State rule requiring filing of Certificate of Merit in malpractice cases is a substantive rule that must be applied when other fora apply that state's law.
Elizabeth Liggon-Redding v. Estate of Robert Sugarman
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Third Circuit -- Elizabeth Liggon-Redding v. Estate of Robert Sugarman
First Circuit -- CQ International Co., Inc. v. Rochem International, Inc., US
No abuse of discretion in not issuing Rule 11 sanctions on motion.
CQ International Co., Inc. v. Rochem International, Inc., US
CQ International Co., Inc. v. Rochem International, Inc., US
First Circuit -- Davis v. Travelers Property Casualty
Where an auto insurance policy lists two rates and says that one of them applies, the one that the policy says applies is the applicable rate.
Contract trumps choice of law (last paragraph).
Davis v. Travelers Property Casualty
Contract trumps choice of law (last paragraph).
Davis v. Travelers Property Casualty
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Contract Interpretation,
Souter
First Circuit -- Bhatti v. Trustees of Boston
Summary judgement appropriate on Title VII and S1981 racial discrimination claims given the paucity of evidence.
Bhatti v. Trustees of Boston
Bhatti v. Trustees of Boston
First Circuit -- US v. Rogers
Where member of the military is ordered to his residence while the police are conducting a search, the circumstance is sufficiently custodial to trigger Miranda.
Sufficiency of warnings is in question when preceded and followed by other questions.
US v. Rogers
Sufficiency of warnings is in question when preceded and followed by other questions.
US v. Rogers
Second Circuit -- United States v. Leslie
In a sentencing context, incarceration does not necessarily signal withdrawal from a financial conspiracy.
United States v. Leslie
United States v. Leslie
Second Circuit -- Rojas v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
No error in summary judgement on Title VII and state claims where plaintiff's testimony is disjointed and contradictory.
Rojas v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
Rojas v. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester
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