One week before her due date, appellant was drinking at a local tavern when she believed she was going to have her baby. Appellant was admitted to a hospital, where her blood alcohol concentration was found to exceed 0.30 percent. Appellant gave birth...

Check out this discussion on fact discovery in trademark litigation in federal court, including the importance of a discovery strategy and key considerations for interrogatories, document requests, depositions, requests for admission, and third-party...

United States v. Larrabee United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit February 14, 2001, Decided No. 00-1292 Opinion  [*19]  BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge . The defendant, John C. Larrabee, was convicted of securities fraud after a jury trial...

Demoura v. Cont'l Cas. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York March 5, 2021, Decided; March 5, 2021, Filed 20-CV-2912 (NGG) (SIL) Opinion MEMORANDUM & ORDER NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS, United States District Judge. Plaintiff...

Plaintiff, a natural gas supplier authorized to supply natural gas in Connecticut, entered into an agreement with defendant LLCs and Moore, collectively and/or individually were acting as and/or doing business as J and H Hospitality. Under the agreement...

CenTrak, Inc. v. Sonitor Techs., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit February 14, 2019, Decided 2017-2510 Opinion  [***1398]   [*1362]  Chen, Circuit Judge . CenTrak, Inc. sued Sonitor Technologies, Inc. for alleged infringement...

Plaintiff heirs of Antonio Hurtado commenced an action for damages for wrongful death, arising out of an automobile accident, against defendant Manuel Hurtado, a resident of California. Moreover, the vehicles involved in the accident were registered in...

This federal prosecution arose from a scheme in which a Texas county sheriff accepted money, and his deputy, petitioner Salinas, accepted two watches and a truck, in exchange for permitting women to make so-called "contact visits" to one Beltran...

Kirkland v Wideopenwest, Inc. Supreme Court of New York, New York County May 18, 2020, Decided Index No. 653248/2018 Opinion DECISION + ORDER ON MOTION MASLEY, J.: In motion sequence number 001, defendants WideOpenWest, Inc. (WOW), Steven Cochran, Richard...

Grutter v. Bollinger Supreme Court of the United States April 1, 2003, Argued ; June 23, 2003, Decided No. 02-241 Opinion  [*311]   [**2331]  Justice O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to decide whether the use of race...