• Brewer v. Williams

    Respondent Robert Williams was arrested, arraigned, and committed to jail in Davenport, Iowa, for abducting a 10-year-old girl in Des Moines, Iowa. Both his Des Moines lawyer and his lawyer at the Davenport arraignment advised respondent not to make any...
  • United States v. Evans

    On March 7, 1990, defendants Donald B.W. Evans, Jr., his brother Dominic Evans, Diana J. Brice, James E. Joubert, and Perry Roberts III were indicted for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base...
  • Tiny Homes: An Affordable Housing Solution, or a Regulatory Nightmare?

    Tiny homes have been romanticized by television networks like HGTV® . For many, tiny homes are alluring because most require little to no mortgage payment, offering occupants a level of financial freedom. Yet, what none of these hit TV shows talk...
  • High-Stakes Commercial & IP Litigation

    In October 2018, former McKool Smith rainmakers, Courtland Reichman and Sarah Jorgensen, launched what they are confident represents "the law firm of the future." The 13-attorney elite national trial firm, Reichman Jorgensen , focuses on high...
  • Sigal Constr. Corp. v. Stanbury

    Appellee, Kenneth Stanbury, worked as a project manager for Sigal Construction Corporation from May 1984 to June 1985. According to Sigal's personnel manager, Pamela Heiber, Sigal terminated Stanbury's employment because he was not doing his job...
  • McCloskey & Co. v. Minweld Steel Co.

    A subcontractor entered into an agreement with a general contractor and agreed to furnish and erect all of the steel required for two buildings. The subcontractor did not state a performance date. However, the general contractor later sought assurances...
  • Seggebruch v. Stosor

    The lessor brought a forcible detainer action to recover possession of certain premises that were improved with a brick building used as a gasoline station. The lessor alleged that the lessee breached its lease by acquiring an adjoining lot, erecting...
  • Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Ins. Co. of Pa.

    Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Ins. Co. of Pa. United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division October 13, 1993, Decided CASE NO: 1:91CV0250 Opinion  [*548]  REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This matter is before the magistrate judge...
  • United States v. Hope

    United States v. Hope United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 8, 2008, Filed No. 07-60769 Opinion  [*295]  PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Defendant, Danny Hope, was apprehended following a high speed chase that ensued when...
  • Rendon v. Valleycrest Prods.

    Rendon v. Valleycrest Prods. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit June 18, 2002, Decided ; June 18, 2002, Filed No. 01-11197 Opinion  [*1280]  BARKETT, Circuit Judge: Sergio Rendon, JohnPaul Jebian, Chris Leone, JoAnn M. Norris, and...