An American college student spending a semester studying in Israel, was killed in an explosion when the bus in which she was traveling collided with a van loaded with explosives. The United States Department of State subsequently concluded that the Shaqiqi...

This case involved a shareholder's derivative action involving misappropriation of corporate funds. The court found that although the shareholder, who was the chief financial officer, was a nominal plaintiff, the act of signing blank checks did not...

Dr. Gunasekera's filed a complaint alleging that Dennis Irwin et. al (Irwin) violated the Due Process Clause in two ways by suspending his Graduate Faculty Status without notice and an opportunity to be heard and by denying him a name-clearing opportunity...

Gross (petitioner) filed an action against FBL Financial Services alleging that his reassignment violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The district court instructed the jury that it had to return a verdict for the employee...

Plaintiff writer submitted a synopsis of a proposed photoplay to defendants, a literary corporation and certain other employees, through a secretary. Defendants thereafter produced a similar photoplay, and plaintiff sued for breach of an implied-in-fact...

A homeowner filed a complaint for relief against his neighbor's planting of four large trees on his side of their property line, claiming that the trees were a spite fence, and that the deed restrictions prohibited fences or hedges over six feet in...

The city and the national youth organization maintained a program for children who were interested in learning about law enforcement. Two adults over the age of 26 filed lawsuits against the city and the national youth organization alleging failure to...

A police officer, after stopping another vehicle, approached a van that defendant had been driving but had stopped. The officer wanted to see if defendant was with the other vehicle's party. Defendant, who was with his employee, argued that the officer...

After firefighters were approached by a man who advised them that he had been shot in the wrist, a firefighter did a quick evaluation and summoned an ambulance and a police officer through the fire board. The officer who responded believed that defendant...

Defendant, a lawyer, threatened to sue a beauty salon for discrimination because of its differing prices for haircuts. The owner paid him $500 to settle the matter, although defendant did not represent a client and had not himself been a salon customer...