Respondent McBride, a locomotive engineer with petitioner CSX Transportation, Inc., an interstate railroad, sustained a debilitating hand injury while switching railroad cars. He filed suit under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), which...

Jett v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. Supreme Court of the United States March 28, 1989, Argued ; June 22, 1989, Decided 1 No. 87-2084 Opinion  [*705]   [***607]   [**2707]  JUSTICE O'CONNOR announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion...

Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. Supreme Court of the United States February 20, 1990, Argued ; June 11, 1990, Decided No. 89-275 Opinion  [*388]   [***370]   [**2451]  This case presents three issues related to the application of Rule 11 of the Federal...

Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization Service Supreme Court of the United States October 17, 21, 1963, Argued ; December 16, 1963, Decided No. 28 Opinion  [*217]   [***283]   [**308]  MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. Involved...

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States March 25, 2014, Argued 1 ; June 30, 2014, Decided No. 13-354; 13-356 Opinion  [*688]   [**2759]  Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. We must decide in these cases whether...

This action is before the court on the parties' cross-motions for partial summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure . In their second amended complaint, Plaintiffs, a conglomeration of corporations and their insurers...

Defendant John Grybko was in possession, as lessee, of a tract of land containing about 20 acres. The land was used to raise squash, and defendant's crop had suffered from the ravages of woodchucks. Defendant went to the northwesterly corner of his...

Defendant and his wife had been married for less than four years. They have been separated for about six weeks, but no divorce action had been filed, and defendant had been making a serious effort toward reconciliation with his wife. Defendant found his...

On March 14, 2008, Bryan Good purchased real estate in Elkhart. Good executed an electronic promissory note ("the Note") in favor of Synergy Mortgage Group, Inc., ("Synergy"). The note stated that the only authoritative copy of the...

Plaintiff student attempted before the start of class to hand out invitations to her classmates to a Christmas party at her church. The principal denied the student permission to distribute the flyer. Plaintiff student, by and through her father, sued...