| Weekly Opinion Summaries Injury & Tort Law | | April 04-08, 2011 FindLaw.com Weekly Injury & Tort Law Newsletter | You may forward this e-mail in its entirety. Table of Contents Injury & Tort Law FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. Injury & Tort Law United States Ninth Circuit, 04/06/2011 A. D. v. State of California Highway Patrol, No. 09-17635 In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 dispute arising out of a fatal shooting following a high-speed chase, denial of qualified immunity upon a Rule 50(a) motion is reversed where court improperly conflated the general standard, purpose to harm unrelated to a legitimate law enforcement objective, with the objective standard by which the conduct of an officer is to be measured. Read more... United States Ninth Circuit, 04/07/2011 Gutierrez v. Advanced Med. Optics, Inc., No. 09-55860 In a tort and injury action alleging medical negligence, dismissal by district court on forum non conveniens grounds is reversed because while, based on the initial evidence before it, the court did not err in its analysis, an intervening denial of jurisdiction by Mexican courts compels a remand for reconsideration. Read more... California Court of Appeal, 04/05/2011 Garbell v. Conejo Hardwoods, No. B221482 In tort action alleging negligent destruction of property belonging to plaintiff, and a subrogation action against defendant, judgment of trial court offsetting an insurance payment against jury award is reversed for modification of judgment and a reconsideration of motion for costs even though sufficient evidence supports liability and trial court correctly calculated the judgment. Read more... FindLaw includes summaries of all Supreme and Appellate Court slip opinions posted on the official Illinois Courts site. FindLaw summaries include opinions that have not yet been released for publication and may be subject to modification, correction or withdrawal. Check the Illinois Courts site to determine if a specific opinion has been released before relying on that case as precedent. Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. | Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. | Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. | 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 | | | |
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