Tag: #Damages

Nelson v. Elizabeth Bd. of Educ.

Nelson v. Elizabeth Bd. of Educ. was an appeal from a trial for breach-of-contract between a school board and its former in-house counsel. The Appellate Division questioned whether the Rules

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Clark v. Nenna

Clark v. Nenna arose out of a surgical procedure that the defendant performed on the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged emotional distress caused by the defendant’s professional negligence, i.e., failure to

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Sun Chem. Corp. v. Fike Corp.

After receiving an answer to its certified question from the New Jersey Supreme Court, the 3rd Circuit ruled in Sun Chem. Corp. v. Fike Corp. The Court had to determine

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Mader v. Duquesne Light Co.

In Mader v. Duquesne Light Co., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered the limits on a trial court’s discretion to order a new trial on all damages where a jury’s award

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McMichael v. McMichael

In McMichael v. McMichael, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave quality primers on the difference between a survival action and a wrongful death action as well as the difference between economic

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Woullard v. Sanner Concrete and Supply

In Woullard v. Sanner Concrete and Supply, Woullard sued, claiming that the defendants breached their respective contracts related to constructing a house and a detached garage. After the trial court

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Little v. Kia Motors America

This class action proceeded to trial and the jury agreed with the plaintiffs that the defendant breached express and implied warranties by selling the plaintiffs cars with defective brake pads.

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