Plaintiff amusement park performer brought a suit against defendant publisher after discovering that a picture of her, taken during her act, was published in defendant's hard-core men's magazine. Plaintiff sought damages for defamation and invasion of privacy...
Defendant Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC (Walmart) appeals a Texas trial court's judgment on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Dawn Bishop finding Walmart negligent on a theory of vicarious liability and awarding damages to Bishop for personal injuries sustained...
Defendant was convicted of conspiring to obtain money by false pretenses. Defendant appealed his conviction, arguing that he acted under duress. The lower court held that the threatened harm to defendant and his family was not sufficiently imminent to justify charging...
Peterson v. Shanks United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit July 15, 1998, Filed No. 96-2190 Opinion MAGILL, Circuit Judge. David S. Peterson, an inmate at the Penitentiary of New Mexico, brought this pro se suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 , alleging that...
Appellee sellers owned a liquor store which had been the site of a gasoline station. The gasoline tanks had not been removed from the property. The appellant buyers entered into a real estate contract to purchase the liquor store. The buyers subsequently sent a...
Mik v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit June 19, 2013, Argued; February 7, 2014, Decided; February 7, 2014, Filed File Name: 14a0030p.06 No. 12-6051 Opinion [*154] [***2] JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge. In...
United States v. Arthrex, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States March 1, 2021, Argued; June 21, 2021, Decided 1 Nos. 19-1434, 19-1452 and 19-1458. Opinion Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I and II. The validity of...
Plaintiff and Defendant, who were friends, met one evening after work at a cafe or bar in the City of New Orleans. Together with other friends, Plaintiff and Defendant engaged in a game called “poker dice,” playing for both drinks and money. During...
Robert-Blier v. Statewide Enters. Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District January 5, 2005, Opinion Filed CASE NO. 4D03-4932 Opinion [*523] FARMER, C.J. In broad terms the issue raised here is whether a security company hired by a condominium association can...
Plaintiff John Doe applied to defendant Mutual of Ohama Insurance Company (Mutual) for long-term care (LTC). Mutual denied plaintiff’s LTC insurance application. In his complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendant denied his LTC insurance application solely...
Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit September 13, 2018, Resubmitted, Pasadena, California; September 20, 2018, Filed No. 14-56834 Opinion [*1043] IKUTA, Circuit Judge: Jordan Marks appeals the grant [**3] of summary...
Kimberly Raso, an off-duty police officer, shot and killed Robert Abraham in a mall parking lot while Abraham was trying to escape from a department store where he had been stealing clothes. Raso was working as a mall security guard at the time and testified that...
The defendant was tried and convicted of second-degree murder, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.S. § 1111 . The evidence showed that he was driving at an excessive rate of speed, at some points 100 miles per hour and at times going southbound in the northbound lanes....
Defendant appealed his conviction for burglary in the second degree after he broke into a Kinder Morgan pipeline facility and turned off a valve, which stopped the flow of Canadian tar sands oil. He argues that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to present...
Defendant jeweler, Robert Trisko, doing business as Trisko Designer Jewelry and Trisko Jewelry Sculptures, Ltd., designs and sells unique pieces of jewelry. Trisko peddles these at art and jewelry shows throughout the country. He transported these pieces of jewelry...
Am. Coastal Ins. Co. v. Villas of Suntree Homeowner's Ass'n Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District June 3, 2022, Opinion Filed Case No. 5D21-1354 Opinion EDWARDS, J. Appellant, American Coastal Insurance Company ("ACIC"), appeals the trial...
A.L. Gary & Assocs. v. Travelers Indem. Co. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida August 25, 2008, Decided; August 27, 2008, Entered on Docket CASE NO: 08-60636-CIV-GOLD/McALILEY Opinion OMNIBUS ORDER VACATING MAY 29, 2008 APPRAISAL...
Plaintiff John J. McCarthy, Jr. executed a pre-printed offer to purchase real estate (OTP) form containing all the material terms of his deal with defendant Ann G. Tobin. The OTP also included a provision requiring the parties to execute a standard form purchase...
Plaintiff Gallagher purchased stock in the defendant Eastdil Realty, a close corporation, with which he was employed. The purchase of his 8.5% interest was subject to a mandatory buy-back provision: if the employment ended for any reason before January 31, 1985...
Plaintiff R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. filed a suit against defendant Vanguard Transportation Systems, Inc. alleging breach of contract. The case arose from an admittedly delayed delivery by defendant of advertising brochures announcing a post-Christmas sale....
Cobble Hill Nursing Home, Inc. v. Henry & Warren Corp. Court of Appeals of New York October 17, 1989, Argued ; November 21, 1989, Decided No Number in Original Opinion [*478] [***920] [**203] OPINION OF THE COURT The legal question at the core of this...
United States v. Am. Bar Endowment Supreme Court of the United States April 28, 1986, Argued ; June 23, 1986, Decided No. 85-599 Opinion [*106] [***94] [**2428] JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court. The first issue in this case is whether income...
Commer. Hotel v. White Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Term, Second Department July 5, 2002, Decided NO. 2001-304 Q C Opinion [*27] [**780] Memorandum. Judgments unanimously modified by striking the awards of possession and arrears to plaintiff and by...
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Hayes v. State Tax Com. Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Third Department January 26, 1978 No Number in Original Opinion [*62] [**877] OPINION OF THE COURT The facts, as found by the respondent, are that petitioner was a domiciliary and resident...