J. W. Garner filed this suit in the district court of Pecos County, Texas, against H. E. Lemar and others to remove cloud from title to his lands, alleging that the said defendants are, under alleged leases, claiming interests to the mineral rights in...

Each group of appellants in the three cases on appeal here gave oil and gas mining leases to the appellee, Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc. (“Kerr-McGee”), on portions of the West half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 1 South...

Long Island Lighting Company (“LILCO”) had been embroiled in public controversy over its construction of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant and adverse publicity intensified because of extended loss of service to customers arising from damages...

A Louisiana statute required the state's public schools to give "balanced treatment" to "creation science" and "evolution science." The statute defined "creation science" and "evolution science" as...

A white couple divorced and custody of the couple's child was awarded to the mother. The father then sought to modify the custody order because the mother was cohabiting with, and subsequently married, a man of a different race. The trial court awarded...

Appellant trustee had the power under a testamentary trust to pay the principal to a beneficiary for his support and maintenance. Aside from one payment, the trustee never made any payments to the beneficiary and, as a result, the beneficiary had to convey...

Appellant ex-wife challenged the dismissal of her complaint against appellee ex-husband for negligence, battery, fraudulent concealment, and the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The parties separated after 15 years of marriage. During a period...

Earlier this year, LexisNexis ® Regulatory Compliance chaired a discussion at the Government Risk Management Forum with the University of Adelaide academic and ESG expert Dr Tracey Dodd; and Robyn Parkin, Head of Sustainability at Ethical Partners...

Appellants, entities involved with the sale of a tree stand, sought review of an order which reversed a trial court order that had denied a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) by appellee tree stand user (TSU) after a jury verdict was...

The skiing accident at issue in this case took place at the Snowshoe Ski Resort in West Virginia in February 1990. Appellant Henry L. Hardin was skiing an expert trail with his friends. During his second run down the slope, appellant skied through a plume...