LATEST SUMMARIES
CIVIL PROCEDURE, CONTRACTS, INJURY AND TORT LAW, LABOR &
EMPLOYMENT LAW, PROPERTY LAW & REAL ESTATE
Otis Elevator Co.
v. Midland Red Oak Realty, Inc., No. 04-6327
In a
suit brought by an elevator service company against a glass company
and property owner seeking indemnity for the amount of settling an
underlying personal injury suit brought by an individual injured by
broken glass, judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded where
the district court erred in concluding that an indemnity provision
in a repair order signed by defendants did not apply to the elevator
car-top move of glass at issue. Read more...
CIVIL RIGHTS, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW &
PROCEDURE
Reeves v.
Churchich, No. 04-4240
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983
case arising from circumstances in which police officers were
attempting to apprehend a domestic violence suspect and allegedly
pointed their weapons at the suspect's neighbors and prevented them
from leaving, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where the
district court correctly found that defendants were entitled to
qualified immunity as their conduct and actions did not violate
plaintiffs' constitutional rights, and that there was no supervisor
liability. Read more...
