• Section 5 notice

    If a Freeholder has served a section 5 Notice on qualifying tenants in accordance with the Act and one of those tenants wishes to sell to a third party without exercising the right to acquire the freehold or responding to the section 5 Notice will the...
  • BNSF Ry. v. Tyrrell

    The Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), made railroads liable in money damages to their employees for on-the-job injuries. Robert Nelson, a North Dakota resident, brought a FELA suit against the BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) in a Montana state...
  • Hamer v. Sidway

    The testator and his nephew, William E. Story were attending the golden wedding of the father of the testator, when he said to William: "Willie, I am going to make you a proposition. If you will not drink any liquor, will not smoke, will not play...
  • Hamer v. Sidway

    The testator ("the promisor") made an agreement with his nephew ("the promisee") that if he refrained from drinking liquor, using tobacco, swearing and playing cards or billiards for money until he reached the age of 21, the testator...
  • Mobaldi v. Regents of Univ. of Cal.

    Patricia and Harry Ramsburg were a married couple who acted as foster parents. Mrs. Ramsburg was motivated by her experience as a foster child, and acted as a compensated foster parent for several years. In March of 1970, John Patrick Mobaldi, then five...
  • George A. Hormel & Co. v. Maez

    On July 22, 1975, a driver was operating a motor vehicle on a public street in La Mirada, California. He was traveling at approximately 60-65 miles per hour when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a power pole. As a result of the collision, the...
  • In re Lehman Bros. Sec.

    Plaintiffs, who were participants in The Lehman Brothers Savings Plan ('the Plan"), brought a state law breach of fiduciary duty claim against defendant Fidelity Management Trust Company, as the Plan trustee. The Plan contended that Fidelity...
  • Morris v. Temco Serv. Indus.

    Plaintiff Karen Morris, an an African American was employed by defendant Temco as a cleaning person from 2002 until her termination in 2006. She brought an employment discrimination action against Temco claiming race and national origin discrimination...
  • Harvey v. Dow

    Over the course of several years, the daughter had built a house on a portion of property owned by the parents. She sued her parents, primarily seeking a judgment compelling the parents to convey unspecified real property to her, or for damages under...
  • In re NCAA Ath. Grant-In-Aid Cap Antitrust Litig.

    Plaintiffs, who were current and former student-athletes who played men's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football and men's and women's Division I basketball, challenged the set of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA...