Defendant homeowner hired co-defendant construction company to build an oceanfront home. During construction, the homeowner lived in a cottage located 42 feet away from the site of the new house and he invited the plaintiff invitee and his family to join...

Respondent limited partnership created under Texas law filed a state-law suit against petitioner, a Mexican corporation. Respondent, asserting Texas citizenship, alleged that the court had diversity-of-citizenship jurisdiction. At the time of the filing...

In recovering four horses that had gone onto a neighbor's land, one of the owners and a helper led two of the animals, bridled, and two that had earlier refused to be bridled onto the shoulder of a highway. The horses were apparently startled by the...

Plaintiff Madero alleges that he took care of abandoned cats in his neighborhood, giving them food, shelter and occasional medical care. Complaints from neighbors led Pittsburgh Police Officer Luffey to visit Madero to assess the situation with the cats...

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This post was originally published in October 2019 and updated in September 2023. Handling tax issues will never be considered an easy, pleasant experience, which is why so many taxpayers look to attorneys in dedicated tax law firms for help. And that’s...

Appellant purchased an automobile from the appellee and later filed suit, alleging appellee had fraudulently represented that car was new when, in fact, it had over 2,000 miles on the speedometer and had been involved in an accident. At the close of the...

Congress has given the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) substantial power to enforce the nation's securities laws. In this case, the SEC brought an enforcement action within the agency against petitioners for securities fraud. Petitioners...

Decedent Joseph Gokey and Mrs. Mildred Gokey had three children; Bridget, Gretchen, and Patrick, who were born on June 30, 1951, August 21, 1954, and January 13, 1956, respectively. On October 1, 1961, decedent, then 57, executed a trust agreement creating...

United States v. Anming Hu United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee September 9, 2021, Filed No.: 3:20-CR-21-TAV-DCP-1 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on defendant's motion for a judgment...