• Massaro v. United States

    Massaro v. United States Supreme Court of the United States February 25, 2003, Argued ; April 23, 2003, Decided No. 01-1559 Opinion  [*502]   [**1692]  Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, Joseph Massaro, was indicted on federal...
  • Lamie v. United States Tr.

    Lamie v. United States Tr. Supreme Court of the United States November 10, 2003, Argued ; January 26, 2004, Decided No. 02-693 Opinion  [*529]   [**1027]  Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. 1 Section 330(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code ...
  • Young v. UPS

    Young v. UPS Supreme Court of the United States December 3, 2014, Argued; March 25, 2015, Decided No. 12-1226 Opinion  [*210]  Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act makes clear that Title VII’s prohibition...
  • Singer v. United States

    On the opening day of defendant Singer's criminal trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, on charges of 30 violations of the mail fraud statute, defendant offered in writing to waive a trial by jury for the...
  • Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint

    Robins Dry Dock & Repair Co. v. Flint Supreme Court of the United States December 1, 1927, Argued ; December 12, 1927, Decided No. 102 Opinion  [*307]   [**134]   [***292]  MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the Court. This is a libel by...
  • Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. v. Fortune Constr. Co.

    Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. v. Fortune Constr. Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit February 7, 2003, Decided No. 01-15124 Opinion  [*1263]  VINSON, District Judge: The primary issue presented by this appeal is whether a surety on construction...
  • Rocha v. Faltys

    The decedent, George Rocha, Jr., a 21-year-old college junior and a fraternity member, consumed some beer at a fraternity crawfish boil, then went to a local swimming spot, where members climbed to the top of cliffs overlooking the river. Some dove into...
  • Maxton Builders, Inc. v. Lo Galbo

    The plaintiff, Maxton Builders, Inc., contracted to sell a house to the defendants and accepted a check for the down payment. When the defendants canceled the contract and stopped payment on the check, the plaintiff sued for a breach claiming a right...
  • Start Me Up! Choosing a Form of Entity for a New Business

    The goal of kickstarting the post-pandemic economy, while resuscitating the nation’s ageing infrastructure, has taken center stage in both chambers of Congress. With infrastructure legislation likely (but not absolutely) passing in the coming months...
  • Devlin v. Smith

    The employer contracted to paint the inside of the dome of the courthouse. The employer contracted with the scaffold-builder to build the necessary scaffold. The decedent was working on the curve of the dome, when the scaffold broke. The decedent fell...