• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

    The Cherokee Nation of Native Americans filed an original action in the Supreme Court of the United States seeking an injunction to restrain the State of Georgia and its officials from executing and enforcing the laws of the State, or serving process...

  • J. I. Case Co. v. NLRB

    Petitioner J. I. Case Company (Case) offered its employees individual employment contracts, which some of the employees accepted. The contracts governed certain employment conditions. A union was certified and won an election to become the exclusive bargaining...

  • Blair v. Anderson

    Robert Blair, formerly a Federal prisoner, alleges that while incarcerated in the New Castle County Correctional Institution he was attacked by a fellow prisoner and that defendants, including the State, were negligent in permitting such assault. The...

  • GTE Southwest v. Bruce

    Respondent employees sued petitioner employer for intentional infliction of emotional distress based on the constant humiliating and abusive behavior of their supervisor. The employees complained about the supervisor's daily use of profanity, short...

  • Herbert v. Lando

    Respondent member of the press was alleged to have circulated damaging falsehoods and was sued for defamation by petitioner public figure. The trial court rejected the respondent’s claim of privilege, but the appellate court reversed.

  • Ward v. State

    During the execution of a search warrant, the Detective observed Ward climbing out of the window of a house where cash and drugs were confiscated. Ward appeals from his convictions and sentences for trafficking in cocaine by possession of 200 grams or...

  • White v. Mederi Caretenders Visiting Servs. of Se. Fla., LLC

    These were two consolidated cases. First, petitioner Elizabeth White, was a former employee of the Respondents, Almost Family, Inc. and its subsidiary Mederi Caretenders Visiting Services of Southeast Florida, LLC. Respondents was a licensed home health...

  • Van Zee v. Hanson

    Plaintiff Joseph Van Zee enlisted in the Army in early 2008. His recruiter advised him that he could begin basic training after completing the background check. Plaintiff then executed two blank release forms: one for law enforcement records, the other...

  • Hesse v. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc.

    Hesse v. Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York May 29, 2020, Decided; May 29, 2020, Filed 19-cv-972 (AJN) Opinion  [*460]  OPINION & ORDER ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge: This putative class...

  • Call One Inc. v. Berkley Ins. Co.

    Call One Inc. v. Berkley Ins. Co. United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division February 25, 2022, Decided; February 25, 2022, Filed No. 21-cv-00466 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In 2019, Plaintiff Call One...