• Scribner v. Worldcom, Inc.

    The parties are Donald Scribner and WorldCom, Inc., Scribner's former employer. Scribner owned unvested options to purchase shares of WorldCom stock, which were to become immediately exercisable if WorldCom terminated him "without cause."...

  • W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. v. Taco Tico Acquisition Corp.

    Taco Tico Acquisition Corporation, Taco Tico, Inc., George W. Baker, Sr., and R. Gene Smith (collectively "Taco Tico") and W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. ("Grace") and Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. (collectively "Del Taco"), executed...

  • Gomez v. Superior Court

    Plaintiffs, an estate and the deceased passenger's heirs, alleged that the passenger, who was 23 years old, suffered a fatal brain injury after riding on a roller coaster at the park. The passenger was allegedly injured due to the violent shaking...

  • GE v. Joiner

    GE v. Joiner Supreme Court of the United States October 14, 1997, Argued ; December 15, 1997, Decided No. 96-188 Opinion  [**515]   [***514]   [*138]  CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court. LEdHN[1A] [ ] [1A] LEdHN[2A] [ ] [2A]We...

  • AMTRAK v. Morgan

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  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes

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  • People v. Sanchez

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  • Penn-America Ins. Co. v. Tomei

    Penn-America Ins. Co. v. Tomei Superior Court of Pennsylvania May 24, 2016, Decided; May 24, 2016, Filed No. 480 WDA 2015 Opinion MEMORANDUM BY FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.: Toni Tomei, t/a Sunkissed Tanning & Spa ("Sunkissed"), appeals from the...

  • Wilkinson v. Dotson

    Wilkinson v. Dotson Supreme Court of the United States December 6, 2004, Argued ; March 7, 2005, Decided No. 03-287 Opinion  [*76]   [**1244]  Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. LEdHN[1A] [ ] [1A] Two state prisoners brought an action...

  • Erickson v. Pardus

    Erickson v. Pardus Supreme Court of the United States June 4, 2007, Decided No. 06-7317 Opinion  [*89]   [***1083]   [**2197]  Per Curiam. Imprisoned by the State of Colorado and alleging violations of his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment protections against...