Plaintiff, Gilbert Francklyn, was hired by defendant Guilford Packing Company (“Guilford”) to harvest clam beds leased by Guilford. During the course of Francklyn’s employment, he invented a harvester that he used on Guilford’s...

The City of Miami General Employees' and Sanitation Employees' Retirement Trust brought a class action on behalf of itself and other stockholders in C&J Energy Services, Inc. to enjoin a merger between C&J and a division of its competitor...

The borrower financed a purchase through a loan from the lender. A few years later, the borrower entered into another agreement with the same lender for a cash loan. The balance remaining on the first loan was consolidated into the second transaction...

Homeowners sued their insurer after they were rejected for claim on fire insurance. The insurance company claimed that the plaintiffs did not comply with the requirements of their policy. Specifically, the company claimed the fire started due to arson...

Plaintiff landlord, Automobile Supply Co.., brought an action to recover five months’ unpaid rent from defendant tenant, Scene-in-Action, after evicting defendant for failure to pay rent. Defendant alleged in a motion to vacate that it was constructively...

Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued defendant union, alleging that the union violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by failing to accommodate an employee's religious beliefs and causing his termination. The union...

Plaintiff manufacturer appealed from a decision which dismissed plaintiff's complaint against defendant buyer in a contract dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Plaintiff child’s father left the front gate open while the child was riding his tricycle in the front yard. The four-year-old child drove the tricycle through the gate and out into the street where he was struck by a passing automobile. The child...

Plaintiffs are forty-five current and former minor league baseball players who bring claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the wage-and-hour laws of California, Arizona, and Florida against MLB. Plaintiffs allege that defendants...

United States v. Johns-Manville Corp. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania December 13, 1962 Crim. No. 21118 Opinion  [*67]  The defendants in this criminal action under 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1 and 2 are two manufacturing corporations...