• EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc.

    EEOC v. Waffle House, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States October 10, 2001, Argued ; January 15, 2002, Decided No. 99-1823 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued respondent employer for violating...
  • Waller v. Truck Ins. Exchange, Inc.

    Waller v. Truck Ins. Exchange, Inc. Supreme Court of California August 28, 1995, Decided No. S042287. Case Summary Procedural Posture Appeal from a Court of Appeal decision, reversing a jury award in the Superior Court of Orange County (California), and...
  • Illinois v. Gates

    Illinois v. Gates Supreme Court of the United States October 13, 1982, Argued ; June 8, 1983, Decided No. 81-430 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioner state appealed a judgment from the Illinois Supreme Court, which affirmed the decisions of lower...
  • People v. Sanchez

    People v. Sanchez Supreme Court of California June 30, 2016, Filed S216681 Case Summary Overview HOLDINGS: [1]-Statements that an expert relied on to opine on defendant's gang membership were hearsay; when an expert relates case-specific out-of-court...
  • Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc.

    Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc. Supreme Court of the United States March 30, 1993, Argued ; June 28, 1993, Decided No. 92-102 Case Summary Procedural Posture Petitioners appealed an order from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...
  • Della Penna v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.

    Della Penna v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Supreme Court of California October 12, 1995, Decided No. S044053. Case Summary Procedural Posture Defendant car manufacturer challenged the judgment of the California Court of Appeals that reversed a favorable...
  • SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp.

    SmithKline Beecham Corp. v. Apotex Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit April 8, 2005, Decided 03-1285, 03-1313 Case Summary Procedural Posture Following a bench trial, the United States District Court for the Northern District...
  • Whitfield v. United States

    In 1992, Congress enacted 18 U.S.C.S. § 1956(h) , providing that any person who conspires to commit any offense defined in as Money Laundering in § 1956 or § 1957 shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense...
  • Escott v. Barchris Constr. Corp.

    Plaintiff debenture holders filed a class action for damages against defendant corporation to recover damages under § 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for a false registration statement. Intervenor debenture holders filed a motion to intervene. The...
  • Ford v. Ford

    A daughter stabbed her mother to death. However, at the time the murder was committed, the daughter was found not criminally responsible by reason of insanity. The daughter then sought to obtain the property left to her under her mother's will. The...