Appellee, a contractor building bridges for the state, paid its laborers at different rates depending on the type of work done and the agreements reached with them. Appellant Commissioner of Labor claimed that appellee violated Okla. Comp. Stat. §...

Plaintiff Albert D. Bolt owned 52,488 shares of series A redeemable preferred stock issued by Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Merrimack”). Merrimack had an obligation to redeem the series A stock if its net worth equaled or exceeded $ 5...

Mayfield v. Asta Funding, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York March 30, 2015, Decided; March 31, 2015, Filed 14-CV-2591 Opinion  [*690]  OPINION & ORDER LORETTA A. PRESKA, Chief U.S.D.J. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs...

Barnard Pipeline, Inc. v. Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. United States District Court for the District of Montana, Butte Division March 13, 2014, Decided; March 13, 2014, Filed CV 13-07-BU-DLC Opinion  [*867]  ORDER Before the Court are the parties cross...

Plaintiff Freddie Hamilton, a shooting victim, sued defendant Accu-Tek and other gun manufacturers in federal district court, claiming that their indiscriminate marketing and distribution practices generated an underground market that provided violent...

Congress enacted the Magnuson Act to conserve and man-age the fishery resources found off the coasts of the United States. 16 U.S.C. § 1801(b)(1) . Appellee National Marine Fisheries Service (The Agency) was charged with developing and implementing...

The Bruneau Hot Springs Snail was a rare snail species existed in southwest Idaho. A proposal by the Fish and Wildlife Service, under the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C.S. § 1533, was published to list the snail as an endangered species. Various...

Appellant bankruptcy trustee sought to recover pre-petition gambling losses incurred by bankruptcy debtors from appellee casino operator pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 548(a) and Mich. Comp. Laws § 566.11 et seq., Michigan's version of the Uniform...

Appellee landowners used the river water for irrigation purposes. Appellees were able to conserve water that had normally been expended on their lands appurtenant to the Verde River. The appellees diverted the extra water to other uses. Appellant water...

People v. Taylor Court of Appeals of New York September 10, 2007, Argued; October 23, 2007, Decided No. 123 Opinion  [**970]   [***555]   [*137]  Ciparick, J. Three years ago, in People v LaValle (3 NY3d 88, 817 NE2d 341,  [**971]  783 NYS2d 485 [2004...