The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) established the “three-strikes rule,” a rule which prevented a prisoner from bringing suit in forma pauperis (IFP) if s/he has had three or more prior suits “dismissed on the grounds that...

Petitioner Jonathan Dale Simmons beat to death an elderly woman. During the penalty phase of petitioner's South Carolina trial, the State argued that his future dangerousness was a factor for the jury to consider when deciding whether to sentence...

PepsiCo, Inc., a holding company of several subsidiaries including Pepsi Cola Co., a national soft drink bottler, sought an injunction against Grapette-Aristocrat, Inc. and its holding company Grapette Co. (hereinafter referred collectively as Grapette...

Alsteen v. Wauleco, Inc. Court of Appeals of Wisconsin May 24, 2011, Submitted on Briefs; June 14, 2011, Decided; June 14, 2011, Filed Appeal No. 2010AP1643 Opinion  [*P1]   [**475]   [***213]  PETERSON, J. Amber Alsteen and sixty-nine others (collectively...

2014 U.S. Comp. Gen. LEXIS 194; 2014 Comp. Gen. Proc. Dec. P208 Comptroller General of the United States July 9, 2014 B-406583.4, B-406583.5 Opinion [EDITOR'S NOTE: PAGE NUMBERS APPEARING IN BOLD BRACKETS, [CPD 1], REFLECT THE OFFICIAL PAGINATION...

Plaintiff Prager University ("Prager") filed a lawsuit in federal district court against defendants YouTube, LLC ("YouTube") and Google LLC ("Google") for allegedly censoring some of the videos that Prager uploaded on YouTube...

Plaintiff husband hit a tree while operating an automobile, causing injuries to himself and plaintiff wife, who was a passenger. Thereafter, plaintiffs filed suit against defendant county alleging that the tree projected into the road and there was no...

The victim was employed at defendant Ronnie Keller's restaurant. The victim testified that she went to a stable owned by Keller for the purpose of grooming Keller's horses and while there, Keller attacked her. At trial in Florida state court,...

The plaintiffs, the intended parents, were a married couple unable to conceive their own child. They signed a contract with the defendants, the surrogate mother and her husband, who, in exchange for future payments of up to $13,000 and medical expenses...

Pursuant to four separate warrants, the police seized four copies of an allegedly obscene film (Deep Throat) from a theater. Misdemeanor charges were filed in a state municipal court against two theater employees. A California superior court later ordered...