Petitioner, a father, had a child with a woman while he was married to someone else. Petitioner sued to legitimate the child pursuant to Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 13.21 (1982), the mother opposed the legitimation, and the trial court denied petitioner's...

The parties had an oral agreement for the company to dump 1,500 cubic yards of fill on the owner's property; the company dumped 6,500 cubic yards of fill and the property could not have been built on without its removal. The company offered to remove...

Respondents (an organization licensed by petitioner city to present certain musical concerts, and a promoter of the concerts) brought suit in Federal District Court against the city and city officials. Alleging, inter alia, that the city's cancellation...

Defendants-appellants West Publishing Co. and West Publishing Corp. (collectively "West") create and publish printed compilations of federal and state judicial opinions. Plaintiff-appellee Matthew Bender & Company, Inc. and intervenor-plaintiff...

On January 11, 1993, the United States filed this civil suit against George O. Krizek, M.D. and Blanka H. Krizek under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3731, and at common law. The government brought the action against the Krizeks'...

New York's Human Rights Law forbids discrimination in employee benefit plans on the basis of pregnancy, and its Disability Benefits Law requires employers to pay sick-leave benefits to employees unable to work because of pregnancy. Section 514(a)...

Defendant, Jack Hosch, was employed as a sales insurance agent with plaintiff, Corroon & Black-Rutters & Roberts, Inc. Defendant has signed a covenant not to compete. During his employment, defendant was responsible for procuring and servicing...

Petitioner Federal Crop Insurance Corporation was created by the Federal Crop Insurance Act, 7 U.S.C.S. § 1503, as an agency of the Department of Agriculture. The Corporation promulgated wheat crop insurance regulations. Respondent farmers applied...

Respondent's employees must each sign an agreement requiring employment disputes to be settled by binding arbitration. After Eric Baker suffered a seizure and was fired by respondent, he filed a timely discrimination charge with the Equal Employment...

Appellant, Lindsay Ashman, suffered from ataxia as a result of a car accident, which caused her to have a shaky and unbalanced stride. As appellant approached her car, she stopped and wobbled in her walk. She unlocked the car from the passenger side and...