Pratt v Ditton — Employer liable for worker’s crush injury
Case Thomas William Pratt v Patrick James Ditton Court Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) Judge Fagan Date Decided […]
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People v. Castillo — Crime Victims May Receive Noneconomic Restitution Without a Fixed Formula
The Fifth District held that noneconomic victim restitution needs no fixed formula, but each recipient must have evidence of individualized harm.
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Ward v. Mochi Health Corp. — Most Privacy Claims Over Health-Website Trackers Survive Dismissal
Ward v. Mochi Health Corp.: The court allowed most claims to proceed at the pleading stage.
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Leonor v. California Highway Patrol Officers — Disputed Flight and Prolonged Police-Dog Bite Require a Trial
Leonor v. California Highway Patrol Officers: The court entered judgment for Officer Negrete but allowed the Fourth Amendment claims against Officers Hernandez and Kozisek to proceed.
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Harris County v. Gariet — Court dismissed negligence suit under emergency exception
Case Harris County v. Jasmine Jade Gariet Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Rivas-Molloy; Guiney; Morgan Date Decided August
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Doe v. Boys & Girls Clubs of America — negligence and vicarious-liability claims return for trial
Case John Doe 13 v. Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Inc. Court New Mexico Court of Appeals Judge J.
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Pratt v. Anonymous Physician 1 — Court revives part of malpractice claim
The Court of Appeals applied Indiana’s constitutional discovery exception to revive claims against a pulmonologist but held claims against a family doctor untimely.
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Anonymous v. Shefa Hatzlacha Logistics — Supreme Court denied a third-tier appeal in a workplace-injury case
Case Anonymous v. Shefa Hatzlacha Logistics (B.P.) Ltd. Court Supreme Court of Israel (Israel) Judge יצחק עמית (Shimon Peres, 2009)
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Doyle’s Farm Produce — Court dismisses irrigators’ negligence class action against Basin Authority
Case Doyle’s Farm Produce Pty Ltd atf Claredale Family Trust v Murray-Darling Basin Authority Court Supreme Court of New South
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Bahinipaty — Court extended appeal deadline and waived fees
Case Bahinipaty v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (Vancouver General Hospital) Court Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Canada) Judge Honourable
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Bahinipaty — Court extended appeal deadline and waived fees for potentially meritorious negligence appeal
Case Bahinipaty v. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority (Vancouver General Hospital) Court Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Canada) Judge Honourable
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Balwah v Abdulla — Privy Council restored dismissal of the medical-negligence claims
Case Aeden Balwah (by Shelly-Ann Balwah, his Mother and Next Friend) and another v Marwan Ahmad Alsayed Abdulla; Aeden Balwah
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Saiz v. Rincon Band — Tribal Immunity Requires Dismissal of Casino Injury Suit
The court dismissed a casino injury action because the Rincon Band was immune, indispensable, and could not be joined in federal court.
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White Eagle v. City of Escondido — Disputed Body-Camera Evidence Sends Force Claims Toward Trial
Disputed facts not conclusively resolved by body-camera footage preserved excessive-force and part of a fabrication claim against Escondido officers.
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Gazian v. Worth Casualty — Appeal paused for clarification of dismissal order
Case Ken Gazian v. Worth Casualty Company, Worth Claims Services, and Redpoint Insurance Group Court Court of Appeals, Seventh District
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Davis v. District Court — Psychology rule cannot restrict civil discovery
The Nevada Supreme Court held that a psychology-board regulation cannot prevent courts from ordering disclosure of raw psychological test data in civil discovery.
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Lafferty v. Avila — Wrong date on DMV medical form sounds in ordinary negligence
The First Department held that inaccurately transcribing a seizure date onto a DMV physician form is ordinary negligence governed by a three-year limitations period.
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Carrero-Santiago v. Asphalt Green — Recess contractor owed no duty for errant basketball
The First Department dismissed a school aide’s injury claim because a recess contractor owed no third-party duty and an errant basketball was an assumed risk.
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Bush v. Marion General Hospital — Mississippi Supreme Court reversed COVID-19 immunity summary judgment
Case Kelby O. Bush, by and Through His Guardian and Next Friend, Cynthia Laruth Williams, Individually and on Behalf of
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Adams v. Medical Protective Co. — Sixth Circuit upheld dismissal of patients’ insurance-coverage and direct tort claims
Case Patricia Adams and Larry Adams; Mackenzie Bender; Cheryl Marie Potts, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Jeffrey
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Audi SQ5 Diesel Emissions Case — Federal Court revived the buyer’s diminished-value damages claim
Case VIa ZR 17/23 Court Federal Court of Justice (Germany) Date Decided August 26, 2026 Citation ECLI:DE:BGH:2026:260826UVIAZR17.23.0 Topics Diesel emissions,
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Pratt v. City of Monroe — Second injury suit dismissed as time-barred
Case Naterria Pratt v. The City of Monroe and Johnny Stevenson Court Louisiana Court of Appeal, Second Circuit Judge Robinson,
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Hughes v. State — Arkansas court affirms sentence because juror-bias claim was not preserved
Case Brandon Hughes v. State of Arkansas Court Arkansas Court of Appeals, Division II Judge Robert J. Gladwin; Tucker; Barrett
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All Does (1–144) — Eleventh Circuit dismissed interlocutory appeal of charging-lien order
Case All Does (1–144) and Paul David Wolf v. Conrad & Scherer, LLP Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the