• Housman v. Commonwealth

    The deceased lived for some time after he was wounded by a knife. There was evidence tending to show that his death was due to a lack of treatment or improper treatment, and not to the knife wound. The trial court instructed the jury that they should...
  • Sacramento Downtown Arena LLC v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co.

    Sacramento Downtown Arena LLC v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Eastern District of California October 28, 2022, Decided; October 28, 2022, Filed No. 2:21-cv-00441-KJM-DB Opinion ORDER In this insurance coverage dispute, Factory...
  • Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro

    Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro Supreme Court of the United States April 20, 2016, Argued; June 20, 2016, Decided No. 15-415 Opinion  [*214]  JUSTICE Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. This case addresses whether a federal statute requires payment...
  • Knudsen v. Lax

    Plaintiff tenants and defendant landlords signed a six-page, 33-paragraph lease for a one-year term. The terms of the lease, which the landlords obtained from an Internet site, were not negotiated by the parties before the landlords had the tenants sign...
  • Superior Indus. v. Thomaston

    Appellee William Thomaston was employed with appellant Superior Industries until he was terminated. Appellant suffered a shoulder injury and was compensated by appellant based on a five percent permanent impairment rating. Thereafter, appellee filed for...
  • Merritt v. Earle

    Merritt v. Earle Court of Appeals of New York March, 1864, Decided No Number in Original Opinion  [*117]  Wright, J. There was no controversy as to the nature of the accident, or how it occurred, which caused the loss of the plaintiff's horses. On...
  • EEOC v. United Airlines, Inc.

    Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged United Airlines, Inc’s competitive reasonable accommodation transfer policy violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C.S. § § 12101 et seq. EEOC asks the...
  • O'Connor v. Davis

    Plaintiff filed a sexual harassment claim against defendant Rockland under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, § 706(e), and Title IX of Education Amendments of 1972, § 901(a). alleging that during her internship, she was subjected to...
  • Braun v. Buffalo Gen. Elec. Co.

    While the decedent, Nicholas Braun, was building a residence on private property, he took hold of two high-voltage electric wires that ran across the property. The insulation on the wires had become ragged and defective, and the decedent was electrocuted...
  • Utah v. Strieff

    Utah v. Strieff Supreme Court of the United States February 22, 2016, Argued; June 20, 2016, Decided No. 14-1373 Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-Where an officer made an unconstitutional investigatory stop, learned during the stop that the suspect...