• Spark Connected, LLC v. Semtech Corp.

    Plaintiff Moore held an ownership interest in Triune, which was a startup company operating in the wireless power technology industry. Defendant Semtech acquired Triune through a Purchase Agreement, then Moore was employed by Semtech and signed a Confidentiality...
  • Laclede Gas Co. v. Amoco Oil Co.

    Plaintiff and defendant entered into an Agreement, which provides that defendant was to function in the capacity of a supplier and the plaintiff in the capacity of a distributing utility. Under the Agreement, it shall automatically continue in effect...
  • Russell v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc

    Plaintiffs bought a vehicle from a dealership in Illinois. Defendant creditor purchased the plaintiffs' retail installment contract for the vehicle. After the plaintiffs fell behind on their payments, the defendant creditor obtained a judgment of...
  • Burt v. Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

    Plaintiff and defendant were adjoining landowners. Heavy rain caused flooding on their properties. The defendant installed a drainpipe that was inadequate in size and had unsealable joints. It had been improperly installed and was clogged with tree roots...
  • Carter v. Commonwealth

    Defendant was charged with assaulting a police officer after an officer stopped a vehicle and while the officer was talking to the driver, defendant moved his right hand from a position where it was hidden, extended his index finger and thumb, pointed...
  • Chicot Cty. Drainage Dist. v. Baxter State Bank

    Petitioner, a county drainage district, defaulted on bonds it had issued, 14 of which were being held by respondents. Pursuant to the Act of May 24 (Act), 1934, 48 Stat. 798, which provided for municipal debt readjustments, petitioner obtained a decree...
  • Vanguard Energy Servs. v. Shihadeh

    Plaintiff was a supplier of natural gas. Defendant purchased natural gas from plaintiff for his business. Plaintiff alleged that it entered into an agreement with defendant to supply natural gas for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 winters and that, in June 2014...
  • Fisher v. State

    Defendants (mother and eldest daughter) and the daughter's boyfriend (not party to the appeal) were convicted of child abuse and murder in connection with the death of the youngest daughter and abuse of the middle daughter. They argued on appeal that...
  • Thomas v. Archer

    The patient was admitted to a hospital emergency room with pregnancy-related complications. The attending physician recommended that the patient be transported by medivac to a different facility. The patient and her husband informed the physician that...
  • Smith v. Smith

    Plaintiff and defendant lived together for sixteen years. When the two split apart, plaintiff filed an action for divorce against the defendant, in which she alleged that a common-law marriage had existed between them for more than ten years. The trial...