The members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), plaintiffs, were disturbed by the high price of oil and petroleum-derived products in the United States. They believed the actions of the defendant Organization of...

Plaintiff employee filed suit against defendant network alleging discrimination and retaliation. Defendant filed an anti-SLAPP motion. The trial court agreed with defendant’s arguments and granted the motion. A divided Court of Appeal reversed.

Plaintiff alleged that Defendants retaliatorily fired him for exercising his First Amendment free-speech rights and, second, that the Department's social media policy, which played a role in Plaintiff's termination, was facially unconstitutional...

SEC v. Navellier & Assocs. United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts December 21, 2018, Decided; December 21, 2018, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 17-11633-DJC Opinion MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO QUASH PLAINTIFF'S...

Mrs. Phil. Home for Senior Citizens, Inc. v. United States United States District Court for the District of Maryland December 9, 1993, Decided ; December 9, 1993, Filed; December 16, 1993, Entered CIVIL ACTION NO. MJG-93-2355, CIVIL ACTION NO. MJG-93...

Complainant Rouse sought a separation from her husband. She went to the firm of Riker & Riker, and was referred to Thomas E. Fitzsimmons, a member of the firm. In the course of the incidental conferences Fitzsimmons asked complainant what money she...

Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States December 4, 2007, Argued; February 20, 2008, Decided No. 06-179 Opinion  [*315]   [**1002]  Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. We consider whether the pre-emption clause enacted...

United States SEC v. Ahmed United States District Court for the District of Connecticut March 29, 2018, Decided; March 29, 2018, Filed Civil No. 3:15cv675 (JBA) Opinion  [*635]  RULING ON ALL PARTIES' MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON LIABILITY I. Introduction...

In 2005, On the Right Track, LLC (OTRT), Southeastern Metal, Inc. (SEM), and Trakloc International, LLC (TI). entered into two supply distribution agreements (Agreements) with the plaintiff/third-party defendant, Kamco Supply Corp., and the third-party...

When petitioner Riggins, while awaiting a Nevada trial on murder and robbery charges, complained of hearing voices and having sleep problems, a psychiatrist prescribed the antipsychotic drug Mellaril. After he was found competent to stand trial, Riggins...