Defendants CBS, Inc., and certain of its employees prepared a television documentary report that, inter alia , asserted that plaintiff General William Westmoreland had conspired to suppress and distort intelligence as to the size of the enemy forces in...

Horst Grasz reached an agreement with Bert Allen Toyota to buy a 2003 Toyota Tacoma for $16,971, less a $1,000 rebate, plus taxes and fees. The sales manager entered these numbers into a computer, which displayed a final price of $15,017.50. If the computer...

Defendant Samuel F. Liprie entered into an oral agreement to form a joint venture with Dr. Mark Harrison, and Plaintiff Dr. Lee Roy Joyner for the development and promotion of intracoronary radiation therapy (ICRT). According to the Agreement, Dr. Harrison...

Under Illinois law, the position of a particular state-court judge gave him the authority to hire adult and juvenile probation officers, and to remove such officers at his discretion or pleasure. After the judge first demoted and then, discharged a female...

Andy (Husband) and Kay (Wife) Adams were married in July 1994. Two days before their wedding, they executed an antenuptial agreement which provided, inter alia, that in the event of a separation, Wife would receive $10,000 for every year of marriage with...

In Arizona, a person suspected of killing his son was taken to a police station, placed in custody, and advised of his Miranda rights, whereupon the suspect told the police that he did not wish to make any more statements without having a lawyer present...

On January 30, 2013 and April 19, 2013, Plaintiff Dean Nicosia went on Amazon.com (Amazon) and placed orders of 1-Day Diet, a product marketed as a weight-loss supplement, which contained the harmful compound sibutramine. The account from which these...

Apple Inc. (Apple) filed a patent infringement suit and countersuit against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung), alleging infringement of the ‘647 Patent and the...

In early 2010, a man and a woman, both of whom were citizens of Italy, were planning on marrying each other once the Catholic Church approved the annulment of the woman's previous marriage. They engaged the services of a surrogacy agency in the United...

M.Z. Berger & Co., Inc. (Berger) was a business that manufactures, imports, and sells watches, clocks, and personal care products. On July 5, 2007, it filed an intent-to-use application at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), seeking to register...