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TABLE OF CONTENTS
* BISHOP v. NAT'L HEALTH INS. CO.
* MIX v. DELAWARE & HUDSON RY. CO.
* LM v. US
* IN RE: FORD MOTOR CO.
* NEHME v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CLINICAL LABS., INC.
* WOLFOWITZ v. REDLAND INS. CO.
* HENLEY v. PHILIP MORRIS INC.
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U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals
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BISHOP v. NAT'L HEALTH INS. CO. (09/22/03 - No. 02-9032)
The district court erred in finding that plaintiff's intoxication
exclusion in their policy with defendant should not apply because the
exclusion is ambiguous.
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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/029032p.pdf
BISHOP v. NAT'L HEALTH INS. CO. (09/22/03 - No. 02-9032)
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MIX v. DELAWARE & HUDSON RY. CO. (09/23/03 - No. 02-9200)
Summary judgment in a Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA) claim is
affirmed where claimant knew, or should have known, of the existence and
cause of injury prior to the relevant date; a FELA plaintiff can recover
for injuries suffered during the three-year period preceding suit if
these injuries are sufficiently distinct from those previously suffered.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/2nd/029200p.pdf
MIX v. DELAWARE & HUDSON RY. CO. (09/23/03 - No. 02-9200)
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U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals
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LM v. US (09/24/03 - No. 02-3583)
The United States was not shown to be liable under the Federal Tort
Claims Act, for a mail carrier's sexual abuse of a seven-year-old girl
who lived in a home on his mail delivery route.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/7th/023583p.pdf
LM v. US
(09/24/03 - No. 02-3583)
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U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
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IN RE: FORD MOTOR CO. (09/22/03 - No. 03-10440)
Plaintiff in a design defect action is not permitted direct-access
discovery of defendant's computer systems without a factual finding of
some non-compliance with discovery rules by defendant.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/11th/0310440p.pdf
IN RE: FORD MOTOR CO. (09/22/03 - No. 03-10440)
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Supreme Court of Florida
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NEHME v. SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CLINICAL LABS., INC. (09/25/03 -
No.SC02-1680)
The term "concealment" as used in Section 95.11(4)(b), Florida
Statutes, which extends the normal four-year statute of repose for
medical malpractice actions to seven years, does not encompass negligent
diagnosis by a medical provider.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/floridastatecases/9_2003/sc02-1680.pdf
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California Appellate Districts
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WOLFOWITZ v. REDLAND INS. CO. (09/25/03 - No. B158594)
A chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee failed to state a cause of action
against both an insurer (for bad faith refusal to accept a pre-trial
offer to settle) and attorneys (for legal malpractice in connection with
refusal to settle) because it failed to show damages as a result of the
refusal to settle a tort claimant's action.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://login.findlaw.com/scripts/callaw?dest=ca/caapp4th/slip/2003/b1585
94.html
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/b158594.pdf
WOLFOWITZ v. REDLAND INS. CO. (09/25/03 - No. B158594)
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HENLEY v. PHILIP MORRIS INC. (09/25/03 - No.
A086991)
In an action for personal injuries allegedly sustained from defendant's
tortious misconduct in the manufacture and marketing of cigarettes, a
$25 million punitive damages award cannot be sustained, but an award of
$9 million would satisfy constitutional standards.
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://login.findlaw.com/scripts/callaw?dest=ca/caapp4th/slip/2003/a086991.html
To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/a086991.pdf
HENLEY v. PHILIP MORRIS INC. (09/25/03 - No. A086991)
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