• Besson v. United States DOC

    Besson v. United States DOC United States District Court for the District of Columbia August 5, 2020, Decided; August 5, 2020, Filed Case No. 18-cv-02527 (APM) Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION In May 2018, Plaintiff David H. Besson...
  • Jones v. City of Boston

    In May 1995, plaintiff Erick Jones was arrested by police officers from defendant City of Boston after being accused by an adolescent neighbor of a sexual assault. On May 24, 1995, the Suffolk County Grand Jury returned a three-count indictment charging...
  • United States v. Ickes

    John Woodward Ickes, Jr., was attempting to enter the United States from Canada when U.S. Customs agents searched his van. The agents found several illegal items, most notably images of child pornography stored in photo albums and on Ickes's computer...
  • Shinn v. Allen

    This case involved an auto accident in which appellant decedent's spouse was seriously injured and her husband killed. Appellee passenger was in the auto that collided with appellant's car. Appellant sued appellee for negligence, alleging that...
  • Protecting beneficial interest

    Dear Sir We have a parent who wishes to gift her children 50% of her share in her primary residence. The property has a mortgage, and banks have a charge. We are going to prepare a declaration of trust showing the beneficial ownership. What forms do we...
  • Yetman v. Garvey

    Petitioner pilots petitioned respondent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for exemptions from the FAA's Age Sixty Rule. The FAA denied the pilots' request. Petitioners sought review of the FAA's decision.
  • Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire Dist.

    Williams v. Chino Valley Independent Fire Dist. Supreme Court of California May 4, 2015, Filed S213100 Opinion  [***827]   [**977]  WERDEGAR, J. —Plaintiff Loring Winn Williams sued defendant Chino Valley Independent Fire District (the District) for employment...
  • Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Reynolds

    Animal Legal Def. Fund v. Reynolds United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit September 22, 2020, Submitted; August 10, 2021, Filed No. 19-1364 Opinion  [*783]  COLLOTON, Circuit Judge. In this appeal, we consider whether an Iowa statute prohibiting...
  • White v. Monsanto Co.

    Appellee former employee alleged that the supervisor used abusive language toward other workers in her presence and that she suffered mental anguish. Appellee brought an action in tort for the intentional infliction of emotional distress. The employer...
  • Small v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water

    Small v. Memphis Light, Gas & Water Supreme Court of the United States April 5, 2021, Decided No. 19-1388. Opinion  [*1227]   [**538]  Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied. Dissent by:...