• United States v. Andrus

    Defendant Ray Andrus was indicted on one count of possession of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 2252(a)(4)(B). Agents of the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) found pornographic images of children on defendant'...
  • Matter of Martin B.

    The Grantor, Martin B., who was a life income beneficiary of the trusts, died on July 9, 2001, was survived by his wife Abigail and their son Lindsay (who has two adult children), but predeceased by his son James, who died of Hodgkins lymphoma on January...
  • Family Snacks of N.C. v. Prepared Prods. Co.

    Under the supply agreement, the purchaser agreed to buy $10 million worth of snack food products from the supplier on a "cost plus" basis. The agreement included a formula for calculating the price of the products that was based on manufacturing...
  • United States v. Mazurie

    Defendants, who were non-Indians, operated a bar on privately owned land located within the boundaries of an Indian reservation, on the outskirts of an unincorporated village, without having obtained a tribal liquor license as required under a tribal...
  • Haynes v. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (1993)

    Nicholas Lemann, a journalist, wrote a book entitled "The Promised Land: The Great Black Migration and How It Changed America," which Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. printed. The book discussed the life of one black woman who had married and later divorced...
  • Office Supply Co. v. Basic/Four Corp.

    Basic/Four Corporation (Basic/Four) manufactured and sold computer systems. Office Supply Co., Inc. (Office Supply) claimed that the system it purchased from Basic/Four was defective and caused it to suffer substantial losses. Basic/Four pointed out that...
  • United States v. Kay

    Plaintiff United States of America brought a Superseding Indictment (Indictment) that charged Defendants David Kay and Douglas Murphy with the bribery of foreign officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The defendants filed...
  • Evergreen Highlands Ass'n v. West

    In 1972, defendant Evergreen Highlands Association ("Association") recorded protective covenants governing the Evergreen Highlands Subdivision ("Subdivision"). The covenants allowed 75 percent of the property owners to "change...
  • In re Shell Oil Refinery

    On May 5, 1988, the catalytic cracking unit (CCU) at the Shell Oil Refinery, Norco, Louisiana, exploded. The first of several suits ultimately certified as a class action was filed that day. The day after the explosion, the parties entered an agreement...
  • Capili v. Finish Line, Inc.

    In Aug. 2013, plaintiff Ritarose Capili submitted an application for employment with defendant The Finish Line, Inc. ("Finish Line"), an athletic shoe and apparel retailer. The application included an Arbitration Agreement ("Agreement"...