Defendant was charged with the crimes of armed robbery and larceny, violations of 18 U.S.C.S. § 2113(a) and (b). At trial, the district court excluded, as collateral evidence under Fed. R. Evid. 613(b), proffered testimony by defendant's mother...

Federal and state regulatory agencies are focused on the actions of financial institutions and financial technology companies (fintech), with an emphasis on data privacy. Existing laws and regulations generally require institutions to have reasonably...

Hamilton v. Yavapai Cmty. Coll. Dist. United States District Court for the District of Arizona August 19, 2021, Decided; August 20, 2021, Filed No. CV-12-08193-PCT-GMS LEAD CASE; No. CV-15-08095-PCT-GMS (CONSOL. FOR TRIAL) Opinion ORDER Pending before...

Grassmueck v. Ogden Murphy Wallace United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle Division March 4, 2003, Decided ; March 4, 2003, Filed No. C02-1403P Opinion  [*569]   [**2]  ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION...

Bd. of Trs. of the AFTRA Ret. Fund v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York January 19, 2012, Decided; January 19, 2012, Filed 09 Civ. 686 (SAS) Opinion  [*253]  OPINION AND ORDER SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN...

Incidents had occurred around Capitol Hill in which Anthrax powder had been delivered to a senator and others. The incidents had occurred just after terrorist attacks on the United States. A Capitol police officer went to her post at a tunnel near the...

The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) established the “three-strikes rule,” a rule which prevented a prisoner from bringing suit in forma pauperis (IFP) if s/he has had three or more prior suits “dismissed on the grounds that...

Petitioner Jonathan Dale Simmons beat to death an elderly woman. During the penalty phase of petitioner's South Carolina trial, the State argued that his future dangerousness was a factor for the jury to consider when deciding whether to sentence...

Shelbourne BRF LLC v SR 677 Bway LLC Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department March 4, 2021, Decided; March 4, 2021, Entered Appeal No. 13263N-13263NA, Case No. 2020-03604 Opinion Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jennifer...

Alsteen v. Wauleco, Inc. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin May 24, 2011, Submitted on Briefs; June 14, 2011, Decided; June 14, 2011, Filed Appeal No. 2010AP1643 Opinion  [*P1]   [**475]   [***213]  PETERSON, J. Amber Alsteen and sixty-nine others (collectively...