Respondent Crane, a sexual offender, suffered from both exhibitionism and antisocial personality disorder. Petitioner State of Kansas sought his civil commitment in state court as a previously convicted sexual offender, under the Kansas Sexually Violent...

By: Michael Bahler and Mike Stefanelli Deciding whether to commence a federal lawsuit requires the attorney to evaluate the potential client, analyze the applicable legal and procedural landscape, and examine the possibility of resolving the dispute...

The employee attempted to earn a bonus from his employer pursuant to a bonus agreement between the parties. After the employer refused to pay the bonus, asserting that the employee had not met all of the requirements, the employee brought a breach of...

Plaintiff Helen and Howard Wills were dog owners . They took their dog to the defendant animal hospital, Knowles Animal Hospital, Inc . Following an operation, the dog was placed on a heating pad in a cage and because he was unattended, the dog received...

Appellees/Plaintiffs filed a complaint in district court against Appellant/Defendant alleging several violations of federal and state discrimination laws. The district court denied the motion and the Container Store appealed to this court.

The insurer informed the insured that their policy wouldn't cover the accident because the truck did not belong to him. The victim sued the insurer and offered to settle, but the insurer refused to defend and accept settlement. The jury returned a...

Plaintiff corporation entered into a merger agreement with the defendant merger corporation, whereby the merger corporation was to merge with the corporation. The merger corporation was formed by the investment fund for the merger. However, the only signatories...

Tammy S. v. Ariz. Dep't of Econ. Sec. Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division One, Department C April 6, 2010, Filed No. 1 CA-JV 09-0172 Opinion MEMORANDUM DECISION BROWN , Judge P1 Tammy S. ("Mother") appeals the juvenile court's termination...

Aguas Lenders Recovery Group LLC v. Suez, S.A. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit April 15, 2009, Submitted; October 23, 2009, Decided Docket No. 08-1589-cv Opinion  [*697]  WINTER, Circuit Judge : Aguas Lenders Recovery Group, LLC...

MicroStrategy Inc. v. Business Objects, S.A. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit November 17, 2005, Decided 04-1572 Opinion  [***1002]   [*1348]  RADER, Circuit Judge . MicroStrategy and Business Objects are competitors in the field...