Private marina owners challenged the tax-exempt status of Fort Pierce City Marina and Fisherman's Wharf Marina, owned by the City and the Redevelopment Agency. They claimed that the Property Appraiser illegally granted tax exemptions for 2011-2013 and sought...
Appellee complained that appellants had infringed the patent that the inventor had assigned to appellee. The lower court held for the appellee.
The decedent built the boardwalk and dock on what he believed was property he leased, but which in fact was on property eventually acquired by the lessees.
The appellant personal representatives challenged the judgment of the Fifth Judicial District Court, Madison County (Montana), which ordered that all estate taxes due as a result of the administration of the estate were to be paid by the residual estate.
A consolidated petition for review of an EPA decision to reinstate its prior decision to waive federal preemption of two California regulations as to Clean Air Act car emissions.
The Olentangy Local School District, Ohio's fourth largest, promulgated anti-harassment and anti-bullying policies that prohibited students from intentionally using non-preferred pronouns for their classmates. On behalf of certain parents and students, Plaintiff...
Respondents, two mining companies and a mining trade organization, sought to challenge the adoption of amendments to an area master plan by Petitioner Prince George's County Council sitting as District Council under Maryland Code.
On April 24, 2024, the President signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (“Act”), identifying the People's Republic of China and three other countries as foreign adversaries. The Act prohibited the distribution...
Appellant, on behalf of himself and his minor daughter, sued appellee, a school swimming coach, under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 and state tort law for violating their constitutional rights in connection with appellee's actions in subjecting the daughter to a...
The Board and lessee signed geothermal leases, which the lessee assigned to a sublessee. The Oil and Gas Commission stated permits wouldn't be issued until regulations were in place. The lessee sought credit on future rentals due to this absence, but was denied...
An employee worked for his father's logging business and was tasked with purchasing equipment and vehicles. After attending an auction to buy a truck for the business, he was allowed to search for a personal car. He drove back in a used car bought by a dealer...
Plaintiff broker sued defendants, including a developer, alleging breach of contract, misrepresentation, and fraud, or, in the alternative, restitution for unjust enrichment. The developer moved to dismiss for lack of standing.
Plaintiffs alleged that black Georgians had been unable to elect their preferred PSC candidates because the statewide electoral system forced them to go head-to-head with the preferences of white Georgians across the State. Plaintiffs contended that single-member...
The debtors filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition, and the IRS imposed a 100 percent tax penalty under 26 U.S.C.S. § 6672. The corporate owners then filed a personal Chapter 13 petition. The IRS recorded a federal tax lien and submitted a proof of claim in...
Defendant-Appellee Breitling, a luxury watch manufacturer, used the term "red gold" in its advertisements, product listings, and catalogues. Plaintiff-Appellant Solid 21, a luxury jewelry and watch business, has owned a trademark in RED GOLD® since...
The parents claimed that their children's first-grade teacher, with approval from the school district, pursued her own agenda by showing videos and reading books about transgender topics. She allegedly instructed the six- and seven-year-old students to keep...
The City alleged that the transformer suffered repeated damage during manufacture and testing and that Caravels deliberately concealed this through a strategy of "delay tactics and mischaracterization and minimization of nonconformances." The City terminated...
Petitioner mortgagor brought an action to compel respondent mortgagees to issue him documents to record the satisfaction of a mortgage upon payment of a sum of money, with interest.
Appellant temple operated a church that was located next to an underground storage facility owned and operated by appellee chemical companies. Because of industrial accidents over the years at the hydrocarbon facilities, some of appellees announced a plan to purchase...
About a week before the Album's release, Hacker reviewed an advance copy of the credits to identify rights and disclose them to Drake's representatives post-release. He noticed that the Defendants had secured a license for the recording of JSR, but not...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, under Congress's direction, launched the Home Affordable Modification Program ("HAMP") in 2009 to assist distressed homeowners with delinquent mortgages, but it created more litigation than happy homeowners.
The state enacted a statute requiring a one-dollar tax on each person leaving by railroad, stagecoach, or other passenger transport vehicles. Corporations and individuals involved in such transportation must pay the tax for each person conveyed. The defendant was...
A widow and her deceased husband, who had two children each from previous marriages, made mutual wills stating that the surviving spouse's will would become irrevocable upon the first spouse's death. Upon the survivor's death, the estate would be divided...
The husband and wife were at the railroad station, planning to stay overnight until the next train. A railroad agent informed them he was closing the station and they had to leave. It was raining, and the wife was on her menstrual period, so the husband resisted...
Plaintiff patient filed an action against the defendant doctor for willful misconduct and medical malpractice stemming from the insertion of an intrauterine device in plaintiff.