• Norfolk S. Ry. v. James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd.

    Respondent James N. Kirby, Pty Ltd., an Australian manufacturer, hired International Cargo Control (ICC) to arrange for delivery of machinery from Australia to Huntsville, Ala., by "through" ( i.e., end-to-end) transportation. The bill of lading...

  • Miller-El v. Dretke

    When Dallas County prosecutors in Texas state court used peremptory strikes against 10 of the 11 qualified African-American venire members during jury selection for petitioner Thomas Joe Miller-El's capital murder trial, he objected, claiming that...

  • Freihofer v. Hearst Corp.

    The newspaper published articles relating to Wayne D. Freihofer’s divorce based on information obtained from confidential court records. Freihofer alleged the newspaper violated N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 235 , which prohibited court personnel from...

  • Stuart v. Laird

    On an action instituted by John Laird against Hugh Stuart, a judgment was entered in a court for the fourth circuit in the eastern district of Virginia, in December term 1801. On this judgment, an execution was issued, returnable to April term 1802, in...

  • Miller v. Schoene

    Acting under the Cedar Rust Act of Virginia, Va. Code Ann. §§ 885 to 893 (1924), state entomologist ordered tree owners to cut down a large number of ornamental red cedar trees growing on their property as a means of preventing the communication...

  • Orrand v. Scassa Asphalt, Inc.

    Orrand v. Scassa Asphalt, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit April 22, 2015, Argued; July 21, 2015, Decided; July 21, 2015, Filed File Name: 15a0156p.06 No. 14-3954 Opinion  [*558]   [***2]  JANE B. STRANCH, Circuit Judge. Raymond...

  • Blankenship v. Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc.

    Blankenship v. Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit June 19, 2020, Submitted Under Third Circuit L.A.R. 34.1(a); June 19, 2020, Filed No. 19-3374 Opinion  [*122]  OPINION 1 PORTER, Circuit Judge . Several...

  • Fowler v. Akzo Nobel Chems., Inc.

    Fowler v. Akzo Nobel Chems., Inc. Supreme Court of New Jersey January 19, 2022, Argued; June 30, 2022, Decided A-5 September Term 2021, 085939 Opinion JUSTICE ALBIN delivered the opinion of the Court. Willis Edenfield died from mesothelioma due to exposure...

  • Best Practices in Processing Health Insurance Claims

    Rely on the Practical Guidance Healthcare practice area for a comprehensive checklist addressing claims processing issues. Educate yourself on the relevant laws, regulations, and administrative rules governing the process; discover relevant claims processing...

  • Genova v. ESM Realty Tr. (In re Stoll)

    Debtor Howard Stoll is a one-third beneficiary of two trusts known as SFT Realty Trust and ESM Realty Trust (collectively, the "Trusts"), alongside his siblings Kenneth Stoll and Ellen Miller. The Trusts were created on July 29, 1991 pursuant...