Plaintiff Elk, a Native American, brought suit against defendant registrar for refusing to register him as a qualified voter within Omaha, Nebraska. The circuit court dismissed plaintiff's petition.

Plaintiffs-Appellants are 26 non-English-speaking adult garment workers who worked in a factory at 103 Broadway in New York's Chinatown. They brought this action against both (1) their immediate employers, six contractors doing business at 103 Broadway...

Michael B. Myers, independent executor of the estate of Mary Prillmayer, deceased, sued Heritage Enterprises, Inc. (Heritage), alleging that Prillmayer, before her death, suffered fractures to her legs due to the careless and negligent acts of Heritage’s...

Michael Curran dealt with two fish exporters, Salmonor A/S (Salmonor) and Atlantic Salmon A/S (Atlantic), as a representative of a seafood exchange company, “Boston International Seafood Exchange, Inc.," or "Boston Seafood Exchange, Inc...

Plaintiff ACCO Brands, Inc. ("ACCO") was the owner of the ‘878 patent , the ‘557 patent , and the ‘989 patent . The patents were entitled “Computer Physical Security Device” and were directed to locking systems...

Johnny and Janie Farnsworth (the Farnsworths) and John and Carol Deaver (the Deavers) were partners in a partnership whose business failed. At the time of dissolution, the Farnsworths had a capital account of $22,080.68 and the Deavers had one of $34...

A Guatemalan native was apprehended for entering the United States without inspection and the Immigration and Naturalization Service brought proceedings to deport him. The Guatemalan conceded his deportability but requested asylum as a refugee under the...

By: Ira L. Herman , Blank Rome, LLP The Statutory Predicate for Recharacterization To increase their share of a finite bankruptcy pie, creditors, debtors and other parties in interest in a case will seek to reduce or eliminate competing claims. This...

Petitioner Indiana dealership sought review of the decision which denied petitioner's special appearance in respondent Texas buyer's action regarding a recreational vehicle (RV) that the buyer purchased sight unseen from the dealership by sending...

The environmental organizations claimed that the service failed to employ the science of conservation biology, which led to violations of a number of environmental statutes and regulations in developing forest management plans for the two national forests...