• Wilkin v. Dev. Con Builders, Inc.

    Plaintiff Charles Wilkin filed suit against a contractor, Dev Con Builders, Inc., the contractor's surety, Eastern Indemnity Company, and the contractor's principal, the Ponchatoula Housing Authority. Having paid certain Dev Con suppliers and...
  • Castano v. Bellina

    The note makers and the payee entered into an agreement for the sale of real property. The note makers signed a promissory note that provided that they would pay 180 monthly installments to the payee. The note did not contain a prepayment penalty. The...
  • Cambre v. Gerald

    At the time the promissory note was executed, the husband and wife co-makers of the note both signed the note on the reverse side before presenting it to the payee. The husband co-maker subsequently made three payments totaling $ 160. Suit was filed,...
  • United States DOJ v. Tax Analysts

    Respondent publisher filed a suit seeking to compel petitioner United States Department of Justice to provide it with access to district court decisions received by the department's tax division. The district court granted the Department’s motion...
  • Roll-Up Shutters v. S. Cent. Bell Tel. Co

    Plaintiff advertiser entered into a contract with the agent of the telephone company for advertising space in the Yellow Pages directory. The directory was published with a defect in the drawing depicting the advertiser's product. The advertiser filed...
  • Dawson v. State

    While patrolling, the officers spotted defendant Jason Keith Dawson walking along Dale Mabry Highway. He was walking along the fog line on the road, but he was stumbling. The officers asked Dawson to speak to them. At this point, Dawson appeared nervous...
  • Bohrmann v. Me. Yankee Atomic Power Co.

    Plaintiffs, several University of Southern Maine students, were invited to tour the facility of defendant Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company. They filed a common law negligence, negligent and emotional infliction of emotional distress, strict liability...
  • Agency for Int'l Dev. v. All. for Open Soc'y Int'l, Inc.

    In the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, Congress limited the funding of American and foreign nongovernmental organizations to those with “a policy explicitly opposing prostitution and sex trafficking...
  • Byrne v. Laura

    Cohabitants, appellant promisee and testator, entered into an oral support agreement and an oral property agreement. Following testator's death, appellant brought an action against respondents, administrator and heirs of testator's estate, to...
  • Blumenthal v. Trump

    215 Members of the Congress (Members) sued President Donald J. Trump based on allegations that he has repeatedly violated the United States Constitution's Foreign Emoluments Clause. The President moved to dismiss, arguing that the Members lacked standing...