The defendants were small loan companies who were convicted of conspiring to commit bribery. The companies bribed public officials in return for favorable interest rates. The defendants appealed, arguing that they should not be held criminally liable...

Congress delegated to the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") the responsibility to ensure that "new drugs" are "safe and effective." Plaintiffs filed this suit against FDA, HHS, and a several agency heads in the official...

The Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline of the Ohio Supreme Court (Board) concluded that respondent attorney had violated Prof.Cond.R. 1.18 and 8.4(h) and recommended that his license to practice law in Ohio be suspended for six months...

Plaintiff challenged the summary judgment in a wrongful death action based on alleged medical malpractice in treating a gunshot victim at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. It argued that the hospital lacked ostensible agency of treating physicians.

The truck driver's condition was treatable, but even with treatment, it could cause him to have sudden fainting spells. The employer fired the truck driver pursuant to its no tolerance policy, which prohibited the employment of drivers with that condition...

By Kevin Hylton When the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA) was signed by President Obama on May 11, 2016, it codified into federal law the right of an owner of a trade secret to sue in federal court when its trade secrets have been misappropriated...

While Robert W. Leax, appellee-husband was on a cruise, Elaine Leax, appellant-wife filed for divorce, moved out of the house and withdrew a significant amount from their bank account. In her petition, the appellant alleged that the marriage had become...

The original complaint was filed in early 1978 by prisoners at the Washington State Reformatory ("the Reformatory"), as a class action on behalf of all present and future Reformatory inmates, alleging that the conditions of their confinement...

Atma Beauty, Inc. v. HDI Global Specialty SE United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida December 30, 2020, Decided; December 30, 2020, Entered on Docket CASE NO.: 1:20-cv-21745-GAYLES Opinion ORDER THIS CAUSE comes before the Court...

Cashmere & Camel Hair Mfrs. Inst. v. Saks Fifth Ave. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit April 1, 2002, Decided No. 00-2341 Opinion  [*306]  TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge . Plaintiffs-appellants L.W. Packard & Co. ("Packard"...