Phillips v. AWH Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 12, 2005, Decided 03-1269, -1286 Opinion  [***1323]   [*1309]  BRYSON, Circuit Judge . Edward H. Phillips invented modular, steel-shell panels that can be welded together...

Goodridge v. Dep't of Pub. Health Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts March 4, 2003, Argued ; November 18, 2003, Decided SJC-08860 Opinion  [*312]   [**948]  MARSHALL , C.J. Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two...

Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co. Supreme Court of California April 8, 1999, Decided No. S066735. Opinion  [*168]   [**532]   [***553]  CHIN, J. Defendant Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company (L.A. Cellular) sells cellular...

Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Envtl. Servs. (TOC), Inc. Supreme Court of the United States October 12, 1999, Argued ; January 12, 2000, Decided No. 98-822 Opinion  [*173]   [***622]   [**700]  JUSTICE GINSBURG delivered the opinion of the Court...

In re Std. Jury Instructions in Civil Cases -- Report No. 09-01 (Reorganization of the Civil Jury Instructions) Supreme Court of Florida March 4, 2010, Decided No. SC09-284, No. SC09-296, No. SC09-299, No. SC09-300, No. SC09-301, No. SC09-302, No. SC09...

Bruton v. United States Supreme Court of the United States March 11, 1968, Argued ; May 20, 1968, Decided No. 705 Opinion  [*123]   [***478]   [**1621]  MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents the question, last considered...

Defendant Tameka Parker walked out of her home where she lived with her three children. She was about to get into a friend's car, when she heard Mr. Powell yell from across the street that he "should go over and smack the *** out of that ***...

The other vehicle belonged to a customer to whom the insurer had issued a liability policy. The insurer was held liable as the omnibus insurer of the garageman or his employee, who were using the car with the consent of the customer, the named insured...

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Plaintiff, Darlene M. Vincelette, commenced the present action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while a guest of the defendant, Billings Sheraton Hotel. Plaintiff asserted that the cause of the fall was either a defect in the carpeting...