• Preparing for a Pre-Seed Financing Round

    Many pre-seed start-ups do not engage competent legal counsel early in the process, and use an online legal technology company that offers cookie-cutter forms not tailored to the company's business, find free forms on the internet, or copy legal documents...
  • In re Pennington

    I n these consolidated cases, the court was required to determine whether the legal requirements to establish a meretricious relationship were satisfied so as to allow for equitable relief. The first case involved Clark Pennington and Evelyn Van Pevenage...
  • Sevidal v. Target Corp.

    Sevidal v. Target Corp. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One October 29, 2010, Filed D056206 Opinion  [**70]  HALLER, J. —After purchasing three clothing items from Target Corporation's Web site that were misidentified...
  • Sasser v. United States

    Sasser v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit November 18, 1955 No. 15491 Opinion  [*358]  Our questions are rather narrow ones. A United States Commissioner issued a search warrant specifically describing a barn on appellant's...
  • Complete Genomics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc.

    Complete Genomics, Inc. v. Illumina, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California March 30, 2021, Decided; March 30, 2021, Filed Case No. 21-cv-00217-WHO Opinion ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STAY Re: Dkt. No. 33 INTRODUCTION In...
  • Johnson v. Zerbst

    Petitioner, while imprisoned in federal penitentiary, was denied habeas corpus by the trial court. Later, the trial court granted petitioner a second hearing, prompted by the peculiar circumstances surrounding the case. Upon consideration of the second...
  • In re Amendments to Fla. Rule of Civ. Procedure 1.510.

    In re Amendments to Fla. Rule of Civ. Procedure 1.510. Supreme Court of Florida December 31, 2020, Decided No. SC20-1490 Opinion PER CURIAM. The Court, on its own motion, amends Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.510 (Summary Judgment). 1 Effective May...
  • Glover v. Sowada

    The debtor, Milton J. Sowada, commenced operating his business from the home of the creditor's parents. The creditor, Glenna C. Glover, was the debtor's girlfriend. The business consisted of selling, at retail, parts and accessories needed to...
  • Eagle Pipe & Supply, Inc. v. Amerada Hess Corp.,

    The purchaser did not discover until years after buying the property that the trucking companies deposited the oil companies' contaminated pipes on the property when the sellers owned the property, and the purchaser contended that the companies were...
  • Thomas v. Western World Ins. Co.

    Thomas v. Western World Ins. Co. Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District March 23, 1977 No. 76-197 Opinion  [*1300]  The issue in this appeal is whether appellants who are insureds are entitled to seek recovery against their liability carrier for...