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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Superior Court Supreme Court of California November 30, 2009, Filed S163335 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner employer sought review of a judgment from the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Three ...

Janus v. AFSCME, Council 31 Supreme Court of the United States February 26, 2018, Argued; June 27, 2018, Decided No. 16-1466. Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-The provision of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act which forced public employees to...

Daimler AG v. Bauman Supreme Court of the United States October 15, 2013, Argued; January 14, 2014, Decided No. 11-965 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent foreign residents brought an action against petitioner foreign corporation alleging that...