• Dowdell v. Bloomquist

    Plaintiff Cheryl Dowdell filed a lawsuit in Rhode Island superior court alleging that her neighbor, defendant Peter Bloomquist, planted four western arborvitae trees on his property solely to exact revenge against Dowdell, to retaliate by blocking her...

  • In re IBP, Inc. Sec. Litig.

    In a class action involving alleged violations of federal securities laws, a District Court in South Dakota announced that the Tiedemann Investment Group (“Tiedemann”) was presumptively the most adequate lead plaintiff in the case. Another...

  • Carteret Sav. & Loan Asso., F.A. v. Jackson

    Defendants were led into an allegedly painless get-rich enterprise. Defendants authorized the purchase of a yacht that would be chartered; the charter fees would allegedly meet all expenses. The purchase was to be financed by defendants' note to plaintiff...

  • Atlas Roofing Co. v. OSHRC

    Petitioners were cited by the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) and ordered to immediately abate pertinent hazards after inspections of their respective work sites revealed conditions that violated a mandatory occupational safety standard promulgated by...

  • Dadurian v. Underwriters at Lloyd's

    Defendant insurer refused to indemnify plaintiff insured after he claimed that he lost jewelry which he allegedly owned and that had been insured by defendant's insurance policy. Defendant argued that plaintiff's claim was fraudulent and that...

  • Poletown Neighborhood Council v. Detroit

    The city planned to acquire land held by private owners under the authority of the Act in order to convey the land to a private company for the creation of an industrial site. A neighborhood association, property owners, and residents, filed an action...

  • Andrews v. United Airlines

    A passenger was injured during a airline flight when a briefcase fell out of an overhead compartment and landed on her. She filed a negligence suit against the airline. The district court dismissed the suit on summary judgment. The case was appealed to...

  • Comment on Varying restriction

    can you not remove the existing restriction using an RX4 and then add a new restriction on the terms you want using an RX1. Clearly you would submit the two forms at the same time

  • Walters v. Starbucks Corp.

    Walters v. Starbucks Corp. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York August 25, 2022, Decided; August 25, 2022, Filed 22cv1907 (DLC) Opinion OPINION AND ORDER DENISE COTE, District Judge: Abraneika Walters has brought this action...

  • Fleming v. MaxMara United States, Inc.

    Fleming v. MaxMara United States, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York June 30, 2009, Decided; June 30, 2009, Filed 06-CV-6357 (CPS)(JMA) Opinion  [*253]  MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SIFTON, Senior Judge. On November...