Defendants, the individual directors of defendant Toll Brothers’ Inc. (collectively, “Company”), adopted an antitakeover plan known as a "dead hand" rights plan, which was one that could not redeemed except by the incumbent...

In 1983, Ethan B. Corliss and Carol A. Bedard took part in a marriage ceremony in Tijuana, Mexico. The ceremony was conducted by a man holding himself out as an attorney. His secretary acted as a witness. The couple signed papers that were written in...

Where a woman has never assumed her husband's surname on marriage but wants to change her name to a double-barrelled name, does the change of name deed go straight from her maiden name to her new name or does it need to refer to her husband's...

Petitioner Terik Jefferson was found guilty of aggravated assault, carrying a firearm without a license, carrying a firearm in public, possessing an instrument of a crime and criminal conspiracy aggravated assault in Philadelphia County and received a...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Syposs v. United States United States District Court for the Western District of New York August 31, 1999, Decided ; August 31, 1999, Filed 97-CV-572S(F) Opinion  [*302]  DECISION AND ORDER JURISDICTION This matter was referred to the undersigned on May...