Lexecon Inc. v. Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach Supreme Court of the United States November 10, 1997, Argued ; March 3, 1998, Decided No. 96-1482 Opinion  [***68]   [**959]   [*28]  JUSTICE SOUTER delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 28 U.S...

Honeywell Int'l , Inc. v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit June 2, 2004, Decided 02-1005,-1082 Opinion  [***1066]   [*1133]  DYK, Circuit Judge . Honeywell International Inc. and Honeywell Intellectual...

After a heated exchange with two off-duty police officers, defendant Raymond Arthur Jimerson, Jr., drove his automobile towards them. The car swerved toward the officers but missed them. Jimerson was arrested and was later charged with second-degree assault...

Petitioner Denver A. Youngblood, Jr., was convicted in a West Virginia state court of two counts of sexual assault, two counts of brandishing a firearm, and one count of indecent exposure, principally on the basis of: (1) testimony of three women that...

Petitioner was charged with murder for the death of his wife. During trial, petitioner argued that the police officers of respondent State of California denied his right to due process under U.S. Const. amend. XIV by extorting his confession by coercive...

Petitioner William P. Aubin contracted peritoneal mesothelioma—an incurable, terminal disease—which he claimed was caused by his exposure to SG-210 Calidria, an asbestos product designed and manufactured by respondent Union Carbide Corporation...

A company filed suit for breach of contract and initially recovered substantial damages from another company. After the judgment was reversed in part and a lesser damages award was affirmed, the lower court entered judgment for damages and reasonable...

Plaintiff, a class of stockholders, sought damages against defendants, a corporation and its corporate officers and directors, alleging that defendants issued a false proxy statement in violation of §§ 10(b), 13(a), 14(a) and 20(a) of the Securities...

The employee, an African American, filed a complaint, alleging wrongful discharge due to race discrimination. He was reinstated as a result of an arbitration proceeding. However, the employee's complaint sought punitive and other damages. The district...

Appellant commercial title company assisted homeowners in purchasing residential real estate. The state brought an action alleging appellant had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by handling most aspects of the real estate transaction. The trial...