The Virginia House of Delegates intervened as defendants in a case filed by voters who questioned the redistricting plan charging that the redrawn districts were racially gerrymandered in violation of the Fourth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause...

Plaintiff buyer J.D. Fields & Company, Inc. brought an action against defendant seller United States Steel International, Inc. regarding a dispute over three transactions for the sale of steel pipe. The buyer alleged breach of contract and promissory...

The Clean Water Act ("CWA") made it unlawful to discharge dredged or fill material into "navigable waters" without a permit, and defined "navigable waters" as the "waters of the United States, including the territorial...

Over the course of approximately one year, defendant Scot Alan Lehr allegedly attacked and raped 10 women, three of whom he allegedly killed. At trial, the surviving victims positively identified the defendant as their assailant. Furthermore, the Department...

Defendants Vince Ankrum and Cassandra Strutz were attacked by three to five young men while they were seated in Ankrum’s car parked in a parking lot. One of the assailants accidentally hit the gearshift of Ankrum’s car, putting the car in...

Deputy District Attorney Mark Pautler attended the scene of a gruesome crime where three women lay murdered. Upon arrival, Pautler found that an officer from the Sheriff's department was in telephone contact with the suspect, William Neal. One condition...

Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (“Cooperative”) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied pesticides to farm fields. Respondents Oluf and Debra Johnson (“Johnsons”...

In 1973, defendant Sherman Paul Hawkins was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment for the shooting death of his wife. Hawkin’s first petition for postconviction relief was denied by the trial court, which Hawkins failed...

Wilfred H. Behrens, captain of the ship Captain Lawrence , left the same as it sank in Lake Michigan. Decades later, Fairport International Exploration, Inc. (“Fairport”) acquired an interest in the vessel. Thereafter, Fairport brought an...

In April 1993, plaintiff’s son, Frederick Underwood, broke his leg in a football game held during his physical education class. Frederick was admitted to Lane Memorial Hospital. Early the next day, he experienced respiratory problems which worsened...