George Demaris, a bachelor, 39 years of age, died in Milton, Umatilla county, April 11, 1939, leaving an estate which was appraised as worth $ 7,347.57. The contested instrument made the deceased's sister, Ida Fuller, sole beneficiary. She is the...

Finnegan v. Leu Supreme Court of the United States February 24, 1982, Argued ; May 17, 1982, Decided No. 80-2150 Opinion  [*432]   [***242]   [**1869]  CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented in this case is whether...

Plaintiff Vesta, an electronic payments and fraud prevention technology company, sued Defendants Amdocs Management Limited and Amdocs, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants"), telephone billing software and services companies, for breach of contract...

The owners' brought an action against the insurer to recover on a fire insurance contract covering the owners' motel. The owners alleged that the adjuster was negligent. The insurer argued that the owners failed to file a timely proof of loss...

FDA Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug Sparks Controversy: Last week the FDA granted conditional approval of the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in almost twenty years. Although the decision may have come as welcome news to the millions...

In January 2013, an Australian teenager measured his Subway Footlong sandwich and discovered that it was only 11 inches long. He photographed the sandwich alongside a tape measure and posted the photo on his Facebook page; the image went viral. Class...

Plaintiff Tumey was arrested and brought before Mayor Pugh, of the Village of North College Hill, charged with unlawfully possessing intoxicating liquor. He moved for his dismissal because of the disqualification of the Mayor to try him, under the Fourteenth...

Petitioner, a corporate promoter of boxing matches, sued respondent Don King, the president and sole shareholder of a rival corporation, alleging that King had conducted his corporation's affairs in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...

World Trade Ctr. Props., L.L.C. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit July 22, 2003, Argued ; September 26, 2003, Decided Docket Nos.: 02-9279(L), 02-9280(CON), 02-9281(CON), 02-9349(CON), 02-9350(CON), 02-9351...

Rowe v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co. United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage Division September 30, 2008, Decided; September 30, 2008, Filed Civil No. 06-1810-RMB-AMD Opinion DONIO, MAGISTRATE JUDGE: This matter...