A buyer filed an action for revocation of acceptance of goods purchased from the seller, and for damages for fraud and breach of implied and express warranties. The buyer acquired a large commercial grinding machine from the seller. The brochure for the...

Defendants were members of the Communist Party who were convicted of violating the Smith Act, 18 U.S.C.S. § 11 , by conspiring to advocate the overthrow of the United States. Defendants were convicted and the appellate court affirmed. On certiorari...

A female sought damages against her male sex partner for negligent transmittal of the virus herpes simplex II. The trial court awarded damages to the female partner. The case was appealed to the Court of Appeal of California.

Plaintiff passenger sustained injuries when the car driven by her husband collided with a trolley pole obstructing the street. The pole had been broken and knocked into the street by a delivery truck owned and used in defendant store owner’s grocery...

Appellee company paid appellant employee only for the hours he worked at a jobsite. But rather than driving his vehicle directly from his home to the jobsite, appellee expected appellant to first commute to its “yard.” Appellant would then...

A tenant offset the cost of repair of a toilet in the payment of her rent. The landlord challenged the offset and demanded the outstanding rent. When his demands were refused, the landlord instituted a summary dispossess action for nonpayment of rent...

Plaintiff creditor filed an action against defendants, an insolvent limited liability company (LLC) and individuals who held membership interests. Defendants argued that as a creditor, plaintiff lacked standing to sue derivatively under Del. Code Ann...

The Circuit Court granted summary judgment to defendants, a potential seller, his brother, and their limited liability company (potential sellers), on plaintiff potential buyers' claims of breach an agreement to sell an apartment complex to him and...

The lien search is a necessary part of legal due diligence in the early stages of a financing transaction. Watch Practical Guidance’s new four-minute video on lien searches to learn the importance of conducting lien searches for Uniform Commercial...

Plaintiff municipal utility district Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One had an elected board, and was required to seek preclearance from federal authorities for any changes in elections for the district board because it was located...