• Kindred Nursing Ctrs. Ltd. P'ship v. Clark

    Beverly Wellner and Janis Clark, the wife and daughter of Joe Wellner and Olive Clark, respectively, each held a power of attorney affording her broad authority to manage her family member's affairs. When Joe and Olive moved into a nursing home operated...
  • Becnel v. Northrop Grumman Ship Sys.

    Defendants filed a motion to exclude certain testimony of plaintiff's expert pathologist in a case. The plaintiff opposed the motion, arguing that such motions must be filed at least 60 days prior to trial pursuant to La. C.C.P. art. 1425 . As trial...
  • Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth

    A Puerto Rico corporation entered into distribution and sales agreements with a Swiss corporation and a Japanese corporation which manufactured automobiles in Japan. This automobile manufacturer was the product of a joint venture between the Swiss corporation...
  • Oberg v. Honda Motor Co.

    A product liability claim against defendants, who manufactured and sold a 1985 Honda Model ATC350X three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) used by Oberg. Oberg attempted to drive the ATV up a steep embankment, it overturned backward, injuring him. He...
  • Cardozo v. True

    Plaintiff purchased a cookbook from defendant retail book dealer. While preparing a meal from a recipe in the cookbook, plaintiff ate one of the ingredients. Plaintiff became violently ill and was hospitalized. The cookbook failed to mention that the...
  • Baker v. Libbie

    The executor sought to enjoin the publication of letters from the administratrix who was the founder of "Christian Science" to keep defendant auctioneers from printing, publishing, selling, or circulating letters written by the administratrix...
  • United States v. Hardin

    Hardin was released from prison and put on federal supervised release. Three months later, a federal warrant for Hardin's arrest issued following a petition to revoke his supervised release. The police received a tip from a confidential informant...
  • Ker v. California

    On the day following a California police officer's encounter with a known marijuana dealer, including the purchase from the dealer of a package of marijuana, other police officers observed an encounter between the dealer and the defendant husband...
  • Kolodziej v. Mason

    Mason was one of the attorneys who represented a criminal defendant, Serrano, who was accused of murdering four people in central Florida. The trial attracted heavy media interest and, as a consequence, during the trial, NBC News conducted an interview...
  • El v. SEPTA

    King Paratransit Services, Inc. ("King") conditionally hired El to drive paratransit buses. The position involved providing door-to-door and curb-to-curb transportation service for people with mental and physical disabilities. King subcontracted...