• Maryland v. Wirtz

    The State of Maryland, joined by other states, instituted an action in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, for injunctive and declaratory relief attacking the validity of amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act which extended...
  • Rouse v. United States

    Bessie Winston gave Associated Contractors, Inc., her promissory note for $ 1,008, payable in monthly installments, for a heating plant in her house. The Federal Housing Administration guaranteed the note, and the payee endorsed it for value to the lending...
  • Sommers v. Int'l Bus. Machs.

    A bankruptcy trustee filed a complaint to sell a debtor's personal property that were free and clear of liens, including law books which are the subject of the claimed perfected security interest of defendant, West Publishing Company. The bankruptcy...
  • McLaughlin v. Mine Safety Appliances Co.

    Frances Ann McLaughlin, an infant six years of age, was visiting her uncle and aunt in West Deering, New Hampshire, during the Summer of 1952. While bathing in Whittemore Lake, she almost drowned and was carried from the lake in an unconscious condition...
  • Ghassemieh v. Schafer

    Plaintiff Karen B. Ghassemieh, age 29 on Feb. 24, 1977, was a teacher of art with the Baltimore County Schools. On that date, she was teaching an 8th grade class of "above average" students, including defendant E.S., who was then 13 years old...
  • Hackley v. Headley

    Headley sued Hackley & McGordon to recover compensation for cutting, hauling and delivering in the Muskegon river a quantity of logs. The performance of the labor was not disputed, but the parties were not agreed as to the construction of the contract...
  • People v. Brown

    Defendant John Brown, who was 17 years old at the time, was charged with larceny after taking a child's bicycle in retaliation for the child's behavior toward him. The information alleged that there was intent to commit grand larceny. Brown claimed...
  • College Admission Scandal Sparks Civil Litigation

    If you so much as walked past a television this spring, you saw something about the college admissions cheating scandal. Much of the attention focused on the celebrities embroiled in the case, particularly Full House’s Lori Loughlin and Desperate...
  • Whaley v. Commonwealth

    Whaley, a mixed-martial-arts trainer who held classes at his residence, was indicted for offenses committed against 4 boys below 16 years old in 2015 and 2016. All the incidents happened in different occasions in his home. Whaley requested to sever the...
  • Delaware v. Prouse

    A New Castle County, Delaware, police officer stopped an automobile and seized marijuana in plain view on the car floor after smelling marijuana smoke as he walked toward the stopped vehicle. An occupant of the vehicle who had been indicted for illegal...