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Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Shook v. Petersilge, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Shook, sued the defendant, Petersilge, for defamation, alleging ...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Slip-and-Fall Case
Bridge Golde v. Bangladesh Gardens, LLC, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to gr...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in defamation case
Jennings v. Clark, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Jennings, sued the defendant, Clark, for defamation, alleging that...
Slip-and-fall plaintiff fails to prove store's notice of wet floor
Randazzo v. Walgreen Co., Walgreens, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Randazzo, sued Walgreens for negligence after sl...
Statements made in anticipation of litigation protected by privilege
Andrea Virgin v. Ana M. Frexes, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summa...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case
Martinez v. Sierra Lifestar, decided by California Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Martinez, sued Sierra Lifestar for wrongful termination, alleg...
Defamation plaintiff fails to prove actual malice for summary judgment
Cyril Wohrer v. Graeme Duncan, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Cyril Wohrer, sued the defendant, Graeme Duncan, for d...
Defamation plaintiff fails to prove actual malice for summary judgment
Ernie Blazeff v. Vladimir Ohayon, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ernie Blazeff, sued the defendant, Vladimir Ohayon,...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Defendants in False Arrest Case
Molly Dorsey v. Lorenzo Hearns and Robert Salters, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Molly Dorsey, sued the defendants,...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Discrimination Case
Nidal T. Baem v. Western Frontier Trading, LLC., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nidal T. Baem, sued Western Frontier Trading, ...
Settlement Agreement Unenforceable Due to Lack of Mutual Assent
Susan E. Harriman v. Leslie Hyman and Pulman, Cappuccio & Pullen, LLP, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over the e...
Slip and Fall Case: Plaintiff Fails to Prove Landlord Had Notice of Hazard
Maria Nava Hernandez v. GSMV the Bellfort Owner LLC, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Maria Nava Hernandez, sued the defendant, ...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in defamation case
Islam v. Razzak, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Islam, sued the defendant, Razzak, for defamation, alleging that Razzak made fa...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for defendant in slip-and-fall case
Latoya Lavasiee Hopkins v. Woodlake Trails, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Latoya Hopkins, sued the defendant, Woodlake Trails...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Breach of Contract Case
AE OPCO III, LLC v. AAR CORP., decided by Eleventh Circuit on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to AAR C...
YMCA Not Liable for Slip-and-Fall Without Notice of Hazard
Haleh Darbar v. YMCA of South Florida, Inc., decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over whether the YMCA of S...
Affirmed: Plaintiff failed to prove causation in negligence claim
Sekwanna Victor v. Julio M. Quadros, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's decision, findin...
Appellate court enforces settlement agreement against defendant
Lake County Sheriff's Office, Preferred Governmental Claims Solutions/PGCS v. Hart, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, L...
Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Personal Injury Case
Shareen Ismail v. Andre Rodall, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on April 14, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's decision to grant summa...
Country Club Wins Wrongful Termination Suit; Employee Lacks Evidence
Donovan v. Kirtland Country Club, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Donovan, sued Kirtland Country Club for wrongful termination a...
Water damage exclusion in insurance policy upheld
Garcia-Navarro v. Universal Insurance Company, decided by First Circuit on April 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether Universal Insurance Company's denia...
Texas appeals court affirms summary judgment for apartment complex in slip-and-fall case
Bianca Fox v. Cypress at Stone Oak, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Bianca Fox, sued Cypress at Stone Oak for negligence after s...
Texas Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Retaliation Case
Nikki Arnold v. Resolute Hancock, LLC, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 7, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Nikki Arnold, sued Resolute Hancock, LLC, alleging wrongf...
Club Not Liable for Slip-and-Fall Without Notice of Wet Floor
Urdiales v. Latin Am. Club of Defiance, Ohio, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on April 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Urdiales, sued the Latin American Club of Defiance,...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for employer in wrongful termination case
Demetrius T. Crockett v. Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 3, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Demetrius T. Crockett, sued Keyst...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment in car accident case, finding no gross negligence
Christine Hanson v. Johny Jideofor Nwachukwu, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Christine Hanson, sued the defendant, Johny Jideof...