• Atherton v. FDIC

    A federally chartered and insured savings association in New Jersey went into receivership with the Resolution Trust Corporation, subsequently replaced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as a receiver. Respondent's suit alleged that petitioners...
  • Pasqua Yaqui Tribe v. United States EPA

    Pasqua Yaqui Tribe v. United States EPA United States District Court for the District of Arizona August 30, 2021, Decided; August 30, 2021, Filed No. CV-20-00266-TUC-RM Opinion  [*950]  WO ORDER Plaintiffs Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Fond...
  • McDonald v. Levinson Steel Co.

    McDonald v. Levinson Steel Co. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 7, 1930, Argued ; November 24, 1930 No. 203 Opinion  [*291]   [**425]  OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE KEPHART: The Levinson Company, hereinafter called Levinson, was erecting a steel crane shed...
  • Kamerman v. Steinberg

    Kamerman v. Steinberg United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit April 17, 1989, Argued ; December 6, 1989, Decided No. 1021, Docket No. 89-7054 Opinion  [*425]  MAHONEY, Circuit Judge: Plaintiff-appellant Ruth Kamerman ("Kamerman"...
  • Curlington Legal Case Study

    Background David is a sole practitioner with over 30 years of experience specialising in technology law. David’s firm, Curlington Legal, is a boutique law firm based in Sydney that focuses on drafting and negotiating IT contracts, intellectual...
  • Schley v. Couch

    Plaintiff found money in a jar while working on defendant's property. Plaintiff sued for the possession of the money claiming it was lost. The case was submitted to the jury, which determined that the property was mislaid. Judgment was entered for...
  • Edens v. Foulks

    The testator executed a will in which he bequeathed to his grandson the south side of his home place to use during his lifetime and then to the next of his kin. The testator died, and the grandson was possessed of the land. The grandson's daughter...
  • Benjamin v. Butler (In re Estate of Jackson)

    Plaintiff filed a petition to be named the personal representative of an estate. Plaintiff claimed that he was the decedent's son. The trial court found that the decedent died intestate, found plaintiff to be his son, and found plaintiff to be his...
  • Tax Losses Related to the Russia-Ukraine War

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine was met with heavy sanctions, strategic boycotts, and financial countermeasures. While the actions were aimed at addressing an immediate danger in a discrete geographic area, they will have a ripple effect that will impact...
  • Lott v. Strang

    In September 1998, plaintiffs, Roger and Jean Lott, sued defendants Wayne and Bonnie Seehausen and the estate of their son, William Seehausen, an unemancipated minor, for damages resulting from an automobile collision. The Lotts alleged that William's...