Plaintiffs the Committee for Educational Rights, dozens of boards of education, and several students and their parents, filed a lawsuit in Illinois state court against defendants Jim Edgar, the Governor of Illinois, the State Board of Education, and Joseph...

Defendant ASSE International is a nonprofit corporation that operates international student exchange programs. For a fee of $2,000 it placed Plaintiff Kristin Beul, a 16-year-old German girl who wanted to spend a year in the United States, with the Bruce...

This case involves a claim for recovery by Margaret H. Brown for her son's tragic death. Mrs. Brown appeals on her own behalf and as the administrator and personal representative of the estate of her son, Roy Marshal Jeffries. She sought recovery...

Plaintiff luxury watchmaker, Raymond Weil, S.A. sued defendants, movie star Charlize Theron and her film production company, seeking damages for alleged breaches of an endorsement contract and for fraud. The watchmaker moved for summary judgment in its...

Respondent Hyatt sued petitioner Franchise Tax Board of California (Board) in Nevada state court for alleged torts committed during a tax audit. The Nevada Supreme Court rejected the Board's argument that the Full Faith and Credit Clause required...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruled that certain broadcasts of fleeting expletives and fleeting nudity of respondent television broadcasters were indecent in violation of 18 U.S.C.S. § 1464 . At the time of airing of the subject broadcasts...

Plaintiff wife sued defendant husband for personal injuries caused by defendant's negligence while plaintiff was riding with defendant on his motorcycle before their marriage. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing...

I have a client who owns a holiday home which he owns equally with his wife as tenants in common . On his death he wants his half share to go into a discretionary trust so that his wife can use this propety during her lifetime and on her death his share...

Plaintiff CDI Energy Services, Inc. ("CDI") sold and serviced equipment for use in the oil field industry. Defendants John Martinson, Dale Roller and Kent Heinle ("Employees") worked in CDI's North Dakota field office. CDI filed...

A married couple, testator and testatrix, executed their wills, which gave a beneficiary a one-eighth share of the estate. After the wife was placed in a nursing home the testator executed a new will that gave the beneficiary a one-half interest. All...