On Dec. 20, 2009, defendant Z.A.R. personally discharged a firearm in the direction of a vehicle occupied by Jason Ventura, Eduardo Gaytan, and Jorge Ruiz—this resulted to the death Ventura as well as serious injury to Gaytan. Z.A.R., who was 16...

Defendants were various officials of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Alleging defendants' motivation by racial animus, plaintiffs challenged the defendants' adoption of a new rule employed in the evaluation of whether to extend...

On April 8, 1985, Mesa Petroleum Co., Mesa Asset Co., Mesa Partners II, and Mesa Eastern, Inc. (collectively "Mesa"), the owners of approximately 13% of Unocal Corporation's ("Unocal") stock, commenced a two-tier "front loaded"...

After an earlier attempt to rezone certain land for industrial use failed, the power company suggested to the town that it would be willing to make a gift of enough money to enable the town to build a new high school if the rezoning were permitted. The...

Attended School Defendants’ (ASD) claimed that plaintiffs athlete students were not their employee for purposes of FLSA since the DOL had determined that student participation in extracurricular activities, including that of interscholastic athletes...

Defendant, a demolition contractor, appealed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs for the loss of a rare Besenji dog, when a swarm of honey bees stung the dog to death after a wall in which their nests were located was leveled during the demolition of the...

Defendant, who lived within the City of Boston, took a box of poultry that was produced in another state to the public market for sale without obtaining permission from the clerk of the market. The clerk requested proof that the poultry was produced on...

Seattle Tunnel Partners v. Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK), PLC Supreme Court of Washington June 28, 2022, Argued; September 15, 2022, Filed No. 100168-1 Opinion EN BANC ¶1 Johnson , J. — This consolidated case concerns the interpretation of a builder’s...

Clemons v. Norton Healthcare Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit June 22, 2017, Argued; May 10, 2018, Decided; May 10, 2018, Filed File Name: 18a0090p.06 Nos. 16-5063/5124 Opinion  [*258]   [***2]  McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. This appeal...

Victim was the daughter of appellant’s paramour. Victim resided in her mother’s home with appellant, her mother, and her two minor step-siblings. After making allegations of sexual abuse against appellant, victim resident with her older sister...