• Hallstrom v. Tillamook Cty.

    Plaintiff farmers owned and operated a dairy farm next to a sanitary landfill operated by the defendant corporation. Plaintiffs believed that the defendant was violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, so they notified the defendant of their...
  • Make the Rd. N.Y. v. McAleenan

    Prior to July 23, 2019, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") had authorized expedited removal with respect to undocumented non-citizens who arrived in the United States by land only if such persons were encountered near the border and...
  • Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

    Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit November 14, 2014, Argued; August 7, 2015, Decided Docket No. 14-299-cv Opinion  [*200]  POOLER, Circuit Judge : Dorian Cheeks appeals, pursuant to 28 U.S.C....
  • FTC v. Morton Salt Co.

    FTC v. Morton Salt Co. Supreme Court of the United States March 10, 1948, Argued ; May 3, 1948, Decided No. 464 Opinion  [*39]   [**825]   [***1200]  MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. The Federal Trade Commission, after a hearing,...
  • Weinhold v. Wolff

    The landowners' property was next to land converted into a hog feeding and hog confinement facility. The smell from the hog waste caused physical illnesses in the landowners and their guests. About a year after beginning the hog business, the facility...
  • Ainsworth v. Century Supply Co.

    Plaintiff Ainsworth was hired to install tile at the house Tom Parks was building. Parks was the sales manager for Century, a company that sold ceramic tile. In October 1993, Century created a videotape that instructs customers how to install ceramic...
  • Holmes v. Lerner

    Plaintiff Patricia Holmes, who was a party to a partnership agreement with defendants Sandra Kruger Lerner and David Soward, brought an action in California state court against defendants, alleging that defendants breached an oral partnership agreement...
  • Burrows v. State

    Defendant appealed his conviction for murder of an individual who had picked him up while defendant was hitchhiking. At issue was the question of the age of defendant at the time the killing occurred, and whether the prosecutor was guilty of misconduct...
  • Beeck v. Aquaslide ‘N’ Dive Corp.

    Plaintiffs appealed an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of defendant in a product liability action. Plaintiff was injured while using a water slide, which led to he and his wife suing the defendant manufacturer, alleging...
  • Morgan v. Sundance, Inc.

    Petitioner Robyn Morgan worked as an hourly employee at a Taco Bell franchise owned by respondent Sundance. When applying for the job, petitioner signed an agreement to arbitrate any employment dispute. Despite that agreement, petitioner filed a nationwide...