• In re Elmwood Dev. Co.

    In re Elmwood Dev. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit July 2, 1992, Decided No. 91-3572 Opinion  [*509]  POLITZ, Chief Judge: Elmwood Development Company appeals the dismissal of its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition. Agreeing...

  • Smith v. Bd. of Dirs. of Triad Mfg.

    Smith v. Bd. of Dirs. of Triad Mfg. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 30, 2021, Argued; September 10, 2021, Decided No. 20-2708 Opinion BRENNAN, Circuit Judge . In this complex ERISA case, James Smith sued fiduciaries of the...

  • In re DMF, Inc.

    In re DMF, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit September 9, 2021, Decided 2021-153 Opinion ON PETITION Per Curiam . ORDER DMF, Inc. petitions for a writ of mandamus challenging the district court's ruling that AMP Plus, Inc...

  • In re Chavez

    In re Chavez United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division November 21, 2006, Submitted ; December 27, 2006, Decided ; December 27, 2006, Filed Case No. 05-29937-B-7, D.C. No. MAR-3 Opinion MEMORANDUM DECISION...

  • Matter of B.L. v Lawsky

    Matter of B.L. v Lawsky Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department April 2, 2019, Decided ; April 2, 2019, Entered 8568, 100712/16 Opinion  [*401]   [**574]  Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Nancy M. Bannon, J.), entered...

  • Zuver v. Airtouch Commc'ns

    Defendants Airtouch Communications, Inc. ("Airtouch") offered plaintiff Therese R. Zuver employment as a sales support representative at the yearly salary of $ 21,000. As part of its offer of employment, Airtouch required that Zuver accept certain...

  • Herzog v. Irace

    Defendants' client was injured in an accident and sued for damages. Later, plaintiff performed surgery on the client for a condition unrelated to the accident. In lieu of payment, plaintiff agreed to accept from the client an "assignment of benefits"...

  • Bean v. Walker

    Plaintiff sellers entered into a land purchase contract with defendants. After paying almost half the purchase price and making substantial improvements to the property, defendants defaulted in payments and plaintiffs invoked a forfeiture clause under...

  • People v. Berry

    Defendant was convicted of first degree murder and assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury in connection with the death of defendant's wife. Defendant admitted the assault and killing, but claimed it was committed in a state...

  • Kelly-Brown v. Winfrey

    Appellants, a motivational services business and its owner, had a registered service mark in "Own Your Power." The Appellee producers published a magazine cover, hosted an event, and built a section of a website all utilizing that phrase.