This case was about a merger transaction in which one tobacco company, Swedish Match AB, purchased an equity stake in another tobacco company, General Cigar Holdings, Inc. Members of the Cullman family were the controlling shareholders of General Cigar...

Respondent member of the press was alleged to have circulated damaging falsehoods and was sued for defamation by petitioner public figure. The trial court rejected the respondent’s claim of privilege, but the appellate court reversed.

United States v. Ashmore United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 11, 2012, 1 Submitted, Seattle, Washington; July 2, 2012, Filed No. 11-30088 Opinion  [*751]  MEMORANDUM 2 Defendant Mark Ashmore appeals his convictions for one count of...

Swomley v. Schroyer United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit October 15, 2021, Filed No. 20-1335 Opinion ORDER AND JUDGMENT 1 In 2018, the Forest Service issued a Final Decision Notice approving a timber project in the White River National...

Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara Supreme Court of California June 29, 2017, Filed S225589 Opinion  [*254]   [**212]   [***862]  CANTIL-SAKAUYE, C. J. —Pursuant to an agreement between Southern California Edison (SCE) and defendant City of Santa Barbara...

Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court of the United States January 9, 2012, Argued; March 21, 2012, Decided No. 10-1062 Opinion Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.  [*122]  We consider whether Michael and Chantell Sackett may bring a civil action...

Cudmore v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc. Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas December 17, 1965 No. 16,638 Opinion  [*642]  This is a products liability case. Appellant John Herbert Cudmore sued appellee Richardson-Merrell, Inc., a pharmaceutical...

After a full criminal trial, Ferris J. Alexander, Sr., the owner of numerous businesses dealing in sexually explicit materials, was convicted of, inter alia , violating federal obscenity laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act...

In October, 1946, the United States was in possession of, and operating, the major portion of the country's bituminous coal mines. Terms and conditions of employment were controlled "for the period of Government possession" by an agreement...

This is an action brought by plaintiff seeking to recover land and to obtain an accounting for oil alleged to have been illegally extracted. The President issued a proclamation temporarily withdrawing certain mineral lands. Plaintiff argued that the President...