• Burlington Indus. v. Ellerth

    Burlington Indus. v. Ellerth Supreme Court of the United States April 22, 1998, Argued ; June 26, 1998, Decided No. 97-569 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner employer sought review of an order from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh...

  • Faragher v. City of Boca Raton

    Faragher v. City of Boca Raton Supreme Court of the United States June 26, 1998, Decided No. 97-282 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner lifeguard, who worked for respondent city, sought a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the United...

  • Banks v. Dretke

    Banks v. Dretke Supreme Court of the United States December 8, 2003, Argued ; February 24, 2004, Decided No. 02-8286 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner prison inmate was convicted in state court of felony murder and sentenced to death, but asserted...

  • Prentis v. Yale Mfg. Co.

    Prentis v. Yale Mfg. Co. Supreme Court of Michigan March 6, 1984, Argued ; December 28, 1984, Decided ; February 11, 1985, Released Docket No. 69581 Case Summary Procedural Posture Appellant manufacturer sought review of an order of the Court of Appeals...

  • Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc.

    Pfizer, Inc. v. Teva Pharms. USA, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit November 22, 2005, Decided 05-1331 Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff patentees sued defendant drug manufacturers, alleging infringement of its patent...

  • Shriners Hosps. for Crippled Children v. Gardiner

    A donor set up a trust for the benefit of children and grandchildren, with the remainder of the estate to pass to a hospital upon the death of the life income beneficiaries. The trustee delegated the investment of the trust to a co-trustee, a broker,...

  • Document Don’ts: Drafting Discovery Requests

    Want to ensure your discovery requests are not only FRCP-compliant but thorough and effective? Cue one of Civil Litigation’s core documents by Jim Wagstaffe on drafting and serving document requests. He’ll take you through the Rule 34 requests...

  • Caston v. Woman's Hosp. Found., Inc.

    The photographer brought the contract action against the hospital after the hospital declined to fulfill the terms of an agreement permitting the photographer to take and sell pictures of newborn babies.

  • Olivia Y. v. Barbour

    Olivia Y. v. Barbour United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division May 17, 2011, Decided; May 17, 2011, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:04CV251TSL-FKB Opinion ORDER Plaintiffs have come before the court pursuant to Federal...

  • Davis v. Wicomico Cty. Bureau

    Petitioner Justin Davis, sought twice to secure a paternity test years after he had executed an Affidavit of Parentage, in which he attested, following the birth of twin boys that he was their father. Respondent, The Wicomico County Bureau of Support...