After defendant's attempt to invoke the insanity defense failed, she pursued a bench trial that resulted in her conviction and sentencing for interstate transportation of a kidnap victim, a violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 1201. The appellate court...

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (RJR) operated a customer rewards program, called Camel Cash, from 1991 to 2007. Under the terms of the program, RJR urged consumers to purchase Camel cigarettes, to save Camel Cash certificates included in packages of Camel...

Most favored nation clauses (MFNs) involve a seller agreeing to deal with a buyer on terms that are at least as favorable as those granted to any other party. While most MFNs are procompetitive and result in efficiencies for the contracting parties such...

A mass shooting incident occurred at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The administrators of the estates of the victim instituted wrongful death suits against the Commonwealth, claiming that the latter was liable for the actions of...

United States v. Washington United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit July 6, 2020, Argued and Submitted, Seattle, Washington; April 15, 2021, Amended No. 19-35673 Opinion  [*1011]  AMENDED OPINION M. SMITH, Circuit Judge: The Hanford site...

In 1978, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that suggested restrictions regarding television advertising directed toward children. Subsequently, the Association of National Advertisers, Inc., the American Association...

Defendant Christopher Michael Dean admitted that he took part in a bank robbery during which a gun was discharged. He was convicted under 18 U.S.C.S. § 1951(a) of conspiring to commit a robbery and under 18 U.S.C.S. §§ 2 and 924(c)(1)(A...

Banca v. Lone Star Fund Ix United States United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division September 25, 2020, Decided; September 25, 2020, Filed Cause No. 3:18-mc-100-M Opinion ORDER Respondents Lone Star Fund IX (U.S....

Robare Grp., Ltd. v. SEC United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit January 23, 2019, Argued; April 30, 2019, Decided No. 16-1453 Opinion  [*471]   [**374]  Rogers, Circuit Judge : The Robare Group, an investment adviser, and...

By: The Practical Guidance Tax Team This article discusses the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act), passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The Act pairs a roughly $900 billion novel...