In re Chemtura Corp. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York October 21, 2010, Decided Chapter 11, Case No. 09-11233 (REG), (Jointly Administered) Opinion  [*566]  Bench Decision on Confirmation Findings of Fact 1. Background...

Cty. of San Mateo v. Peabody Energy Corp. (In re Peabody Energy Corp.) United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit March 10, 2020, Submitted; May 6, 2020, Filed No. 18-3242, No. 19-1767 Opinion  [*720]  ARNOLD, Circuit Judge. In April 2016,...

Plaintiff filed an action for intentional infliction of emotional distress against Defendant private investigator who was hired to investigate her health and capacity to work. Defendant was told that the Plaintiff had just been released from the hospital...

A family business purchased computers from a corporation that did not perform functions that the corporation represented in a letter they would perform, and the family business sued the corporation for appellant. The trial court found in favor of the...

The claimant was driving when the car which preceded him swerved off the roadway and rolled. The claimant stopped to render assistance, and at the direction of a police officer placed flares to warn approaching vehicles. Concerned that the flares were...

Defendant user (Drudge) published a website known as the Drudge Report online. Defendant internet service provider (AOL) also maintains its own website. AOL and Drudge entered an agreement that made the Drudge Report available to all members of AOL's...

Plaintiff, a community college baseball player, sued defendant, a rival community college, for negligence. The player’s team was playing a preseason game against the rival college’s team when during the game, the player was hit in the head...

Several local residents obtained a grant to elevate their homes after the hurricanes. The defendant was hired by Mr. Rodney. Defendant entered into a subcontractor agreement with plaintiff. The defendant did not pay the plaintiff for the services performed...

This case arose out of a default on a commercial lease on real property owned by plaintiff Jerry R. Becker. The defendant tenant, Pacific Forest Industries, Inc., ceased paying rent on the leased property and was eventually evicted through a forcible...

Savage Servs. Corp. v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit February 8, 2022, Decided No. 21-10745 Opinion  [*927]  Altman , District Judge: In the wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which saw millions of gallons of oil...