• Wolf v. Am. Tract Soc'y

    The victim was employed by a subcontractor working on a building. When he was standing outside a delivery truck in front of the building, a brick fell from the building and injured him. He filed a negligence action against the contractors and the building...
  • Montana v. San Jose Mercury News, Inc.

    Plaintiff, a professional athlete, brought suit against a newspaper for distributing posters that reproduced a photograph of plaintiff previously printed on the front page of the newspaper.
  • O'Leary v. Ill. T. R. Co.

    The passenger was injured when the car in which she was travelling was struck by the railroad's train in Granite City, Illinois. The trial court entered a judgment for the passenger after a jury found in her favor.
  • Brizak v. Needle

    A jury awarded plaintiff client damages in plaintiff's suit against defendant attorney, which alleged that defendant negligently represented plaintiff in a medical malpractice law suit by failing to file the suit prior to the expiration of the statute...
  • People v. Shipp

    Defendant and the victim entered into a "business relationship" whereby defendant worked as a prostitute and the victim served as her pimp. When defendant decided to give up prostitution, the victim attacked defendant and shot her. Although...
  • Trends in Covenant-Lite Loans: Q4 2022 Update

    Covenant-lite features have become very common in leveraged lending, both in cash flow financings and asset-based lending. While the terms and structures of covenant-lite loans vary, aside from the lack of maintenance covenants, covenant-lite loans often...
  • United States v. Mayfield

    Defendant was indicted for conspiring with a coworker and a drug courier to rob a stash house controlled by the courier's suppliers. The conspiracy was a setup; the drug courier was an undercover government agent and the coworker was an informant...
  • State v. Smith

    The victim was defendant's uncle. After the two men had been drinking, they engaged in an altercation during which defendant twice stabbed the victim in the chest with a knife. The victim fled and defendant gave chase. When the victim collapsed, defendant...
  • Newsline v. Garlock Sealing Techs. LLC

    Newsline v. Garlock Sealing Techs. LLC United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division July 23, 2014, Decided; July 23, 2014, Filed DOCKET NO. 3:13-cv-00464-MOC Opinion  [*360]  MEMORANDUM OF DECISION and ORDER...
  • WILLIAMS v. LEE

    WILLIAMS v. LEE Supreme Court of the United States November 20, 1958, Argued ; January 12, 1959, Decided No. 39 Opinion  [*217]   [***252]   [**269]  MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent, who is not an Indian, operates a general...