Roby v. McKesson Corp. Supreme Court of California November 30, 2009, Filed S149752 Opinion  [**752]   [***777]  KENNARD, J. —A jury found that plaintiff employee, Charlene J. Roby, was wrongfully discharged based on her medical condition and related...

Bd. of the Cnty. Comm’rs v. Brown Supreme Court of the United States November 5, 1996, Argued ; April 28, 1997, Decided No. 95-1100 Opinion  [*399]   [**1386]   [***636]  JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the Court. LEdHN[1A] [ ] [1A] LEdHN...

Scott v. Harris Supreme Court of the United States February 26, 2007, Argued ; April 30, 2007, Decided [No. 05-1631] Opinion  [*374]   [**1772]  Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. We consider whether a law enforcement official can, consistent...

Plaintiff trails coalition filed suit igainst defendants property owners claiming a public prescriptive easement over the owners' property for recreational use. The superior court dismissed the action. The coalition appealed. The trial court dismissed...

When defendant employees were hired at plaintiff company, they were required to sign an employment agreement that contained a "non-solicitation clause" pertaining to plaintiff’s employees. After defendant employees left plaintiff company’s...

Plaintiff Christopher Cannon has been employed as a firefighter by defendant City of West Palm Beach since 1985. In 1998, he sought promotion to the position of Fire Suppression Lieutenant and he took a test for the position. Even though plaintiff received...

This practice note addresses the differences between representations and warranties and discusses the various types of representations and warranties in commercial contracts. Some commentators on contract drafting urge that the word “warranties”...

The child, Brooklynn Pinegar, was four years old when the accident occurred. The child accompanied her father, defendant Bradley Harris, on a social visit to the owner's home. A glass bowl containing a turtle fell on the child. The child suffered...

Valley Lodge Corp. v. Soc'y Ins. (In re Soc'y Ins. Co. Covid-19 Bus. Interruption Prot. Ins. Litig) United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division February 22, 2021, Decided; February 22, 2021, Filed MDL No...

Appellant Exxon Corp., a vertically integrated petroleum company doing business in several States, was organized, during the years in question in this case, into three levels of management, one of which was responsible for directing the operating activities...