• Chi., B. & Q. R. Co. v. Krayenbuhl

    Plaintiff in error minor child, by his next friend, filed suit and a jury awarded the minor child damages for injuries suffered while playing on a turntable of the defendant in error railroad company, . Defendant in error appealed, and on appeal, the...

  • Bazile v. Fin. Sys. of Green Bay, Inc.

    Bazile v. Fin. Sys. of Green Bay, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit April 14, 2020, Argued; December 15, 2020, Decided No. 19-1298 Opinion  [*277]  Kanne , Circuit Judge . This appeal centers on Article III standing to sue for...

  • In re Wendy's Co. S'holder Derivative Action

    In re Wendy's Co. S'holder Derivative Action United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division July 30, 2021, Decided; July 30, 2021, Filed Case No. 1:16-cv-1153 Opinion ORDER: (1) DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM...

  • People v. Ramirez-Portoreal

    In three unrelated cases, defendants had hidden or abandoned drugs in public places, and the police subsequently seized these drugs. In each of the cases, defendants challenged the legality of the seizure. Following separate rulings by the appellate courts...

  • Stormans, Inc. v. Selecky

    Plaintiff employees sought a protective order that limited access to information identifying their current or former employers to litigants and their counsel. The employees feared that their employers would terminate them if their participation in the...

  • Gian-Cursio v. State

    Defendants, chiropractic physicians, treated a tuberculosis patient with a regimen that was not medically approved treatment for his condition. Following the patient's death defendants were convicted of manslaughter for having caused his death through...

  • RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Cmty.

    RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Cmty. Supreme Court of the United States March 21, 2016, Argued; June 20, 2016, Decided No. 15-138 Opinion  [*329]  Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...

  • Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp.

    Anderson v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. Supreme Court of California May 30, 1991 No. S014500 Opinion  [*990]   [**550]   [***529]  In this case we consider the issue "whether a defendant in a products liability action based upon an alleged failure...

  • SIERRA CLUB v. MORTON

    SIERRA CLUB v. MORTON Supreme Court of the United States November 17, 1971, Argued ; April 19, 1972, Decided No. 70-34 Opinion  [*728]   [***639]   [**1363]  MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court. The Mineral King Valley is an area of...

  • Khan v. Hemosphere Inc.

    Drs. Nazir Khan and Iftikhar Khan accused Hemosphere Inc., CryoLife Inc., and Merit Medical Systems, Inc., along with over 300 hospitals and individual physicians, of infringing a claim of U.S. Patent No. 8,747,344 , directed to an arteriovenous shunt...