An employee was expected to report for work at six in the morning and to continue work until six in the evening with the exception of a one-hour lunch break. The employee was also entitled to extra pay for overtime. However, the overtime was limited to...

Plaintiff Hans, a citizen of Louisiana, brought suit in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana to recover the amount of certain coupons annexed to bonds of defendant, the State of Louisiana, issued under the provisions...

NCS Healthcare, Inc. ("NCS"), a Delaware corporation, was the object of competing acquisition bids. One was by Genesis Health Ventures, Inc. ("Genesis"), a Pennsylvania corporation, and the other by Omnicare, Inc. ("Omnicare"...

Because of a strike held by employees against its employer, the National Labor Relations Board found that the employer had engaged in unfair labor practices, particularly § 8(3) of the National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C.S. § 151 et seq....

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile accident involving an unknown driver, who quickly turned in front of plaintiff causing her to stop suddenly, and defendant, who struck plaintiff's car from behind. The jury was instructed to determine the proportions...

In the New York and Kentucky cases, petitioners, a newsstand clerk and a bookstore owner, were convicted for selling allegedly obscene books and magazines in violation of N.Y. Pen. Law §1141(1) and Ky. Rev. Stat. § 436.100, respectively. In...

Mistretta v. United States Supreme Court of the United States October 5, 1988, Argued ; January 18, 1989, 1 Decided No. 87-7028 Opinion  [*362]   [***724]   [**650]  JUSTICE BLACKMUN delivered the opinion of the Court. In this litigation, we granted certiorari...

Germany’s Supply Chain Due Diligence Act has been effective since 1 st January 2023. The new law requires large companies operating in Germany to carry out human rights and environmental due diligence on their business and its suppliers. Now, many...

Plaintiff entertainment company was the purported assignee of the trademark rights of Pantera Group Enterprises and Pantera Productions, Inc., which created the original Exposé band in 1984. The current members of Exposé replaced the original...

After plaintiff, a veterinarian, instituted an action for declaratory judgment seeking to have a restrictive covenant entered into with defendant, his former employer, declared unenforceable, the matter was heard before a Master, who made written findings...