• Goldstein v. Colborne Acquisition Co., LLC

    Goldstein v. Colborne Acquisition Co., LLC United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division June 1, 2012, Decided; June 1, 2012, Filed Case No. 10 C 6861 Opinion  [*933]  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Before the Court...

  • Wiggins v. Smith

    Wiggins v. Smith Supreme Court of the United States March 24, 2003, Argued ; June 26, 2003, Decided No. 02-311 Opinion  [**2531]   [*514]  Justice O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, Kevin Wiggins, argues that his attorneys'...

  • Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc.

    Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc. Supreme Court of California August 18, 2011, Opinion Filed S179115 Opinion  [***328]   [**1133]  WERDEGAR, J. — ] When a tortiously injured person receives medical care for his or her injuries,  [***329...

  • Tex. Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Cmtys. Project, Inc.

    Tex. Dep't of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Cmtys. Project, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States January 21, 2015, Argued; June 25, 2015, Decided No. 13-1371 Opinion  [*2513]   [**527]  Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court...

  • Hickman v. Taylor

    Hickman v. Taylor Supreme Court of the United States November 13, 1946, Argued ; January 13, 1947, Decided No. 47 Opinion  [*497]   [**387]   [***455]  MR. JUSTICE MURPHY delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents an important problem under...

  • United States v. Carroll Towing Co.

    Appellant barge owner chartered barge to railroad. The barge, with cargo of flour, was moored to end of pier. Other barges were moored outside her; her lines to pier were not strengthened. Appellant tug owner chartered a tug to the company to drill out...

  • KB Tex. Invs., LLC v. Spiller

    In 1941, Roderick and Ann Marie’s great aunts, Sarah and Georgie, purchased a house on lot 35 with an existing shed, dirt driveway, and fence sequentially along the southern boundary of lot 36. In 1944, KB Investments, LLC purchased lot 36. In 2005...

  • City of Birmingham Ret. & Relief Sys. v. Good

    A stormwater pipe ruptured beneath a coal ash pond at one of the Duke Energy Corporation's stations. The spill sent a slurry of coal ash and wastewater into the Dan River. Duke Energy pled guilty to 9 misdemeanor criminal violations of the Federal...

  • De Mary v. Fontenot

    Plaintiff seller and defendant buyer entered into a contract for the sale of six race horses for a set price, with a percentage of winnings to be paid to the seller pending full payment of the set amount. Upon failure by the defendant buyer to make the...

  • Arch Ins. Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP

    Arch Ins. Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP Supreme Court of Florida June 3, 2021, Decided No. SC19-673 Opinion  [*1250]  POLSTON, J. We review the Fourth District Court of Appeal's decision in Arch Insurance Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP , 266 So. 3d 1210...