The courier for the appellant bank parked the bank's vehicle in a no-parking zone. When the towing company came, it refused to allow the courier to drive the vehicle away or to remove the locked dispatch bags from the vehicle. When the bank retrieved...

House v. Akorn, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division June 24, 2019, Decided; June 24, 2019, Filed No. 17 C 5018; No. 17 C 5022; No. 17 C 5026 Opinion  [*618]  Memorandum Opinion and Order As the Court...

A union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, charging the employer with discrimination in terms and conditions of employment discouraging union membership, as well as with unlawful interference with protected...

Trump v. Vance Supreme Court of the United States May 12, 2020, Argued; July 9, 2020, Decided No. 19-635. Opinion  [*2420]  Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. In our judicial system, “the public has a right to every man’s evidence...

Duguid v. Facebook, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 11, 2019, Argued and Submitted, San Francisco, California; June 13, 2019, Filed No. 17-15320 Opinion  [*1149]  McKEOWN, Circuit Judge: Almost thirty years ago, in the...

Wellpoint Health Networks v. Superior Court Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four November 13, 1997, Decided No. B110436. Opinion  [*114]  BARON, J. In this case we are asked to resolve  [**2]  two issues: (1) whether...

In October 2001, General Motors entered into a synthetic lease financing transaction (the "Synthetic Lease"), by which it obtained approximately $300 million in financing from a syndicate of lenders including JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan"...

Plaintiff apartment buildings and plaintiff development company filed an action against defendant title insurance companies to recover for the costs of removing hazardous substances. The trial court held that title insurance policies issued by defendants...

Plaintiff homeowners' house exploded as a result of a natural gas leak. Plaintiff filed suit against several defendants, all of whom were dismissed except defendants, gas company and contractor. The jury awarded damages, but found no negligence on...

In October 2009, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed criminal complaints charging several defendants, including Appellants Raj Rajaratnam and Danielle Chiesi, with securities fraud and conspiracy. That...