Plaintiffs, Elsie Simer and others, alleged that Community Services Administration, and Richard Rios, Acting Director of Community Services Administration wrongfully conditioned the grant of assistance payments upon the production of a shut-off notice...

When your client is excited about the prospect of starting a new marijuana business, it’s likely considered a real “buzz-kill” to bring up complicated tax laws. But to avoid costly mistakes in penalties or overpayments, that is exactly...

A decedent, before her death in an auto accident, suffered radiation injury resulting from her work at a nuclear power plant. The decedent's father, as administrator of her estate, was awarded $ 10 million in punitive damages by the jury in a state...

The property owner filed a negligence action against the defendant for damages to his plexiglass sculptures. The accident took place at his studio when a station wagon driven by the defendant was parked just within so he could remove the dents in his...

Gulfstream Aero. Corp. v. Gulfstream Unsinkable Boats, LLC United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division March 29, 2021, Decided; March 29, 2021, Filed Case No. 8:20-cv-1147-T-KKM-AAS Opinion  [*1169]  ORDER Plaintiff...

The Washington County Board of Supervisors granted Mike Jones a permit for a permissible non-conforming use. A group of homeowners appealed to the Washington County Circuit Court, which reversed the Board of Supervisors decision and denied the permit...

Petitioners, Negro "sit-in" demonstrators, were asked to leave a Baltimore restaurant solely because of their race, refused to do so, and were convicted of violating Maryland's criminal trespass law. The convictions were affirmed by the...

Defendant Roland Borrasi, who owned a corporate group of health care providers, and his codefendant, a hospital's CEO, arranged to pay bribes to the health care providers in exchange for Medicare patient referrals; in order to conceal the bribes,...

Plaintiff Margaret Vaughn was diagnosed as mentally handicapped and had a daughter born with health problems that required ongoing medical care. The Missouri Division of Family Services (" MDFS") took custody of the daughter, finding that plaintiffs...

This post was originally published in August 2020 and updated in September 2023. Small firms are expected to be everything a business is and more. They are not only providing legal representation for their clients, but they are also performing administrative...