Schreiner v. McKenzie Tank Lines
Petitioner employee was employed by the respondent employer as a repairman. During the course of the petitioner's employment, he suffered epileptic seizures. After the petitioner suffered his third...
View ArticleHamilton v. Alabama
The inmate was convicted of a capital offense and sentenced to death. He appealed, claiming that he had been denied counsel at the time of his arraignment.
View ArticleFlorence Cty. Sch. Dist. Four v. Carter by & Through Carter
Petitioner parents filed suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C.S. § 1400 et seq., claiming that respondent school district breached its duty to provide the student...
View ArticleJanelsins v. Button
The employee was injured when the patron resisted the employee's attempts to assist him into his car to be driven home from the tavern.
View ArticleRowe v. Klein
Purchasers of a property sought to eject neighboring landowners from a disputed area. The neighbors counterclaimed for adverse possession, asserting their title was established first. After the sellers...
View ArticleIn re John Richards Homes Bldg. Co., L.L.C.
The homebuilder claimed that the purchaser filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in bad faith to extort an unreasonable settlement and harm the homebuilder's business. Therefore, the homebuilder...
View ArticleWeedo v. Stone-E-Brick, Inc.
The defendant, a masonry contractor, was sued by customers for breach of contract and faulty workmanship, seeking damages for the cost of correcting the work. The defendant sought defense and...
View ArticleUnited States v. Gonzales-Benitez
Defendants sold heroin to a federal agent after setting up the sale with an informant in Mexico. Defendants were convicted for importing and distributing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a),...
View ArticleCulbertson v. Mernitz
The patient experienced complications after surgery and underwent a second procedure. They filed a malpractice complaint against the original doctor, who sought summary judgment based on a favorable...
View ArticleSchwartzenberger v. Hunt Tr. Estate
The lessors filed a claim against the trust estate to terminate the oil and gas lease and to clarify the title. The trial court determined that the oil and gas lease did not accurately reflect the...
View ArticleUnited States v. Harris
The arrestee died from a beating while in the custody of the defendants. The indictment charged them with violating the decedent’s right to equal protection of the law under U.S. Rev. Stat. § 5519.
View ArticleMirvish v. Mott
Appellant buyer of an interest in a sculpture sued respondent executor of an estate, alleging, inter alia, conversion of the sculpture and seeking, inter alia, a constructive trust and an order...
View ArticleVarsity Brands, Inc. v. Star Athletica, LLC
Plaintiffs-Appellants Varsity Brands, Inc., held registered copyrights for graphic designs on cheerleading uniforms and warm-ups they sold. Defendant-Appellee Star Athletica, LLC marketed cheerleading...
View ArticleVa. Office for Prot. & Advocacy v. Stewart
VOPA, an independent state agency, sought a declaration that respondents' refusal to produce medical peer-review records violated the DD Act and the PAIMI Act. VOPA also sought an injunction requiring...
View ArticleKubota Tractor Corp. v. Citizens & S. Nat'l Bank
The appellant filed a financing statement, an amended financing statement, and a late continuation statement giving notice of an alleged security interest between itself and a dealer in farm and...
View ArticleOr. Nat. Desert Ass'n v. Jewell
ONDA, comprising the Oregon Natural Desert Association and the Audubon Society of Portland, challenged a wind energy project, claiming that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's environmental review...
View ArticlePeople v. Belge
Defendant was charged with violating and interfering with rights of burial and failure to give notice of death without medical attendance, violations of N.Y. Pub. Health Law §§ 4200 and 4143. After the...
View ArticlePrunte v. Universal Music Grp., Inc.
The plaintiff, a songwriter, alleged that the defendants infringed on his song copyrights. Following prior rulings, the complaint focused on direct and contributory infringement claims against two...
View ArticleRood v. Gen. Dynamics Corp.
In separate wrongful discharge actions, plaintiff employees claimed that defendant employers terminated their employment without just cause. Two panels of the Court of Appeals (Michigan) originally...
View ArticlePerry v. United States
The bondholder purchased a bond that was issued by the United States under 40 Stat. 288. The bond was payable in United States gold coin of the present standard of value. When the bondholder purchased...
View ArticleLa. Leasing Co. v. Sokolow
Upon the complaints of the neighbors, the petitioner landlord brought an action to remove respondent tenants from their apartment on the ground that they made excessive noise, in violation of a...
View ArticleEstate of McKown v. Rapue
The parties were married in 1968. In 1995, a Kansas court entered a decree of separate maintenance dividing the parties' property; the marriage was never dissolved. The husband's will left all his...
View ArticleHirabayashi v. United States
Petitioner, an American citizen of Japanese ancestry, appealed from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, which vacated the petitioner's World War II...
View ArticleNew Summarization Features in CaseMap+ AI Produces Transcript and Document...
By: Grant M. Snyder, Esq. and CaseMap+ AI Product Manager Litigators know all too well that time is both a precious commodity and their number-one value to clients. This often places their teams under...
View ArticleLegal Industry’s First Voice AI Assistant Steals the Show at 2025 Legalweek...
The 2025 Legalweek conference, which is the largest annual gathering of the legal technology industry, was stirred up this week by a product launch that touched off a buzz about new ways that...
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