Elizabeth Swain and Mona Cates cohabited from 2000 until 2006. After they severed the relationship, Swain filed an action seeking the repayment of funds she first had invested in property in Washington, which were then used to purchase a residence in...

United States v. Piggie United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit June 13, 2002, Submitted ; September 16, 2002, Filed No. 01-2518 Opinion  [*924]  RILEY, Circuit Judge. In the mid to late 1990's, Myron Piggie (Piggie) created and pursued...

Defendant A. Alvin Greber, an osteopathic physician who is board certified in cardiology, was convicted in federal district court after a jury trial on 20 of 23 counts in an indictment charging violations of mail fraud, Medicare fraud, and false statement...

Two veterans organizations, three individual veterans, and a veteran's widow filed an action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that 38 U.S.C.S. § 3404(c), limiting to $10 the fee that may be...

Defendants Carol Link and Debra Meltsner were charged with the crime of prostitution. Defendants filed a motion for trial by jury in New York state court, claiming that CPL 340.40 , which directed that the trial shall be before a single Judge, was unconstitutional...

Plaintiff was a customer at a Menards store. Plaintiff stepped from the aisle floor onto the mat with his right foot without incident, but his left toe caught on the edge of the mat. Plaintiff returned to the store several days later to make an incident...

A competitive bid loan facility is a feature that can be added to a credit agreement to provide additional pricing flexibility for investment grade borrowers. Competitive bid loans allow the borrower to solicit bids from its lenders to provide loans on...

Stanford v. Home Depot USA, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit November 5, 2009, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California; November 24, 2009, Filed No. 08-56101 Opinion  [*817]  MEMORANDUM 2 Before: GOULD and BEA, Circuit Judges...

Indeck Energy Servs., Inc. v Merced Capital, L.P. Supreme Court of New York, New York County October 15, 2020, Decided 652171/2014 Opinion POST-TRIAL DECISION Confidentially agreements are ubiquitous in the business world, greasing the wheels of complex...

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