39 results for 'judge:"Crabtree"'.
J. Crabtree grants a motel's motion for summary judgment concerning a guest's negligence claims over injuries she suffered when a stray bullet penetrated her toe from outside of a window at the hands of a gang member. The motel sufficiently showed in court that it does not owe the guest monetary damages based on the unforeseeable circumstances.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: March 28, 2024, Case #: 2:21cv2552, NOS: Other Personal Injury - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Negligence
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J. Crabtree grants a City's motion to dismiss a former employee's equal protection claims. The employee, a municipal judge who underwent monthly infusions for an illness, failed to sufficiently show in court that she could assert a "class of one" claim in the public employment arena.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: March 25, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv2043, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities - Other - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, Equal Protection
J. Crabtree rules an estate administrator may pursue wrongful death claims against a nursing home. The estate administrator sufficiently showed in court that nursing home employees failed to prevent her father from walking without assistance, falling, and suffering fatal injuries.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: March 6, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv2385, NOS: Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Health Care, Negligence, Wrongful Death
J. Crabtree rules a U.S. Army Colonel may pursue declaratory and injunctive relief concerning a commanding officer's issuance of a Military Protective Order, banning him from contacting his daughters, who claim that he sexually abused them. The father sufficiently showed in court that the protective order violates his due process rights based on the lack of a hearing.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: February 26, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv2102, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Due Process, Military, Injunction
J. Crabtree grants Blue Cross Blue Shield's motion for summary judgment concerning defamation claims brought by a health insurance billing service. Blue Cross sufficiently showed in court that it did not set out to ruin the health insurance billing service's reputation by investigating submitted claims.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: January 25, 2024, Case #: 5:19cv4007, NOS: Assault, Libel, & Slander - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Fraud, Insurance, Defamation
J. Crabtree grants an insurance company's motion to dismiss contract and negligence claims brought by a consumer who bought a homeowners' insurance policy. The insurance company sufficiently showed in court the insurer's employee cannot be sued for negligently managing the homeowner's claim based on her non-party status to the policy.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: October 20, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv2357, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Negligence, Contract
J. Crabtree grants a City's motion for summary judgment on a captain of a fire department's race discrimination claims. The City sufficiently showed in court that its request for a revised version of his performance evaluation was based on his actions after he took command of a fire, which he deemed a "shit show," and not because he is Black.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: September 8, 2023, Case #: 6:22cv1032, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. Crabtree grants Walmart's motion to dismiss two consumers' claims that it racially profiled them by accusing them of theft and false imprisonment. Walmart sufficiently showed in court that it did not deprive them of their civil rights when police officers investigated theft claims against them.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: August 18, 2023, Case #: 5:22cv4069, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights
J. Crabtree dismisses a dust control solution company's contract claims against a mineral products supplier. The mineral products supplier sufficiently showed in court that it does not have a contractual obligation to buy goods and services from the dust control company.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: August 4, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv2199, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Contract
J. Crabtree grants a police officer's motion for summary judgment concerning a civilian's excessive force claims. The police officer sufficiently showed in court that the driver, who had an outstanding warrant, refused to provide his license during a traffic stop, streamed the incident on Facebook Live, and refused to exit the vehicle, forcing the officer to cuff him right before he fell into the grass.
Court: USDC Kansas, Judge: Crabtree, Filed On: August 1, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv2058, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution