This is a suit to determine the enforceability of a premarital agreement, entered into under the Texas Family Code and of the Texas Constitution. Audrian, deceased, and Lillian Beck, respondent, entered into a premarital agreement pursuant to the Texas...

Defendant bank issued to plaintiff's assignor an irrevocable letter of credit in and by which the bank agreed to pay sight drafts to a certain amount on presentation of documents specified in the letter of credit. When drafts for goods shipped were...

Appellant Ivor Keelan, a citizen of the United Kingdom, worked as a regional sales director for defendant-appellee Majesco Software, Inc. (“Majesco”). He was hired as an employee-at-will. During his first four months on the job, Keelan generated...

Plaintiffs Simon Cheffins and Gregory Jones, along with a number of volunteers, transformed a used school bus into La Contessa, a mobile replica of a 16th-century Spanish galleon for use at the Burning Man Festival. After the defendant Michael Stewart...

Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Ass'n v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. Supreme Court of the United States April 26, 1983, Argued ; June 24, 1983, Decided 1 No. 82-354 Opinion  [*32]   [***451]   [**2861]  JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the Court. The...

United States v. Rodriguez-Restrepo United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit June 3, 1982, Argued ; June 4, 1982, Decided No. 1191, Docket 81-1467 Opinion  [*920]  This is an appeal from the judgment entered by Judge Nickerson, after a guilty...

DeVito v. Schwartz Appellate Court of Connecticut April 6, 2001, Submitted on Briefs ; October 16, 2001, Officially Released (AC 20997) Opinion  [*229]   [**378]  LAVERY, C. J. In this defamation action, the counterclaim plaintiff, Edward Schwartz, appeals...

Covertech Fabricating, Inc. v. TVM Bldg. Prods. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit September 21, 2016, Argued; April 18, 2017, Opinion Filed No. 15-3893 Opinion  [*167]   [***1416]  OPINION OF THE COURT KRAUSE, Circuit Judge . Too often...

The husband and wife were divorced after 25 years of marriage. The trial court awarded the wife limited term maintenance of $1,500 per month for five months and $1,000 per month for 13 months. The Court of Appeals affirmed the amount of the award, but...

YouTube was founded in February 2005 by Chad Hurley ("Hurley"), Steve Chen ("Chen"), and Jawed Karim ("Karim"), three former employees of the internet company Paypal. When YouTube announced the "official launch"...