• United States v. Grace

    United States v. Grace United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 12, 2007, Argued and Submitted En Banc, Pasadena, California; May 15, 2008, Filed No. 06-30192 Opinion  [*502]  FISHER, Circuit Judge: We granted en banc review of this...

  • Fairway Dev. Co. v. Title Ins. Co.

    Plaintiff partnership and defendant title insurance company filed motions for summary judgment in the partnership's action seeking to recover against the company for an alleged breach of contract under a title guarantee insurance policy. The partnership...

  • Carden v. Arkoma Assocs.

    Respondent Arkoma Associates ("Arkoma"), a limited partnership organized under the laws of Arizona, brought suit on a contract dispute in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana against petitioners C. Tom Carden...

  • Hall v. Geiger-Jones Co.

    Under the blue sky laws, brokers who disposed of securities within Ohio were to be licensed to do so. To obtain a license, a designated executive officer needed to be satisfied of the good business repute of the applicants and their agents, and licenses...

  • Weisberg v. Williams, Connolly & Califano

    The clients retained the law firm in February 1964 to prosecute claims against the United States for damages to them and their property caused by military flights over their chicken farm and residence. Later, the clients filed suit against the law firm...

  • Sagalyn v. Found. for Pres. of Historic Georgetown

    An easement holder was a historic preservation foundation that had been granted an easement imposing restrictions on the alteration, use, division, and conveyance of the subject property, including a prohibition against subdivision or conveyance except...

  • Cohen v. Radio-Electronics Officers Union

    Appellant attorney left his law firm to move to Arizona and open a solo practice. He entered into a retainer agreement with appellee client that provided for a reduction in appellant's hourly rate in exchange for six months' notice to terminate...

  • United States v. Moore

    Appellant was convicted under two federal statutes, the Harrison Narcotics Act, 26 U.S.C.S. § 4704(a) and the Jones-Miller Act, 21 U.S.C.S. § 174, for possession of heroin. Appellant challenged his conviction contending it was improper because...

  • Midlantic Nat'l Bank v. Bridge (In re Bridge)

    Appellant bank made a mortgage loan to debtor and had agreed to refinance the loan and, at that time, secured another mortgage on the same property. However, the second mortgage was never recorded although the first mortgage was marked satisfied. After...

  • Elliott v. Google, Inc.

    Between February to March 2012, plaintiff Chris Gillespie used a domain name registrar to acquire 763 domain names that included the word google. Each of these domain names paired the word google with some other term identifying a specific brand, person...