Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Injury And Tort Law : From 10/01/04 To 07/01/05
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury And Tort Law |
| Title: | Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales |
| Date: | 06/27/05 |
| Case Number: | 04-278 |
| Summary: | An individual who has obtained a state-law restraining order does not have a constitutionally protected property interest in having the police enforce the restraining order when they have probable cause to believe it has been violated. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Admiralty, Civil Rights, Injury And Tort Law, International Law |
| Title: | Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line |
| Date: | 06/06/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-1388 |
| Summary: | Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is applicable to foreign-flag cruise ships in United States waters except where the statute regulates a vessel's internal affairs. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Injury And Tort Law, Securities Law |
| Title: | Dura Pharm. Inc. v. Broudo |
| Date: | 04/19/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-932 |
| Summary: | In private securities fraud actions, an inflated purchase price will not, by itself, constitute or proximately cause the relevant economic loss needed to allege and prove "loss causation." |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | Smith v. City of Jackson, Mississippi |
| Date: | 03/30/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-1160 |
| Summary: | Although the "disparate-impact" theory of recovery, for cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, is cognizable under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the disparate-impact theory's scope is narrower under the ADEA than under Title VII. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law |
| Title: | Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Educ. |
| Date: | 03/29/05 |
| Case Number: | 02-1672 |
| Summary: | Title IX's private right of action encompasses claims of retaliation against an individual because he has complained about sex discrimination. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law, Injury And Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate |
| Title: | City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams |
| Date: | 03/22/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-1601 |
| Summary: | An individual may not enforce the limitations on local zoning authority, set forth in section 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act, through an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury And Tort Law |
| Title: | Muehler v. Mena |
| Date: | 03/22/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-1423 |
| Summary: | In a section 1983 suit, police officers' detention of defendant in handcuffs during the execution of a search warrant was reasonable and did not violate the Fourth Amendment. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Injury And Tort Law |
| Title: | WILKINSON v. DOTSON |
| Date: | 03/07/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-287 |
| Summary: | State prisoners may challenge the constitutionality of state parole procedures under a section 1983 action for declaratory and injunctive relief; they are not required to seek relief exclusively under the federal habeas corpus statutes. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Injury And Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation |
| Title: | STEWART v. DUTRA CONSTR. CO. |
| Date: | 02/22/05 |
| Case Number: | 03-814 |
| Summary: | A dredge, which is a floating platform used to remove silt from the ocean floor, is a "vessel" for purposes of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Admiralty, Contracts, Injury And Tort Law, International Trade |
| Title: | NORFOLK SOUTHERN RY. CO. v. KIRBY |
| Date: | 11/09/04 |
| Case Number: | 02-1028 |
| Summary: | In a maritime case involving a train wreck, plaintiff-railroad company is protected by the Himalaya Clause in the bill of lading, which extends the liability limitation broadly and corresponds to the fact that various modes of transportation would be involved in performing the contract. |