Plaintiff sought recovery of sums he paid as an alleged co-debtor with defendant, on a promissory note executed by them as co-makers, and as co-sureties on a debt of a small corporation in which they were mutually interested. The trial court found that...

The Motors Liquidation Company and its affiliated Debtors, filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. On the Petition Date, the Debtor filed a motion seeking authority from the Court to obtain $33.3 billion in post-petition...

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Cagle v. Cooper Cos. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York June 20, 1996, Decided ; June 24, 1996, FILED 91 Civ. 7828 (HB), 94 Civ. 4350 (HB), 92 Civ. 1650 (HB), 91 Civ. 6996 (HB), 93 Civ. 8970 (HB) Opinion MEMORANDUM &...

Putnam v. Galaxy 1 Mktg. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, Davenport Division August 23, 2011, Decided; August 23, 2011, Filed No. 3:10-cv-00072-JAJ-RAW Opinion  [*266]  ORDER This matter comes before the Court pursuant to...

Broadcast Music v. R Bar United States District Court for the Southern District of New York February 6, 1996, Dated 94 Civ. 6650 (HB) Opinion  [*658]  REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE HONORABLE HAROLD BAER, JR. SHARON E. GRUBIN, United States Magistrate...

In re Processed Egg Prods. Antitrust Litig. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania January 26, 2015, Decided; January 26, 2015, Filed No. 08-md-2002 Opinion  [*414]  MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION MEMORANDUM Gene E.K. Pratter...

Secret Service Agent Jones Allison placed defendant James DeBardeleben under arrest after DeBardeleben had passed counterfeit $20 bills at a mall store. He gave the car keys he found in DeBardeleben’s possession to Secret Service Agent James Burch...

Stacy Stanton was one of five young people pictured in a photograph that was juxtaposed with an article on teenage promiscuity. Just above the byline, and just below the main article text, the following appeared in italicized type: "The photos on...

Roy Daniels, an inmate in a local jail, who had supposedly slipped on a pillow negligently left on a stairway by a corrections officer, filed suit, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, for alleged violations of his...