A trial court convicted a man for aggravated first degree murder for strangling a mentally retarded woman while raping her. On appeal, the appellate court found that the evidence was insufficient to convict of first degree murder and reversed the judgment...

This appeal is the latest episode in a decade-long dispute over the ownership of an oil painting entitled "Champs de Ble a Vetheuil" by Claude Monet. The work by the celebrated French Impressionist was previously owned by plaintiff Gerda Dorothea...

Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued defendant union, alleging that the union violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and causing his termination. The union...

Plaintiff manufacturer appealed from a decision which dismissed plaintiff's complaint against defendant buyer in a contract dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Defendant SPS employs approximately 2,040 teachers in more than 60 schools in the school district of Springfield. SPS faced challenges that include: a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (67% in 2015-2016); a high percentage of high...

Plaintiff child’s father left the front gate open while the child was riding his tricycle in the front yard. The four-year-old child drove the tricycle through the gate and out into the street where he was struck by a passing automobile. The child...

Plaintiffs are forty-five current and former minor league baseball players who bring claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the wage-and-hour laws of California, Arizona, and Florida against MLB. Plaintiffs allege that defendants...

Rosillo v. Annie's Homegrown, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California October 17, 2017, Decided; October 17, 2017, Filed Case No. 17-cv-02474-JSW Opinion ORDER STAYING CASE AND DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS...

Plaintiff Kelli Tyrrell was appointed as Personal Representative for the Estate of Brent T. Tyrrell. Plaintiff as Brent T. Tyrrell's widow, brought this action individually and on behalf of the heirs of deceased. Plaintiff alleged at the time of his...

Plaintiff mother sued two brothers and their father, pursuant to the Illinois Wrongful Death Act, 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 180/0.01 et seq. (West 1996), and the Illinois Survival Act, 755 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 5/27-6 (West 1996), after her 16-year-old...