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November 17, 2020

Hudson Val. Mar., Inc. v. Town of Cortlandt

Hudson Val. Mar., Inc. v. Town of Cortlandt Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department June 6, 2006, Decided 2004-10241, 2005-06001, (Index No. 6025/01) Opinion  [*377]   [**184]  In an action to recover damages for malicious prosecution,...

October 19, 2020

Castillo v. G&M Realty L.P.

In 2002, G&M Realty L.P., 22-50 Jackson Avenue Owners, L.P., 22-52 Jackson Avenue LLC, ACD Citiview Buildings, LLC, and Gerald Wolkoff (collectively "Wolkoff") undertook to install artwork in a series of dilapidated warehouse buildings that he owned...

April 22, 2020

Loewe v. Lawlor

Plaintiffs Loewe & Company manufactured fur hats in Connecticut and sold them in various states. Defendants, Lawlor and other members of the United Hatters of North America, boycotted plaintiffs because they refused to unionize and engaged in a campaign to...

April 22, 2020

Najera-Rodriguez v. Barr

Petitioner Julio Cesar Najera-Rodriguez was a lawful permanent resident of the United States. In 2016, an Illinois state court convicted him of unlawful possession of several Xanax pills without a prescription. Federal law provided in relevant part that any non...

January 23, 2020

Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court

A police officer responded to a call reporting that a man assaulted a woman. The officer found Defendant Larry Hiibel standing outside a parked truck with a woman inside the truck. The officer asked for Defendant's identification 11 times and was refused each...

October 24, 2019

Watts v. Watts

After a long-term marriage, Plaintiff-Appellee Freda M. Watts filed a complaint for divorce from her husband, Defendant-Appellant Larry D. Watts. Plaintiff also filed a Petition for Domestic Violence Civil Protection Order (DVCPO), testifying the physical and emotional...

August 25, 2019

McBead Drilling Co. v. Kremco, Ltd.

The parties were foreign corporations, who entered into an agreement for the sale of an oil rig. Defendant seller obtained the basic rig from another company and added modifications to comply with the purchaser's specifications. The oil rig was delivered to...

November 29, 2018

Clover v. Snowbird Ski Resort

On December 5, 1985, Chris Zulliger, an employee of Snowbird Ski Resort (“Snowbird”), skied over the crest at a significant speed. Margaret Clover, who had just entered the same ski run from a point below the crest, either had stopped or was traveling...

November 29, 2018

United States v. Microsoft Corp.

In July 1994, officials at the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), on behalf of the United States, filed suit against Microsoft Corp., charging the company with, among other things, unlawfully maintaining a monopoly in the operating system market through anticompetitive...

October 30, 2018

Authors Guild v. Google, Inc.

Plaintiffs, who are authors of published books under copyright, sued Google, Inc. (Google), the defendant, for copyright infringement in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Through its Library Project and its Google Books project...

August 31, 2018

Fid. Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Kaminsky

When appellee tenant, a gynecologist, abandoned the leased premises, appellant landlord sued for the balance of rent due. Appellee claimed appellant constructively evicted him by breaching the covenant of quiet enjoyment in that appellant failed to prevent anti...

November 02, 2023

Iron Grip Barbell Co. v. USA Sports, Inc.

Plaintiff patentee appealed from an order that found the key claim of its patent for weight plates used with fitness equipment such as barbells to be invalid as obvious in light of the prior art, and granting summary judgment in favor of defendant competitor.

November 02, 2023

Impson v. Structural Metals, Inc.

Petitioner trucker challenged the decision which reversed and remanded respondent accident victim's personal injury suit for a new trial because the trial court had failed to submit a special issue on negligence to the jury after it found negligence per se...

September 04, 2023

Rogers v. Bd. of Cty. Comm'rs

Appellant citizen filed a petition that sought to compel appellee county board of commissioners to remove obstructions from a right of way. The District Court denominated the petition as a writ of mandamus, ruled that the writ failed to comply with procedural requirements...

April 07, 2023

Elhady v. Kable

The Plaintiffs are twenty-three U.S. citizens, none of whom have been formally notified by the Government that they are included in the federal government's Terrorist Screening Database ("TSDB"), referred to colloquially as "the Watchlist."...

April 06, 2023

Young v. State

On September 6, 2009, Young entered a dwelling where the victim was located with the intent to commit an offense therein and that in the course of committing said offense, did make an assault or battery upon the victim, actually possessed a firearm or destructive...

April 06, 2023

Rutledge v. Pharm. Care Mgmt. Ass'n

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) acted as intermediaries between pharmacies and prescription-drug plans. In that role, they reimbursed pharmacies for the cost of drugs covered by prescription-drug plans. To determine the reimbursement rate for each drug, PBMs developed...

March 07, 2023

Should M3GAN Write Your Brief?

Attorneys and clients alike are curious about OpenAI’s ChatGPT model. Can we be replaced by AI? Will AI help us better serve our clients? Two expert litigation attorneys tested out how ChatGPT did on drafting a motion brief. Check out our link below for their...

August 11, 2022

Will Depp, Kardashian Defamation Dramas Spur A Wave of New Lawsuits?

Millions of Americans this spring were eagerly awaiting daily TV news updates and refreshing social media feeds to stay on top of the latest developments in two high-drama lawsuits. The star litigants? In one case, it was a plaintiff who played a swashbuckling...

May 11, 2022

Vance v. Microsoft Corp.

Vance v. Microsoft Corp. United States District Court for the Western District of Washington April 14, 2021, Decided; April 14, 2021, Filed CASE NO. C20-1082JLR Opinion  [*1304]  ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART REMAINDER OF MICROSOFT'S MOTION TO...

May 11, 2022

UCB, Inc. v. Yeda Research & Dev. Co.

UCB, Inc. v. Yeda Research & Dev. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit September 8, 2016, Decided 2015-1957 Opinion  [***1489]   [*1257]  Newman , Circuit Judge . In this declaratory judgment action, UCB, Inc. sued Yeda Research and Development...

May 11, 2022

2015 Pat. App. LEXIS 12741

2015 Pat. App. LEXIS 12741 Patent Trial and Appeal Board September 29, 2015, Decided Case IPR2015-00947, Paper 13Patent D526,197 USPTO Bd of Patent Appeals & Interferences; Patent Trial & Appeal Bd Decs. Opinion DANIELS, Administrative Patent Judge . DECISION...

February 10, 2022

PAE Aviation & Tech. Servs., LLC v. United States

PAE Aviation & Tech. Servs., LLC v. United States United States Court of Federal Claims October 7, 2021, Filed No. 21-1469 Opinion OPINION AND ORDER SMITH , Senior Judge This action is before the Court on the parties' Cross-Motions for Judgment on the Administrative...

February 10, 2022

Martin v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Martin v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of Am. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Central Division November 18, 2021, Decided; November 18, 2021, Filed Civil Action No. 5: 20-507-DCR Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter came...

October 12, 2021

In re Murphy

A creditor submitted a claim allegedly secured by personal property which the debtor purchased with a credit card under a security agreement which provided that the creditor had a security interest in all goods purchased with the card. The debtor contended that...

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