Plaintiffs, shareholders of a publicly traded entertainment corporation, appealed the dismissal with prejudice of their derivative suit against defendants, former and current corporate directors and officers, for failure to properly plead particularized...

Plaintiffs William Truax and his co-partner owned and operated a restaurant (collectively, "Truex"). Defendants Michael Corrigan and others worked for Truex as cooks and waiters (collectively, "Employees"). The Employees were members...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed this action seeking injunctive and other relief, alleging violations of various federal securities laws by Defendants, Mutual Benefits Corp. (MBC) and other named defendants, which are either principals...

The State of Georgia (State) filed a bill alleging that in consequence of a discharge of noxious gases by Tennessee Copper Company (Copper) a wholesale destruction of forests, orchards, and crops was going on, and other injuries were done and threatened...

While many micro-level factors often have a significant effect on the local real estate market (school districts, regional infrastructure, etc.), it’s important to widen the lens from time to time and look at some of the larger, macro-level drivers...

The petitioner Jerry Mempa was convicted for joyriding, which was based on his plea of guilty entered with the advice of court-appointed counsel. He was then placed on probation for two years and four months later, the Spokane County prosecuting attorney...

Woodman v. WWOR-TV, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 14, 2004, Argued ; June 13, 2005, Decided No. 03-9348 Opinion  [*71]  REENA RAGGI, Circuit Judge : Plaintiff-Appellant Brenda K. Woodman appeals from an award of summary...

Ultra Petro. Corp. v. Ad Hoc Comm. of OpCo Unsecured Creditors (In re Ultra Petro. Corp.) United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 14, 2022, Filed No. 21-20008 Opinion Jennifer Walker Elrod , Circuit Judge : Bankruptcy is ordinarily...

Hoekman v. Educ. Minn. United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit February 16, 2022, Submitted; July 25, 2022, Filed No. 21-1366, No. 21-1372, No. 21-2675, No. 21-2687 Opinion  [*974]  COLLOTON, Circuit Judge. The appellants in these cases...

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Comm'r United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit December 1, 1987, Argued ; August 31, 1988, Decided Nos. 86-2911, 86-3116 Opinion  [*857]  CUDAHY, Circuit Judge. In 1976, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue ("the...