A surgeon performed plastic surgery upon a patient’s nose two times. Dissatisfied with the results because the surgery disfigured and deformed her nose, she sued for breach of a contract to improve her appearance. The jury found in her favor and...

An employee for an offshore catering business, Richard D. Rock, brought this negligence suit for injuries allegedly suffered during his employment. The employee has died since the instigation of this litigation, and his family members have been substituted...

Defendants acted in concert in threatening to kill the victim, whom they believed had stolen first defendant’s television set. When defendants took the victim to the house of someone the victim claimed could provide an alibi for him, a struggle...

The guardian challenged the application of N.Y. Tax Law, art. VII-A, tit. 3, § 165 et seq., to his mentally incompetent ward, alleging that the statute, as applied to his ward, violated the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The statute...

The suit, instituted as a class action on behalf of respondent nonaccepting noteholders and brought in a federal court solely because of diversity of citizenship, is based on an alleged breach of trust by petitioner trustee in that it failed to protect...

The parties entered into a contracting agreement for the building of highways. The plaintiff, contractor, alleges that the projects were not completed in a timely fashion and the quality of the materials was not acceptable and brought action for breach...

Bruch v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit December 19, 1986, Argued ; August 31, 1987, Filed No. 86-1448 Opinion  [*136]  OPINION OF THE COURT BECKER, Circuit Judge Three classes of former salaried employees...

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Engler United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit June 15, 2001, Argued ; November 7, 2001, Decided ; November 7, 2001, Filed No. 00-1277 Opinion  [***2]   [*236]  BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Chief Judge...

Boudreaux v. American Workover, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. 1 July 6, 1982 No. 80-3287 Opinion  [*1035]  The sole issue before this court is whether an employee injured while performing marine petroleum exploration and extraction...

Before engaging a significant number of hours or attorneys’ fees, whether on a confidentiality agreement or a lengthy purchase agreement, the parties to a transaction should ensure that the most crucial terms of a deal are mutually agreed upon....