The Trustee in bankruptcy of ESA Environmental Specialists, Inc. ("ESA") appeals from the affirmance by the district court of the award of summary judgment by the bankruptcy court to The Hanover Insurance Co. ("Hanover"). The bankruptcy...

A police investigator, having received information that an individual might be engaged in drug trafficking, asked the regular trash collector to pick up the plastic trash bags which the individual had left on the curb in front of his house and to turn...

The purported buyer deposited $5,000 into an escrow account during unproductive negotiations for the purchase of real estate. The purported buyer mailed a proposed agreement to purchase the real estate and the purported sellers signed the proposed agreement...

The retirement board appealed the trial court's decision in favor of the police officer.The officer had challenged the validity of § 26(3)(a) , which mandated his retirement at the age of 50, on equal protection grounds. The Court stated that...

Defendant Native American challenged a decision which entered judgment for plaintiff property owner in his action to recover for unlawful seizure and detention of property. The Native American argued that the action should have been dismissed for lack...

Cynthia Morrissette-Brown filed claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.S. § 2000e-2 , asserting that she was terminated in February 2003 from her position as a unit secretary because her "deep religious convictions"...

In 2001, Henry and Opal Renaud ("Debtors") borrowed money from Simmons Bank to purchase a Polaris ATV. That same year, Opal Renaud signed a consolidation note with Simmons Bank refinancing the ATV and a 1994 Ford truck. To secure its loan, Simmons...

Thaler v. Vidal United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit August 5, 2022, Decided 2021-2347 Opinion  [*1209]  Stark , Circuit Judge . This case presents the question of who, or what, can be an inventor. Specifically, we are asked to decide...

The parties entered into verbal agreement for the sale of restaurant equipment, but discussed only an approximate price. An invoice was delivered with the equipment, but appellant buyer did not read the invoice upon acceptance of the goods and did not...

Mwambu v. Monroeville Volunteer Fire Co. Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania February 7, 2022, Submitted; March 14, 2022, Decided; March 14, 2022, Filed No. 1128 C.D. 2020 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION BY JUDGE CEISLER Appellant Monroeville Volunteer Fire...