Vacco v. Harrah's Operating Co. United States District Court for the Northern District of New York October 29, 2008, Decided; October 29, 2008, Filed Civil Action No. 1:07-CV-0663 (TJM/DEP) Opinion DAVID E. PEEBLES U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE DECISION AND...

Russell v. Absolute Collection Servs. United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit April 11, 2014, Argued; August 15, 2014, Decided No. 12-2357 Opinion  [*388]  FLOYD, Circuit Judge: Diane Russell was the target of a dunning campaign waged by...

Gary Zurcher brought a products liability action against Cheng Shin Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd. (Cheng Shin), the Taiwanese manufacturer of a motorcycle tire tube, and others for injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, allegedly caused by a defect...

Cirillo v. Valley Baptist Health Sys. (In re Cirillo) United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Brownsville Division April 3, 2014, Decided; April 3, 2014, Entered CASE NO: 09-10324, CHAPTER 13, ADVERSARY NO. 13-01002 Opinion...

Plaintiff Faith Ringgold owned the copyright in a work of art entitled "Church Picnic Story Quilt," a new form of artistic expression that Ringgold created. The design consisted of a painting, a handwritten text, and quilting fabric, all three...

Upon petition of a labor union for a representation election to determine whether the union would be certified as the bargaining representative of 25 buyers in the purchasing and procurement department at the employer's plant, the National Labor Relations...

In May 1987, when Strait was 16 years old, he and several other teenagers went riding in Crary's pickup truck. Crary purchased beer and other intoxicants for the young people, and they soon became quite intoxicated. Crary, who was not drinking himself...

The debtors, a resort development and its principal owner, were in the process of completing and selling off units in a real estate development near Yellowstone National Park. The secured creditor made a massive loan of $ 375 million less fees, administrative...

Defendant Hadley have engaged in a pattern of intrusive and oftentimes sexual behavior with Plaintiff Padwa's wife, former wife, and former fiance, with the alleged intent to injure and cause severe emotional distress to Padwa. According to Padwa...

It was apparent that the materials introduced into evidence in the prosecution of Mapp were seized during an illegal search of her residence in violation of the Fourth Amendment . Nevertheless, the state supreme court affirmed Mapp's conviction for...