• Palmer v. People

    Defendant Aaron Palmer was convicted of multiple felonies for having fired gunshots at several victims. The trial court sentenced him for a substantial period of time and imposed a concurrent term for a single count of conspiracy to commit reckless manslaughter...
  • Schofield v. Chicago, M. & St. P. R. Co.

    Plaintiff Schofield was familiar with the crossing, had often passed it, and the usual sign that was printed in large letters over it gave express warning to persons on the highway to look out for the cars. At the place of crossing, the highway and railroad...
  • State v. Quick

    County police officers found two stills on property owned by defendant Quick. Neither were in operation at the time, but one contained mash and the other appeared to have been recently operated. The officers waited in their car on a road near the stills...
  • Tasini v. AOL, Inc.

    The Huffington Post was a popular website launched as a for-profit enterprise in May 2005. Plaintiffs Jonathan Tasini and Molly Secours et al., were online essayists, or bloggers in the vernacular, who have provided content to The Huffington Post in exchange...
  • Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Albright

    In February 2006, appellant Exxon Mobil Corporation reported a leak of approximately 26,000 gallons of gasoline from the underground tanks on its fueling station located in Jacksonville, Maryland. The seemingly cursed Jacksonville community, the unfortunate...
  • Robinson Prop. Grp., L.P. v. Russell

    Appellant Robinson Property Group, L.P., d/b/a Horseshoe Casino and Hotel operated a casino and hotel in Robinsonville, Mississippi. Appellee Yo Anne Russell, a Tennessee resident, approached appellant in March of 1995 to obtain a line of credit to enable...
  • Beneficial Nat'l Bank v. Payton

    In March 2001, Obie Payton, herein defendant, filed suit in the circuit court of Kemper County, Mississippi against Beneficial National Bank U.S.A and Household Bank, herein plaintiffs, alleging claims arising from defendant’s purchase and financing...
  • Flemma v. Halliburton Energy Servs.

    As district manager of defendant Halliburton Energy Services Inc., plaintiff Edward Flemma was involved in the initiative to consolidate three Farmington facilities into one suitable facility. Defendant considered two locations for the consolidated facility...
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Ben Venue Labs., Inc.

    Plaintiff Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. was the assignee of the '803 and '537 patents , which related to a three-hour administration of the antitumor drug paclitaxel. The patents derived from the same parent application and share the same specification...
  • Am. Banana Co. v. United Fruit Co.

    Defendant United Fruit Company with the intention to prevent competition and to control and monopolize the banana trade, bought the property and business of several of its previous competitors, who were also prevented from resuming their trade. Defendant...