Defendant James M. Kater was first indicted in 1979 for the brutal kidnap-murder of a teenaged girl, who suffocated after being tied to a tree. His first two trials ended in reversals because of admission of hypnotically aided testimony and the third...

Plaintiff stockholder sued defendant corporation for a declaration that the stockholder could nominate two candidates for election to the board of directors of the corporation at the corporation's annual stockholders meeting. Both parties filed a...

Petitioner aliens, ordered removed but detained beyond the 90-day removal period, filed habeas corpus petitions challenging their continued detention. In one case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a writ ordering the alien...

The city of Los Angeles (City) through its municipal code required hotel operators to record and keep specific information about their guests on the premises for a 90-day period. The code also required such records to be made available to any officer...

Ryan and other stockholders filed a class action suit against directors of Lyondell Chemical Company alleging a breach of the fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and candor. The Court of Chancery (Delaware) denied the directors' motion for summary judgment...

Earl claimed that he should not be taxed for his entire salary and attorney fees earned by him after he and his wife entered into a contract that any property either of them owned or thereafter acquired, including salaries, would be owned as joint tenants...

A complaint was called into the police regarding a meeting on the streets where Petitioner was addressing a crowd through a loud-speaker system attached to an automobile. He was encouraging his listeners to attend a meeting to be held that night in a...

Plaintiffs Robert Wachs and X Management, Inc., provided personal management services to artists and entertainers. Plaintiffs entered into a written contract to provide personal management to entertainer Arsenio Hall in return for 15 percent of Hall's...

Appellant car buyer filed suit seeking recovery from the car companies for breach of warranty, requesting compensatory and punitive damages. The car buyer alleged that he had bought the vehicle with an express limited warranty and that the vehicle had...

It seems like we're in a never ending cycle of elections. Which candidates and issues win will often come down to which campaigns raise the most funds and garner word of mouth from influencers. Building a healthy campaign requires a continual effort...