• In re Citigroup Inc. S'holder Derivative Litig.

    Plaintiffs, shareholders ("Shareholders") of defendant Citigroup Inc., filed a shareholder derivative action in federal district court alleging that defendants, current and former directors and officers of Citigroup (collectively, "D&Os"...

  • Lake v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    Elli Lake and Melissa Weber vacationed in Mexico in March 1995 with Weber's sister. During the vacation, Weber's sister took a photograph of Lake and Weber naked in the shower together. After their vacation, Lake and Weber brought five rolls of...

  • Carson v. Here's Johnny Portable Toilets, Inc.

    Plaintiff Johnny Carson is the host and star of "The Tonight Show," a well-known television program. From the time he began hosting "The Tonight Show," he has been introduced on the show each night with the phrase "Here's...

  • Jogi v. Voges

    Tejpaul S. Jogi was an Indian citizen who was charged with aggravated battery. Jogi pleaded guilty to the crime; at that point, he was removed from the United States and returned to India. No state official ever advised him of his right under the Vienna...

  • Fields v. City of Chi.

    Plaintiff Erick Fields brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S. C. § 1983 against defendants, including the City of Chicago, for the alleged deprivation of his constitutional rights. Fields alleged that, on February 24, 2011, he was in...

  • Agis v. Howard Johnson Co.

    After an employee was fired from her job as a waitress, she and her husband brought actions against her employer and manager. The manager held a meeting with the waitresses at which he said that someone was stealing from the restaurant and until the identity...

  • Knight v. Rower

    On July 5, 1996, David Woodward and Jacob Rower visited two separate properties, one owned by defendants Duncan and Geraldine Leete and the second owned by defendant Sally Spear. They consumed alcohol on the lands owned by the Leetes and Spear. Woodward...

  • Bethlehem Steel Corp. v. Ernst & Whinney

    Plaintiff Steel company filed a claim against accounting firm for damages resulting from the negligent preparation of an unqualified audit report regarding steel company's creditor when steel company relied to its detriment on the audit report in...

  • Bandemer v. Ford Motor Co.

    Ford argues that Minnesota does not have specific personal jurisdiction over it because respondent Adam Bandemer's injury did not arise from Ford's contacts with Minnesota. The district court denied Ford's motion and designated an agent in...

  • United States v. Corpuz

    United States v. Corpuz United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 10, 1991, Argued and Submitted, San Francisco, California ; January 8, 1992, Filed No. 91-10132 Opinion  [*527]  OPINION ALDISERT, Circuit Judge: This case of statutory...