• Willard v. First Church of Christ, Scientist

    Plaintiffs purchased property that a former owner had conveyed subject to an easement for automobile parking during church hours. Plaintiffs' deed did not mention the easement. The Superior Court of San Mateo County quieted title in favor of plaintiffs...

  • Daimler AG v. Bauman

    A class action suit was filed by Argentinian residents in California against against DaimlerChrysler Aktiengesellschaft , a German public stock company, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. The complaint alleged that Daimler’s Argentinian subsidiary...

  • Int'l Union v. Bagwell

    Int'l Union v. Bagwell Supreme Court of the United States November 29, 1993, Argued ; June 30, 1994, Decided No. 92-1625 Opinion  [*823]   [***649]   [**2555]  JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. We are called upon once again to consider...

  • Martin v. Gingerbread House, Inc.

    Martin v. Gingerbread House, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit October 21, 1992, Filed No. 91-1157 Opinion  [*1406]  SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge. The Secretary of Labor brought this suit against Gingerbread House, Inc., Patricia Jo...

  • Distributed Solutions, Inc. v. United States

    Distributed Solutions, Inc. v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit August 28, 2008, Decided 2007-5145 Opinion  [*1342]  MOORE, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs-appellants Distributed Solutions, Inc. (DSI) and STR, L.L.C. (STR...

  • Petzold v. Roux Laboratories, Inc.

    Petzold v. Roux Laboratories, Inc. Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division Second Department April 17, 1939 No Number in Original Opinion  [***1]   [*1096]   [**566]  In an action by a wife to recover damages for personal injuries sustained as the...

  • Taylor v. Fin. Recovery Servs.

    Taylor v. Fin. Recovery Servs. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit January 24, 2018, Argued; March 29, 2018, Decided No. 17-1650-cv Opinion  [*213]  CALABRESI, Circuit Judge : Section 1692e of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act makes...

  • Aguilar v. Texas

    A Texas justice of the peace issued a warrant to search for narcotics in defendant's home; the warrant was based on an affidavit filed by two municipal police officers and reciting that affiants received reliable information from a credible person...

  • Hernandez v. Mesa

    Mesa, a United States Border Patrol agent standing on United States soil shot and killed Hernandez, a Mexican national standing on Mexican soil. Petitioners—Hernández’s parents—brought claims against Mesa for damages, alleging...

  • Thompson v. Haskell Co.

    The former employee brought a suit against the former employer, alleging that as a result of sexual harassment by a supervisor, she was reduced to a severely depressed mental state, and that her employment was terminated when she did not acquiesce to...