Allied Structural Steel Co., with an office in Minnesota, had a pension plan under which employees could receive a pension upon retirement at age 65 regardless of length of service. Furthermore, an employee's right to a pension vested prior to age...

Appellant R.G. Smith, doing business as Ta’Ron., advertised a fragrance called “Second Chance” as a duplicate of appellees’ “Chanel No. 5,” at a fraction of the latter’s price. The formula of appellee’s...

Respondent Robert Williams was arrested, arraigned, and committed to jail in Davenport, Iowa, for abducting a 10-year-old girl in Des Moines, Iowa. Both his Des Moines lawyer and his lawyer at the Davenport arraignment advised respondent not to make any...

The lessor brought a forcible detainer action to recover possession of certain premises that were improved with a brick building used as a gasoline station. The lessor alleged that the lessee breached its lease by acquiring an adjoining lot, erecting...

Sherwin-Williams Co. v. Ins. Co. of Pa. United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division October 13, 1993, Decided CASE NO: 1:91CV0250 Opinion  [*548]  REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION This matter is before the magistrate judge...

United States v. Hope United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit October 8, 2008, Filed No. 07-60769 Opinion  [*295]  PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Defendant, Danny Hope, was apprehended following a high speed chase that ensued when...

The police were conducting a stakeout when they noticed the occupants of a rental car, the defendants, acting suspiciously. The police contacted the rental agency, which indicated that the vehicle was overdue. The police made contact with defendants,...

The lessor leased the land in 1960 for the operation of a truck sales and service business. In 1975, the lessee requested permission to sublease the premises to a third party for use as a parking garage. The lessor refused and the lessee subleased without...

Facto v. Pantagis Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division December 20, 2006, Argued ; January 29, 2007, Decided DOCKET NO. A-1153-05T1 Opinion  [**60]   [*228]  The opinion of the court was delivered by SKILLMAN, P.J.A.D. This is a breach of...

Plaintiffs, who had allegedly been defamed by a magazine article, filed diversity libel actions in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, shortly before the applicable state statute of limitations expired; however, plaintiffs...