• Shanklin v. Columbia Mgmt. Advisors, L.L.C.

    Shanklin v. Columbia Mgmt. Advisors, L.L.C. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division November 12, 2008, Decided; November 12, 2008, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. H-07-2690 Opinion MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The plaintiff, Marshall...

  • In re Bd. of Trs. of the Leland Stanford Junior Univ.

    In re Bd. of Trs. of the Leland Stanford Junior Univ. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit March 25, 2021, Decided 2020-1288 Opinion  [*1246]  Reyna , Circuit Judge . The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University appeals...

  • Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc.

    Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States April 21, 1987, Argued ; June 22, 1987, Decided 1 No. 86-497 Opinion  [*144]   [***126]   [**2761]  JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court....

  • Tapco Underwriters, Inc. v. Catalina London, LTD.

    Tapco Underwriters, Inc. v. Catalina London, LTD. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York December 5, 2014, Decided; December 8, 2014, Filed 14-CV-8434 (JSR) Opinion MEMORANDUM JED S. RAKOFF, U.S.D.J. On October 3, 2014, plaintiff...

  • Broadcast Music v. R Bar

    Broadcast Music v. R Bar United States District Court for the Southern District of New York February 6, 1996, Dated 94 Civ. 6650 (HB) Opinion  [*658]  REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE HONORABLE HAROLD BAER, JR. SHARON E. GRUBIN, United States Magistrate...

  • In re Processed Egg Prods. Antitrust Litig.

    In re Processed Egg Prods. Antitrust Litig. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania January 26, 2015, Decided; January 26, 2015, Filed No. 08-md-2002 Opinion  [*414]  MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION MEMORANDUM Gene E.K. Pratter...

  • Stanton v. Metro Corp.

    Stacy Stanton was one of five young people pictured in a photograph that was juxtaposed with an article on teenage promiscuity. Just above the byline, and just below the main article text, the following appeared in italicized type: "The photos on...

  • Daniels v. Williams

    Roy Daniels, an inmate in a local jail, who had supposedly slipped on a pillow negligently left on a stairway by a corrections officer, filed suit, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for alleged violations of his...

  • Gawker Media, LLC v. Bollea

    In 2006, Terry Bollea engaged in extramarital sexual relations with a woman in her home. Allegedly without Bollea’s consent or knowledge, the sexual encounter was videotaped. In 2012, Gawker Media, LLC posted a written report about the extramarital...

  • In re Marriage of Sareen

    A wife filed a petition for child custody and support, including a request for child abduction prevention orders. Her husband filed a motion to quash jurisdiction. The wife was a legal resident of the U.S., while the husband was a U.S. citizen. According...