During a reorganization, the at-will employee, John M. Antonis, chose to become the training, certification, and safety manager of his employer Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (“EFI”). A substantial part of Antonis’ job was to assist EFI...

During the past few economic downturns, one of the most common refrains has been the expected boom of corporate and individual bankruptcies. The downturn brought about by COVID-19 was no exception. If we were to use news headlines as our barometer, predictions...

Plaintiffs, Judi Boisson and her wholly-owned company, American Country Quilts and Linens, Inc., d/b/a Judi Boisson American Country, brought suit alleging that defendants Vijay Rao and his wholly-owned company Banian Ltd. illegally copied two quilt designs...

Appellant Ilene Goldberg brought suit against respondents, her former employer Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. (Warner) and her former supervisor Edward Pierson, for wrongful termination. Appellant moved to disqualify counsel for respondents, Mitchell Silberberg...

A Washington state court awarded the wife a judgment of divorce, and the husband was ordered to deed land located in Nebraska to the wife. The husband failed to comply with the order and instead executed a mortgage on the land and eventually deeded the...

Respondent Alex E. Ferrer, a former Florida trial court judge who was currently on television as “Judge Alex,” and petitioner Arnold Preston, a California attorney rendering services to persons in the entertainment industry, entered into a...

Plaintiffs filed a complaint against defendant, alleging that Henderson was injured while on a whitewater rafting expedition operated by defendant. According to plaintiffs, defendant’s negligence was the proximate cause of Henderson’s injuries...

The police officers were given information from an anonymous informant that described an individual who committed two robberies the day earlier. Approximately six hours after, the officers saw defendant Webb walking down a street approximately two miles...

Defendant Donald Robert Black was charged with the crime of rape. He filed a motion to introduce evidence of (1) the victim's general reputation around the Army post where defendant resided; (2) the victim's habit of calling out to the barracks...

Congress established two committees charged with investigating the sales of weapons to Iran, the diversion of proceeds therefrom to rebels (or "Contras") fighting in Nicaragua, and the attempted cover-up of these activities (controversial events...