Appellants manufacture, distribute, or sell comestible items containing oil or sterilized seeds from hemp, a species of plant within the genus Cannabis . Their business activities include importing and distributing sterilized hemp seed and oil and cake...

The President of the United States invoked executive privilege to avoid compliance with a third-party subpoena duces tecum that required the production of tape recordings and documents. A special prosecutor sought to obtain information concerning meetings...

The owners sued the city for damages and injunctive relief, claiming that the city did not properly maintain a drainage system serving their property.

While working for a law firm, Defendant paralegal helped prepared a trial plan for a tobacco case. Defendant allegedly emailed an excerpt to the opposing side and offered to sell the entire plan. The defendants were charged with three counts. The defendant...

Plaintiff bank filed a petition seeking instructions from the court regarding the validity of the exercise of the testamentary powers of appointment by Martin Jr. over the two trusts, which were created by his parents.

Eng-Hatcher v. Sprint Nextel Corp. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York August 28, 2008, Decided 07 Civ. 7350 (BSJ)(KNF) Opinion MEMORANDUM AND ORDER KEVIN NATHANIEL FOX UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE BACKGROUND On August...

Verizon Servs. Corp. v. Cox Fibernet Va., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit April 16, 2010, Decided 2009-1086, 2009-1098 Opinion  [***1835]   [*1328]  LINN, Circuit Judge . Verizon Services Corp., Verizon Communications, Inc...

Defendant James M. Davis was a deputy tax collector whose duties included seizing illicit distilleries. While seizing one of the stills, the defendant was fired upon by several men. He fired back and killed one of the men. The defendant was arrested and...

Plaintiff Alphonso Burke’s fingers were severed when, as he was holding onto the blade of a metal cutting machine, cleaning the ramp behind it, a supervisor started up the machine. Plaintiff brought suit asserting various New York State tort claims...

Appellees, J. B. Wright and J. C. Wright, had brought an action to recover a certain sum on two fire insurance policies. Appellants, The Travelers Fire Insurance Company and The Western Fire Insurance Company, defended on the ground that appellees had...