Akers and Whitsitt (Plaintiffs) worked for defendant corporation under separate employment contracts. In a meeting with Mrs. Sedberry (individual Defendant and owner of defendant corporation), plaintiffs offered their resignations. Individual defendant...

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant alleging that the chief executive officer of defendant enticed plaintiff into investing in defendant. The district court held that these representations were immaterial as a matter of law under the "bespeaks...

Pandora Media Inc. applied for a through-to-the-audience blanket license to perform the musical compositions in the repertoire of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for the years 2011-2015. The parties were unable to reach agreement...

Plaintiff Mead Data Central, Inc. instituted a suit to enjoin defendant Toyota Motor Corporation’s use of LEXUS. According to plaintiff, the defendant’s use of LEXUS was likely to dilute the distinctive quality of LEXIS, the mark used by plaintiff...

Gateway Plaza Condo v. Travelers Indem. Co. of Am. United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division December 23, 2019, Decided; December 23, 2019, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:19-CV-01645-S Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER...

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ("DOTD") expended several million dollars to remove environmental pollution at a construction site for Interstate 49 in Shreveport, Louisiana. The United States government, through the Federal...

Appellee shareholders and agents entered into an Agents’ Agreement to achieve effective control of the board and thus, control of corporate policy. The Agreement transferred voting control of the stock of the six stockholders to the eight Agents...

Ladner v. Thornton Township United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit April 16, 1992, Argued ; July 14, 1992, Decided No. 91-2087 Opinion ORDER The only issue before us on appeal is whether the district court properly denied a motion for...

Rau v. Apple-Rio Mgmt. Co. United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division September 30, 1999, Decided ; September 30, 1999, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:97-CV-2345-GGB Opinion  [*1345]  ORDER REGARDING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT...

The deceased, Ruel McKinley Humphrey was highly intoxicated about 2:15 a.m., on the morning of November 21, 1966. He was wandering around in the vicinity of Frankfort and Hite Avenues, near his home, when a report was received by Louisville Police Headquarters...