Appellee extended to appellant's predecessor a line of credit, which was secured by the film library of appellant's predecessor. Appellee filed its financing statements in the applicable state offices, but appellee did not record its security...

Decedent Russell Ranney executed an instrument purporting to be his last will and testament, but the two witnesses, John Schuster, III and Laura Stout, who were required by N.J. Stat. Ann. § 3B:3-2 to sign the attestation clause of the will, only...

Ingram, a licensed psychologist, and Deere, a board certified psychiatrist, entered into an oral agreement in 1997, which provided that Deere would serve as the medical director for a multidisciplinary pain clinic. Although Deere believed that they had...

On December 12, 1983, a grand jury indicted Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. ("AML"), along with one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Richmond Plasma Corporation ("RPC"), and three individuals, Hugo Partucci, Noberto Queris, and...

Ferrari S.P.A. Esercizio (Ferrari) (plaintiff) was a luxury-automobile manufacturer with a reputation for producing exclusive vehicles with distinctive designs, including the Daytona Spyder and the Testarossa. Carl Roberts (defendant) began manufacturing...

By: Jim Wagstaffe and The Wagstaffe Group This article discusses how to negotiate and finalize a settlement in a federal case and covers topics such as pre-suit settlements, settling after a complaint is filed and after entry of judgment, releases and...

By: Richard Lieberman , Dykema Gosset PLLC This article addresses fundamental considerations in structuring equity compensation for general and limited partnerships, as well as limited liability companies (LLCs) that are classified as partnerships for...

By: Dwight Smith , Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. THE DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), 111 P.L. 203 , addresses commercial lending in two of its titles. First, and most prominently, Title I of the...

Plaintiff dog owner kept his dog on a lead cable. The telephone company entered his property to do work and opened the cable. The dog became ill and died, and an autopsy showed lead poisoning. A replacement dog also became sick and another autopsy also...

After the parties were divorced, they resumed living together. The trial court determined that a common law marriage between the parties did not exist, but refused to consider a division of property.