Banca v. Lone Star Fund Ix United States United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division September 25, 2020, Decided; September 25, 2020, Filed Cause No. 3:18-mc-100-M Opinion ORDER Respondents Lone Star Fund IX (U.S....

By: The Practical Guidance Tax Team This article discusses the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act), passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The Act pairs a roughly $900 billion novel...

Chem. Solvents, Inc. v. Advantage Eng'g, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio April 6, 2011, Decided; April 6, 2011, Filed CASE NO. 1:10-CV-01902 Opinion OPINION & ORDER [Resolving Doc. No. 22 , 31 , 36 JAMES S....

Westport Ins. Corp. v. VN Hotel Group, LLC United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division December 8, 2010, Decided; December 9, 2010, Filed Case No. 6:10-cv-222-Orl-28KRS Opinion  [*1339]  ORDER This is a declaratory...

Black citizens of North Carolina who were registered to vote filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. They alleged in part that the state had diluted black voting strength in violation of 2 of the...

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant, seeking damages as a result of defendant's failure to issue shares to plaintiff that plaintiff had allegedly acquired under an agreement with a third party. Prior to trial, the district court determined that...

The decedents executed a warranty deed to their property and instructed their banker, as their agent, to hold the deed and deliver the deed to the grantee upon their death so that he could record it and take ownership of the land. The district court declared...

Eastman Kodak Co. v. Southern Photo Materials Co. Supreme Court of the United States November 19, 1925, Argued ; February 21, 1927, Decided No. 6 Opinion  [*367]   [**401]   [***686]  MR. JUSTICE SANFORD delivered the opinion of the Court. This suit was...

Shugar brought an action against Guill (tortfeasor) seeking damages for injuries allegedly caused by an assault and battery committed by the latter. The Court of Appeals (North Carolina), vacated the portion of a trial court's judgment, which awarded...

Testator left $ 25,000 to appellant for the care and shelter of her two dogs. After testator's death, the dogs were euthanized for health reasons. As a result, testator's parents petitioned for the return of the money to appellee estate. The trial...