Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain Supreme Court of the United States March 30, 2004, Argued ; June 29, 2004, Decided No. 03-339, No. 03-485 Case Summary Procedural Posture Respondent Mexican alien separately sued petitioner, the United States and a Mexican collaborator...

Lopez v. Gonzales Supreme Court of the United States October 3, 2006, Argued ; December 5, 2006, Decided No. 05-547 Case Summary Procedural Posture The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) began removal proceedings against petitioner resident...

Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC United States District Court for the Southern District of New York October 22, 2003, Decided ; October 22, 2003, Filed 02 Civ. 1243 (SAS) Case Summary Procedural Posture Plaintiff employee sued defendant employer alleging gender...

Formosa Plastics Corp. United States v. Presidio Eng'Rs & Contrs. Supreme Court of Texas October 1, 1996, Argued ; January 16, 1998, Opinion Delivered No. 95-1291 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioners, a national manufacturer and its subsidiary...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought a permanent injunction and civil penalties against an underwriter of municipal offerings. The SEC alleged that by failing to conduct a proper investigation and by omitting material information...

The family filed a lawsuit after the insurer refused to pay a claim for damage to their home following a fire officially cited as arson. The family alleged the claims specialists reported the father committed arson even though he was acquitted of the...

Appellants, Sandra Miller, her three children (Corey Miller, Thomas Miller and Dakota Bradley), and their attorney, David Deratzian , Esq., sued the City of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Department of Human Services ("DHS"), DHS social worker...

Defendant's home caught on fire with her children inside. A baby died as a result. Defendant was not at home at the time of the fire. The trial court found defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter and denied a new trial. On defendant’s appeal...

Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Weaver United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit October 15, 1981, Argued ; June 10, 1982, Decided ; June 10, 1982, Filed No. 80-1413 Opinion  [*454]  KEITH, Circuit Judge. This appeal arose from a Chapter XI petition...

Defendant Mrs. Coralie David, who is 80 years of age, was living alone in a house in the country and desired to move to the town of Breaux Bridge. Her only income was from Welfare and her only possession was this house. She proposed to various members...