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Estate Fails to Prove Proximate Cause in Fatal Accident Lawsuit
Estate of Szabrak v. Ley, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Szabrak sued Ley for wrongful death, alleging negligence in the operati...
Appellate court upholds award for injuries from cattle guard on state highway
Texas Department of Transportation v. Oscar Camarillo, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) appealed...
Appellate court upholds fraud verdict in oil and gas venture dispute
Kent B. Hoffman, Susan Hoffman Binieck, E. Peter Hoffman Jr., and Marni H. Cooney v. Andrew M. Thomson; CDG Peeler Family Limited Partnership; Cynthia L. Littlefield; The Dick Family Irrevocable Trust...
Appellate Court Affirms Breach of Oil Lease Contract Ruling
Evans Resources, L.P. v. Petroplex Energy, Inc.; Ryan C. Anwar; Leslie G. Anwar; Syed Javaid Anwar, as Independent Administrator for the Estate of Tahira Khaton, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on M...
Ohio Court Affirms Negligence Verdict in Car Accident Case
Weese v. Dalton, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 9, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Weese, sued the defendant, Dalton, for negligence after a car accident. The core...
Appellate Court Affirms Prescriptive Easement and Trespass Finding
Erika Santiagos and Osbaldo A. Saenz Jr. v. Selvin Santiagos-Salguero, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over a p...
Court Affirms Negligence Finding in Car Accident Case
Brian B. Blackwell v. Grace E. Gautier, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on October 13, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Brian B. Blackwell, sought to recover damages from th...
Colorado Court Affirms Negligence Verdict in Auto Accident Case
Stacey J. Day v. Danny Nathan Cruz, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 15, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Stacey J. Day, sued the defendant, Danny Nathan Cruz, f...
Appellate court upholds jury verdict finding IndyGo negligent in bus fatality
Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation d/b/a IndyGo Public Transportation v. Norma Jean Bush, as Personal Rep of the Estate of Michael Rex Fergerson, Dec, decided by Indiana Supreme Court on S...
WMATA bus operator negligence affirmed in passenger injury case
Catherine Jones v. WMATA, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 5, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether WMATA's bus operator was negligent in failing to stop ...
Iowa Supreme Court Affirms Judgment for Doctors in Birth Defect Malpractice Case
Jahn Patric Kirlin and Sara Louise Kirlin v. Dr. Barclay A. Monaster, M.D.; Dr. Christian William Jones, M.D.; and Physicians Clinic d/b/a Methodist Physicians Clinic-Council Bluffs, decided by Iowa S...
Medical Malpractice Verdict Affirmed in Ankle Fracture Case
Escamilla v. Vannucci, decided by California Supreme Court on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Escamilla, sued the defendant, Vannucci, for alleged medical malpracti...
Medical Malpractice Claim Fails Due to Insufficient Evidence of Negligence
Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill v. Jacob E. Markovitz, M.D., decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Crystal Walcott Spill sued Dr. Ja...
Parents win wrongful death suit against trucking company for driver negligence
Carrie S. Schultz and Robert C. Schultz, Sr., surviving parents of Robert C. Schultz, Jr. v. Great Plains Trucking, Inc. and Lennis H. Beck, decided by Missouri Supreme Court on February 11, 2025, res...