Ward is the president of I&O Publishing Company, a mail-order house and publisher located in Boulder City, Nevada. The prosecution presented evidence at trial that despite having substantial income, neither I&O nor Ward filed tax returns or paid...

The Marshall County District Court, Minnesota, granted respondent watershed district board members' motion for judgment on the pleadings on appellant coworkers' defamation action, holding that as board members, they were protected by an absolute...

The government alleged that several defendants, including Hoskins, were part of a scheme to bribe officials in Indonesia so that their company could secure a $118 million contract from the Indonesian government. Hoskins worked for Alstom S.A. ("Alstom"...

The victim was watering the homeowner's flowers as a favor. Upon grabbing the outside water faucet, he received an electric shock that threw him through the air, melted his sneakers and glasses, set his pants on fire, and knocked his dental plate...

A defendant was convicted in a Virginia trial court on charges of abduction, armed robbery, and capital murder that arose out of a 1996 incident. At a second capital sentencing hearing--after an appellate ruling that the first hearing had used a misleading...

Plaintiff Scarboroughs purchased a 16.59-acre tract of land by warranty deed from defendant Dillie McIntyre, with a reservation of a life estate in Ms. McIntyre in 1.2 acres. The plaintiffs brought a petition 6 years later to establish title and to terminate...

A car driven by Plaintiff-Appellant Connie Miller collided with a car driven by defendant-appellee Harold Eichhorn when he was backing his car from his driveway into the street. Plaintiff is suing for the injuries she sustained in the accident. Connie’s...

Appellant electric company filed an action against appellee electrical equipment manufacturer alleging that appellee was liable for damages that resulted from a fire caused by appellee's defective voltage regulator. Appellee alleged that its liability...

Seeligson v. Devon Energy Prod. Co., L.P. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit February 20, 2019, Filed No. 17-10320 Opinion  [*331]  PER CURIAM: 1 The petition for rehearing is DENIED and no member of this panel nor judge in active service...

Defendant bank owner sold his business to plaintiff bank. The sales contract included a two-year non-competition agreement which established a personal obligation on the part of the defendant and his relatives not to own, be employed or associated with...