Defendant irrigation district appealed an order of the Superior Court of Alameda County (California), which granted a temporary injunction in an action by plaintiff, the city of Antioch, to prevent the district from diverting water from the Sacramento...

Plaintiff Simulados Software, Ltd. ("Simulados") was a software development company based in Houston, Texas. Defendant Photon Infotech Private, Ltd.'s ("Photon") was a technology consulting corporation incorporated in New Jersey...

A man was hit by a door projecting from a train while he was walking along a railroad right of way. He filed a negligence action against the railroad company, seeking damages for injuries he sustained. The circuit court ruled in favor of the man, refusing...

The City of New London exercised its power of eminent domain and seized private properties pursuant to an economic development plan. Nine property owners contested the expropriation as the properties were going to be sold to private developers, which...

United States v. Lonich United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit February 10, 2021, Argued and Submitted, San Francisco, California; January 10, 2022, Filed Nos. 18-10298, 18-10395, Nos. 18-10299, 18-10408, Nos. 18-10300, 18-10394, Nos. 18...

Rini v. United Van Lines United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit January 17, 1997, Decided No. 95-2334 Opinion  [*503]  TORRUELLA, Chief Judge . Plaintiff-appellee Jane Rini ("Rini") hired defendant-appellant United Van Lines ("United"...

Nikki DiNatale is the Knowledge & Research Consultant for New York (with Jocelyn Sagherian), Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Nebraska. Nikki has over 15 years of library experience, primarily with corporations. She...

In re Oracle Corp. Derivative Litig. Court of Chancery of Delaware June 5, 2020, Submitted; July 9, 2020, Decided CONSOLIDATED C.A. No. 2017-0337-SG Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION GLASSCOCK, Vice Chancellor This unusual derivative litigation has generated...

Giles v. Rhodes United States District Court for the Southern District of New York September 26, 2000, Decided ; September 27, 2000, Filed 94 Civ. 6385 (CSH) Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER HAIGHT, Senior District Judge : Plaintiff instituted this...

Cavello Bay Reinsurance Ltd. v. Stein United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit November 13, 2020, Argued; January 25, 2021, Decided No. 20-1371 Opinion Dennis Jacobs , Circuit Judge: In a private offering, a Bermudan corporation bought shares...