Vincent Chiodo and his wife, Ethel Chiodo, agreed to sell their interest in Bear River Telephone Company to General Waterworks Corporation (“Genereal Waterworks”) pursuant to an exchange of corporate stock and an agreement that Vincent and...

Defendant sought review of his convicted of prison escape. The court of appeals vacated the sentence and remanded the case for resentencing.

United States v. Petrus United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit July 28, 2009, Argued; November 23, 2009, Decided; November 23, 2009, Filed File Name: 09a0404p.06 No. 08-1706 Opinion  [*350]   [***1]  EDMUND A. SARGUS, JR., District Judge...

I have a client who, along with her sister inherited extensive land from her mother, some of which is unregistered, with no title deeds. Her sister has now passed away and the legal title is now in my client's name, with half of the equitable title...

Andrew v. Am. Imp. Ctr. District of Columbia Court of Appeals June 5, 2014, Argued; February 26, 2015, Decided No. 09-CV-893 Opinion  [*627]  Washington , Chief Judge : Appellant Colin Andrew brought suit in the Superior Court against American Import...

Plenty of successful attorneys drool over clients otherwise engaged with competitors. But that doesn’t have to be you. If you have your eye on a prospect who is using a competing firm for legal services, never fear—there are (ethical) ways...

Petitioner Jeanette Johnson, d/b/a Le Pussycat Lounge, executed a contract engaging respondents James Davis, Kermit T. Davis, Oleg Popos, and John Mascorella, d/b/a Jabberwock Band (Band) in a written contract to perform at her nightclub for approximately...

After Missouri enacted a statute forbidding its "political subdivision[s to] provide or offer for sale . . . a telecommunications service or . . . facility," the municipal respondents, including municipally owned utilities, petitioned the Federal...

Appellee executrix sued appellant, the testator's son, over the disposition of partnership property. The son moved for summary judgment, seeking to enforce a buy-sell provision in his partnership agreement with the testator. The trial court granted...

A property owner filed a petition for writ of mandate to compel a county to reclassify and rezone a parcel of real property that had been downzoned from commercial use as a result of an adoption of an amendment to the county's general plan. The petition...