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Weekly Opinion Summaries for-December 29-January 2, 2004
INJURY & TORT LAW CASE SUMMARIES
Date: Friday, 2004/01/02 Fri PM 08:56:21 CST

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

* CORREIA v. FITZGERALD

* KOZIKOWSKI v. TOLL BROS., INC.

* GARVIN v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

* LINCOLN v. REKSTEN MGMT.

* ANDERSON v. INDEP. SCH. DIST.

* CLAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. v. JOHNSON

* MARTINEZ v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.

* CITI-WIDE PREFERRED COURIERS, INC. v. GOLDEN EAGLE INS. CORP.

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U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals
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CORREIA v. FITZGERALD (12/31/03 - No. 02-1417)
Take-nothing verdict for defendants was not tainted by jury prejudice
favoring firefighter-defendant as a result of the publicity and
sentiments surrounding the events of September 11, 2001. District court
acted well within its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motions for a
continuance or for a new trial.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/1st/021417.html
CORREIA v. FITZGERALD (12/31/03 - No. 02-1417)

KOZIKOWSKI v. TOLL BROS., INC. (12/31/03 - No. 03-1460)
Plaintiffs unsuccessfully appeal the grant of summary judgment to
defendant. Their breach of warranty claims were time-barred, and their
deceit claims were barred by the statute of repose.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/1st/031460.html
KOZIKOWSKI v. TOLL BROS., INC. (12/31/03 - No. 03-1460)

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U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
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GARVIN v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA (12/31/03 - No. 03-1573)
District court properly denied plaintiff's motions to amend her 42
U.S.C. section 1983 complaint arising from alleged acts of excessive
police force.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/3rd/031573p.pdf
GARVIN v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA (12/31/03 - No. 03-1573)

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U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
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LINCOLN v. REKSTEN MGMT. (12/29/03 - No. 99-1681)
In a negligence action brought under section 905(b) of the Longshore
and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, defendant's vessel might have been
negligent in the maintenance, upkeep, and inspection of the deck in
question, so that it might have discovered the defect or hole in the
decking into which plaintiff fell.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/4th/991681p.pdf
LINCOLN v. REKSTEN MGMT. (12/29/03 - No. 99-1681)

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U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
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ANDERSON v. INDEP. SCH. DIST. (12/31/03 - No. 02-3745)
Plaintiff failed to prove that defendant had defamed him by making
untruthful statements about his drug test results to a third party. With
respect to his claim that defendant violated Minnesota's Government Data
Practices Act by disclosing information about the test results,
plaintiff failed to prove that any actual or reputational damages he
sustained were a direct result of the unlawful disclosure.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/8th/023745p.pdf
ANDERSON v. INDEP. SCH. DIST. (12/31/03 - No. 02-3745)

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Supreme Court of Florida
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CLAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. v. JOHNSON (01/02/04 - No. SC01-1955)
Where a victim was struck and killed by a truck in an area where a
streetlight was inoperative, the streetlight maintenance company owed
the plaintiffs a legally recognized duty to use reasonable care in
maintaining the streetlights.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/floridastatecases/12_2003/sc01-1955.pdf
CLAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. v. JOHNSON (01/02/04 - No. SC01-1955)

MARTINEZ v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. (01/02/04 - No. SC01-1505)
Where a victim was struck and killed by a sports utility vehicle in an
area where a streetlight was inoperative, the case is remanded in light
of the holding in CLAY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. v. JOHNSON, Nos.
SC01-1955 & SC01-1956.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/floridastatecases/12_2003/sc01-1505.pdf
MARTINEZ v. FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. (01/02/04 - No. SC01-1505)

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California Appellate Districts
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CITI-WIDE PREFERRED COURIERS, INC. v. GOLDEN EAGLE INS. CORP. (12/30/03- No. B160823)
Just as a malicious prosecution suit may be maintained where only one
of several claims in the underlying action lacked probable cause, so too
can a malicious prosecution action be maintained where most but not all
of the amount sought in the underlying action was claimed without
probable cause.

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:
http://login.findlaw.com/scripts/callaw?dest=ca/caapp4th/slip/2003/b160823.html

To read the full text of this opinion, go to:[PDF File]
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/californiastatecases/b160823.pdf
CITI-WIDE PREFERRED COURIERS, INC. v. GOLDEN EAGLE INS. CORP. (12/30/03- No. B160823)

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