The State of Georgia (State) filed a bill alleging that in consequence of a discharge of noxious gases by Tennessee Copper Company (Copper) a wholesale destruction of forests, orchards, and crops was going on, and other injuries were done and threatened...

While many micro-level factors often have a significant effect on the local real estate market (school districts, regional infrastructure, etc.), it’s important to widen the lens from time to time and look at some of the larger, macro-level drivers...

The petitioner Jerry Mempa was convicted for joyriding, which was based on his plea of guilty entered with the advice of court-appointed counsel. He was then placed on probation for two years and four months later, the Spokane County prosecuting attorney...

Woodman v. WWOR-TV, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 14, 2004, Argued ; June 13, 2005, Decided No. 03-9348 Opinion  [*71]  REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge : Plaintiff-Appellant Brenda K. Woodman appeals from an award of summary...

Ultra Petro. Corp. v. Ad Hoc Comm. of OpCo Unsecured Creditors (In re Ultra Petro. Corp.) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 14, 2022, Filed No. 21-20008 Opinion Jennifer Walker Elrod , Circuit Judge : Bankruptcy is ordinarily...

Hoekman v. Educ. Minn. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit February 16, 2022, Submitted; July 25, 2022, Filed No. 21-1366, No. 21-1372, No. 21-2675, No. 21-2687 Opinion  [*974]  COLLOTON, Circuit Judge. The appellants in these cases...

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Comm'r United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit December 1, 1987, Argued ; August 31, 1988, Decided Nos. 86-2911, 86-3116 Opinion  [*857]  CUDAHY, Circuit Judge. In 1976, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ("the...

Chilutti v. Uber Techs., Inc. Superior Court of Pennsylvania October 12, 2022, Decided; October 12, 2022, Filed No. 1023 EDA 2021 Opinion OPINION BY McCAFFERY, J.: This appeal arises out of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on March 20, 2019. On...

Atchley v. Astrazeneca UK Ltd. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 21, 2021, Argued; January 4, 2022, Decided No. 20-7077 Opinion PILLARD, Circuit Judge : The known terrorist group Jaysh al-Mahdi injured or killed...

Facebook Privacy Litig. v. Facebook, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit January 17, 2014, Argued and Submitted, San Francisco, California; May 8, 2014, Filed No. 12-15619 Opinion  [*496]  MEMORANDUM 1 Plaintiffs appeal the district...