A civil rights action was brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the Commissioner of the Suffolk County, New York, Police Department by a policeman, individually and as president of the Suffolk County...

Essex Ins. Co. v. BloomSouth Flooring Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit April 16, 2009, Decided No. 06-2750 Opinion  [*400]  HOWARD, Circuit Judge . This appeal involves a coverage dispute between Essex Insurance Company and its...

Elmer v. ICC Fabricating, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit October 10, 1995, Decided 94-1503 Opinion  [***1418]   [*1573]  LOURIE, Circuit Judge . ICC Fabricating, Inc. ("ICC") appeals from the judgment of the United...

Appellant Thomas Taggart was working to empty portable latrines during the Woodstock concert and was filmed performing his duties by appellee photographers Wadleigh-Maurice, Ltd. who placed the footage in a documentary which was distributed for profit...

In 1922, petitioner was the secretary of the E. L. Welch Company, a Minnesota corporation, engaged in the grain business. The company was adjudged an involuntary bankrupt, and had a discharge from its debts. Thereafter the petitioner made a contract with...

A carrier and a shipper arranged for shipment of a dragline in five separate railroad cars. A single uniform bill of lading was provided. The last of the five cars arrived late and damaged. The shipper filed suit against the carrier, seeking compensation...

The Merit Systems Protection Board upheld an employee's removal from his job, and the employee appealed the Board's decision to the district court. The district court held that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the matter because the employee...

Defendant obtained summary judgment on three counts of plaintiff's employment action. The trial court ruled against plaintiff on the two remaining counts. Plaintiff appealed but did not request attorney's fees as provided by Ariz. R. Civ. App...

A fire began in defendant railroad’s freight yard when ethylene oxide manufactured by defendant company escaped from a tank car and ignited. Plaintiff's airline business was evacuated for 12 hours as a result of defendants' alleged negligence...

Defendant was indicted along with others for a conspiracy to import, sell, and possess narcotics. On appeal, he asserted that unlawful telephone "taps" were allowed in evidence against him. It was confirmed that a government agent, who was posing...