• Wheeler v. Huston

    After he fell and was injured while making a delivery, the milkman brought a negligence action against the owners. The jury returned a special verdict finding that the milkman sustained damages for lost wages and medical expenses, without apportioning...

  • Tanzin v. Tanvir

    Respondents were practicing Muslims who sued under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA), claiming that federal agents placed them on the No Fly List for refusing to act as informants against their religious communities. They sought injunctive...

  • Decurtis Llc v. Carnival Corp.

    Decurtis Llc v. Carnival Corp. United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida January 6, 2021, Decided; January 6, 2021, Entered on Docket Case No. 20-22945-Civ-SCOLA/TORRES Opinion REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON DECURTIS'S MOTION...

  • In re Estate of Butler

    Decedent Nathaniel Butler, Jr. and appellant Georgia Mae were married in 1946. They lived together for a short time and then separated in 1947. Although the marriage was never legally dissolved, Nathaniel told Georgia Mae that he had "bought"...

  • Menard-Sanford v. Mabey (In re A.H. Robins Co.)

    Menard-Sanford v. Mabey (In re A.H. Robins Co.) United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit December 6, 1988, Argued ; June 16, 1989, Decided Nos. 88-1750, 88-1754, 88-1756, 88-1758, 88-1759, 88-1760, 88-1763, 88-3602 Opinion  [*696]  WIDENER...

  • Direct Sales Co. v. United States

    Direct Sales Co. v. United States Supreme Court of the United States April 12, 1943, Argued ; June 14, 1943, Decided No. 593 Opinion  [*704]   [**1266]   [***1678]  MR. JUSTICE RUTLEDGE delivered  [****2]  the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, a corporation...

  • E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. FTC

    Respondent Federal Trade Commission found that E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company and Ethyl Corporation (collectively, “petitioners”), and two other antiknock compounds manufacturers, PPG Industries, Inc. ("PPG") and Nalco Chemical...

  • Air & Liquid Sys. Corp. v. DeVries

    Petitioners produced equipment for three Navy ships. The equipment required asbestos insulation or asbestos parts to function as intended, but the manufacturers did not always incorporate the asbestos into their products. Instead, the manufacturers delivered...

  • Graham v. Florida

    Graham v. Florida Supreme Court of the United States November 9, 2009, Argued; May 17, 2010, Decided; July 6, 2010, Modified No. 08-7412 Opinion  [*52]   [***832]   [**2017]  Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue before the Court...

  • Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Brown

    California statute known as "Assembly Bill 1889" ("AB 1889") prohibits several classes of employers that receive state funds from using the funds "to assist, promote, or deter union organizing." The District Court found that...