• Gibbs v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.

    Gibbs v. E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. United States District Court for the Western District of New York February 6, 1995, Decided 93-CV-497C Opinion  [*476]  DECISION and ORDER CURTIN, District Judge BACKGROUND This is one of a series of cases involving...

  • Carey v. Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp.

    Carey v. Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division March 17, 1998, Decided No. 96 C 8583 Opinion  [*1111]  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiffs Jesse and Dorothy Carey, Nicholas and...

  • State v. Jennings

    Evidence revealed that the victim's purse containing the cards had been stolen from her car and that witnesses saw defendant James Jennings, and two others running from the parking lot. A co-defendant testified that he took beer from the car and that...

  • M.Z. Berger & Co. v. Swatch AG

    M.Z. Berger & Co., Inc. (Berger) was a business that manufactures, imports, and sells watches, clocks, and personal care products. On July 5, 2007, it filed an intent-to-use application at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), seeking to register...

  • People v. Atkins

    In the highly publicized murder case in which defendant was found competent to stand trial, the media requested access to the competency report that was prepared for the defendant. The trial court denied this request concluding that there was no right...

  • In re Baker

    The company provided financing to the debtor when she bought the car; it was listed as a lienholder on the certificate of title issued by the State of New Mexico. The debtor thereafter moved to Wisconsin. Although the debtor registered the car in Wisconsin...

  • Jacques v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

    Plaintiff customer was detained as a suspected shoplifter by defendant store. After the charges were dropped, the customer filed a claim for damages against the store. The trial court sustained a verdict for the customer that was inconsistent with answers...

  • Crummey v. Commissioner

    Petitioners challenged a ruling of the United States Tax Court denying exclusions on contributions made to two irrevocable living trusts for the benefit of their children, while respondent appealed a decision allowing petitioners' exclusions on contributions...

  • Std. Ins. Co. v. Morrison

    Std. Ins. Co. v. Morrison United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit June 3, 2009, Argued and Submitted, Portland, Oregon; October 27, 2009, Filed No. 08-35246 Opinion  [*840]  O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge: We must decide whether a state's...

  • Debey v. Schlaefli

    Debey v. Schlaefli Court of Appeals of Kansas February 15, 2019, Opinion Filed No. 119,218 Opinion  [*814]   [**1015]  Walker , J.: James Schlaefli, the James F. Schlaefli Trust, and the Roberta A. Schlaefli Trust (Schlaeflis) appeal the district court's...