Sharon Ann Jenkins was apprehended twice for attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border while driving a vehicle containing undocumented aliens. Both times, Jenkins stated that she had been paid to drive the car across the border. She was not charged with...

Jones v. DeSantis United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division May 24, 2020, Decided; May 24, 2020, Filed CONSOLIDATED CASE NO. 4:19cv300-RH/MJF Opinion OPINION ON THE MERITS The State of Florida has adopted...

Defendant Eric Duane Hamilton shot and seriously injured Donald Hill while Hill performed work for Hamilton and Hamilton's mother, Lena Hamilton (Ms. Hamilton). Pursuant to a plea agreement, Hamilton pleaded no contest in California trial court to...

Plaintiff employee, a Hispanic woman in her mid-40s, was employed by defendant employer. The employee filed an EEOC complaint alleging that she was discriminated against due to a disability. After plaintiff's employment was terminated, she filed a...

The parties accidentally met at a restaurant. Their conversation turned to the price of coal because the seller was a dealer in coal. The seller told the purchaser that he could deliver coal to Cincinnati for $ .16 per bushel, but that the purchaser would...

District of Columbia Housing Regulations provide that rental properties shall be kept in a safe and sanitary manner. If not, the property may not be offered for rent. Southall Realty Co., plaintiff, owned a rental property in the District of Columbia...

A former manager filed a complaint against a musician alleging breach of contract for failure to pay royalties. The district court found that the musician had breached a modification agreement, awarded damages for failure to pay royalties on an album...

Several plaintiffs filed actions against numerous drug manufacturers that produced diethylstilbestrol (DES), a substance plaintiffs claimed was used by their mothers to prevent miscarriage. Plaintiffs alleged that the drug was defective and they were...

Defendant's conviction was in connection with a Columbine-style plot to kill students and school personnel at a public high school. He argued that the judge erred in refusing to apply the renunciation defense.

Defendant falsely represented to a third party that she would use his money to purchase a car for him. Defendant obtained a car from a dealer, agreed to bring it back or pay for it, but did neither. Trial court convicted defendant of obtaining money under...