• United States ex rel. Borzilleri v. Abbvie, Inc.

    United States ex rel. Borzilleri v. Abbvie, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit December 1, 2020, Decided 19-2947-cv Opinion SUMMARY ORDER UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of the district...
  • Pan Am Equities, Inc. v. Lexington Ins. Co.

    Pan Am Equities, Inc. v. Lexington Ins. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 26, 2020, Filed No. 19-20363 Opinion  [*672]  DON R. WILLETT, Circuit Judge: Hurricane Harvey was the second-costliest natural disaster in U.S. history...
  • Villacres v. ABM Industries Inc.

    Villacres v. ABM Industries Inc. Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division One October 22, 2010, Filed B219584 Opinion  [**404]  MALLANO, P. J. —In a prior class action, employees sued their employer, alleging failure to pay overtime...
  • State v. Cook

    Brenda S. Cook is forty years old and is married to Gerald Cook. Since 1979, the Cooks have lived in a trailer home on Dover Hollow Road near Moorefield, West Virginia. In May of 1994, the Cooks purchased a two acre tract of land contiguous to their trailer...
  • Carl v. Children's Hosp.

    Carl v. Children's Hosp. District of Columbia Court of Appeals October 12, 1995, Reargued en banc ; September 23, 1997, Decided No. 93-CV-1476 Opinion  [*159]  ON REHEARING EN BANC Opinion Per Curiam: We granted appellant's petition for rehearing...
  • Welch v. Helvering

    In 1922, petitioner was the secretary of the E. L. Welch Company, a Minnesota corporation, engaged in the grain business. The company was adjudged an involuntary bankrupt, and had a discharge from its debts. Thereafter the petitioner made a contract with...
  • Hector Martinez & Co. v. S. Pac. Transp. Co.

    A carrier and a shipper arranged for shipment of a dragline in five separate railroad cars. A single uniform bill of lading was provided. The last of the five cars arrived late and damaged. The shipper filed suit against the carrier, seeking compensation...
  • Wagenseller v. Scottsdale Memorial Hosp.

    Defendant obtained summary judgment on three counts of plaintiff's employment action. The trial court ruled against plaintiff on the two remaining counts. Plaintiff appealed but did not request attorney's fees as provided by Ariz. R. Civ. App...
  • People Express Airlines v. Consol. Rail Corp.

    A fire began in defendant railroad’s freight yard when ethylene oxide manufactured by defendant company escaped from a tank car and ignited. Plaintiff's airline business was evacuated for 12 hours as a result of defendants' alleged negligence...
  • United States v. Bruno

    Defendant was indicted along with others for a conspiracy to import, sell, and possess narcotics. On appeal, he asserted that unlawful telephone "taps" were allowed in evidence against him. It was confirmed that a government agent, who was posing...