Plaintiff sought review of an order by the Circuit Court granting summary judgment in favor of defendants, gas company and electric company, in an action brought by plaintiff alleging negligence, res ipsa loquitur, and spoliation of evidence. Defendant...

In a warranted search of Susan and Richard Hallocks' residence, Customs Service agents seized computer equipment, software, and disk drives, damaging the equipment. Susan Hallock sued the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), and...

Plaintiff is a PA resident, and Defendant is an NJ resident. Parties got into an accident in NJ, and Defendant sued Plaintiff for damages stemming from the accident. Pursuant to the state’s nonresident service statute, Defendant served Plaintiff...

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The employee's job was in D.C. and occasionally in neighboring states. He sustained a back injury in Virginia and received workmen's compensation there. The employee subsequently applied for additional benefits from D.C, which was granted. The...

Clinton Nurseries, Inc. v. Harrington ( In re Clinton Nurseries, Inc.) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit October 23, 2020, Argued; November 10, 2022, Decided No. 20-1209-bk Opinion  [*17]  Debtors-Appellants Clinton Nurseries, Inc...

FL Approves Major Property Insurance Reforms Florida lawmakers passed sweeping legislation aimed at ending the state’s years-long property insurance crisis. If signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), the bill ( SB 2 c ), which sailed through both chambers...

This case arose from a decedent's, Gilles H. Schoukroun, inter vivos distribution of his assets through the use of both probate and non-probate estate planning arrangements. It is centered on the estate planning arrangements that decedent made in...

Plaintiff, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., an integrated media and entertainment company, filed a 17 count amended complaint against defendant, Big Dog Holdings, Inc., a marketer and retailer for copyright infringement (Counts I through...

The sheriff had held defendant on a charge of murder because he shot and killed someone while providing protection for a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Defendant sought a writ of habeas corpus. The circuit court found that defendant had killed the...