The case arose out of… Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers Local 391 v. Terry

In Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court, the Supreme Court examined whether a foreign manufacturer could be subjected to state court jurisdiction solely because it was aware that its component parts might eventually reach… Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court

Mueller v. Swift is a federal district court decision from the District of Colorado that focuses on spoliation of evidence and the circumstances under which a court may impose an adverse-inference jury instruction. The case… Mueller v. Swift

Lucy Webb Hayes Natl. Training School v. Geoghegan is a 1967 decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia that addresses the right of a private hospital to seek injunctive relief… Lucy Webb Hayes Natl. Training School v. Geoghegan

Citation: Plant v. Blazer Financial Services, 598 F.2d 1357, 1979 U.S. App. 12976 (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979). Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Parties Facts… Plant v. Blazer Financial Services

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts is a landmark 1985 decision of the United States Supreme Court that addressed two important constitutional questions in the context of nationwide class action lawsuits. The case examined the due… Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts