The government brought civil actions against respondents, an individual and companies, on whose boards the individual served as a director, alleging that the size and competitive relationship of each set of companies constituted interlocking corporate...

Thigpen v. UPS Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District September 10, 2008, Decided No. 4D06-3933 Opinion  [*641]  TAYLOR, J. Plaintiff, John Thigpen, appeals the trial court's order setting aside a jury verdict for plaintiff and granting the defendant...

Kowis v. Howard Supreme Court of California November 5, 1992, Decided No. S024012 Opinion  [*891]   [**251]   [***729]  We are called upon to decide when, if ever, summary denial of a pretrial petition for extraordinary relief establishes law of the case...

Murphy v. NCAA Supreme Court of the United States December 4, 2017, Argued 1 ; May 14, 2018, Decided Nos. 16-476 and 16-477. Opinion Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. The State of New Jersey wants to legalize sports gambling at casinos...

Dinkel v. Medstar Health Inc. United States District Court for the District of Columbia April 16, 2015, Decided Civil Action No. 11-998 (CKK) Opinion  [*38]  MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are employees of Washington Hospital Center who bring this collective...

Avendano-Hernandez v. Lynch United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 6, 2015, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California; September 3, 2015, Filed No. 13-73744 Opinion  [*1075]  NGUYEN, Circuit Judge: Edin Avendano-Hernandez is a transgender...

After the plaintiff slipped and fell on a grape in a grocery store owned by the defendant, Roche Brothers Supermarkets, Inc., he filed a complaint seeking damages for the injuries resulting from the defendant's alleged negligence. A Superior Court...

A supermarket owner brought an action for injunctive and declaratory relief against individuals who sought to solicit signatures on initiative petitions by stationing themselves on the privately-owned walkway immediately outside of the entrances to the...

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue appeals the United States Tax Court's decision to redetermine the tax deficiency assessed against Layne and Sue Preslar for underpayment of 1989 federal income taxes. The Tax Court held the Preslars' settlement...

Appellant ice company brought a bill in equity to enjoin appellee competitor from engaging in the ice business in a particular place without having first procured a license. The ice company was licensed by the state, whose legislature had determined that...