• 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Wronski v. Sun Oil Co.

    Defendant Sun Oil leases property from H. H. Winn (Tract 9) and from H. H. Winn, et al (Tract 12). Sun Oil has drilled several wells on these tracts in compliance with the uniform well spacing pattern, including well 1-C on Tract 9 and wells 3 and 6 on...
  • 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...
  • EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc.

    EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States October 10, 2001, Argued ; January 15, 2002, Decided No. 99-1823 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued respondent employer for violating...
  • Waller v. Truck Ins. Exchange, Inc.

    Waller v. Truck Ins. Exchange, Inc. Supreme Court of California August 28, 1995, Decided No. S042287. Case Summary Procedural Posture Appeal from a Court of Appeal decision, reversing a jury award in the Superior Court of Orange County (California), and...
  • Illinois v. Gates

    Illinois v. Gates Supreme Court of the United States October 13, 1982, Argued ; June 8, 1983, Decided No. 81-430 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner state appealed a judgment from the Illinois Supreme Court, which affirmed the decisions of lower...