Jane Doe, a minor child, and her adoptive parents, Gregory and Michelle Johnson, brought this action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 2003), against Debby Thompson ("Thompson"), an Adoption Specialist with the South Carolina Department of Social Services ("SCDSS"), alleging violations of their substa...   MORE>>

Ernest Bustos, pro se, appeals the district court’s grant of a motion to dismiss in favor Officer Guillermo Cantu, Officer Kyle Goodwin, Officer Pete Vega, Officer David Larios, Officer Carlos Alex Garza, Sheryl Sculley, William McManus, and the City of San Antonio on his claims under 42 U.S.C. §...   MORE>>

In this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, Plaintiff-Appellant James Warren Schreiber (“Schreiber”) appeals the district court’s decision to grant, in part, the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. In particular, Schreiber argues that the district court erred in concluding that, as a matter of la...   MORE>>

In this diversity suit, plaintiffs, who are past and present Wal-Mart employees and their spouses, allege injuries caused by exposure to carbon monoxide gas in the enclosed freezer section of a Wal-Mart Distribution Center during a two-week period in November and December 2005. One group of plaintif...   MORE>>

Thomas L. Creel brought a medical malpractice action against Dr. Lloyd F. Mercer and the United States arising from Creel’s treatment at the G.V. Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Jackson, Mississippi. The district court dismissed Creel’s claims against Mercer, concluding that...   MORE>>

D & J Tire Inc. (“Appellant”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Hercules Tire & Rubber Company and Lawrence B. Seawell, a Hercules officer (collectively, “Appellees”). Appellant, a former Hercules minority shareholder, sued Appellees for breach of fiduciary...   MORE>>

In March 2006, Tara Carlson struck a trailer being towed by a vehicle in which Bhavanidas Kode was a passenger. In June 2007, Kode brought a diversity action against Carlson claiming economic and non-economic damages totaling $1,000,000. Although Carlson admitted she was negligent and that her negli...   MORE>>

Miles Farm Supply challenges the district court’s summary disposition of its Kentucky-law claims that Helena Chemical Company aided and abetted a breach of fiduciary duty by three Miles employees and that, by aiding those employees, Helena tortiously interfered with Miles’ prospective contractua...   MORE>>

When the Enterprise, a large cargo ship, positioned itself to receive a load of coal on the shores of Lake Erie, it struck a land-based coal-loading machine operated by Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Company and The Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company. Bessemer and its affiliate filed this admiralty a...   MORE>>

The dispute in this case arises from Pro-Med Clinical Systems, LLC’s (“Pro-Med”) use of Pro-Med Maximus, paper templates designed to capture a physician-patient encounter, and the electronic version of that product developed by Pro-Med. Utopia Provider Systems, Inc. (“Utopia”) alleges that...   MORE>>