While under arrest for an unrelated offense, defendant Raymond Levi Cobb confessed to a home burglary, but denied knowledge of the disappearance of a woman and child from that home. He was indicted for the burglary, and counsel was appointed to represent...

Appellee, the state's Department of Unemployment Compensation and Placement ("Department") initiated administrative proceedings to recover contributions claimed to be due from appellant International Shoe Company ("International Shoe"...

The Military Selective Service Act (MSSA) required males, but not females, to register for the draft. After registering, men have a continuing obligation to update the Selective Service System (SSS) with any changes in their address or status. Failure...

Zohar filed a dozen claims against Defendants predicated on a massive racketeering conspiracy involving the investment and management of Zohar's assets. The remedies that Zohar sought include compensatory damages, declaratory relief, an accounting...

Simon Tam, lead singer of the rock group “The Slants,” chose this moniker in order to “reclaim” the term and drain its denigrating force as a derogatory term for Asian persons. Tam sought federal registration of the mark “THE...

In 1983, the plaintiff, Michael Osborn, contracted the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) from a blood transfusion conducted in connection with his heart surgery at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center; the blood was supplied...

In July 1998, the parties, appellant Angela Egedi and respondent Lester Paul Egedi , entered into a friendly marital settlement agreement (MSA). They did not retain different attorneys but hired one attorney simply to formalize their agreement. The attorney...

United States EEOC v. Enoch Pratt Free Library United States District Court for the District of Maryland December 23, 2020, Decided; December 23, 2020, Filed Civil Action No. 1:17-cv-02860-PX Opinion  [*468]  MEMORANDUM OPINION This Equal Pay Act case...

Eli Lilly & Co. v. Environmental Protection Agency United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division July 26, 1985 No. IP 83-1862-C Opinion  [*814]  ENTRY This cause is before the Court upon the motions of the...

Stouffer v. Nat'l Geographic Partners, LLC United States District Court for the District of Colorado May 8, 2020, Decided; May 8, 2020, Filed Civil Action No. 18-cv-3127-WJM-SKC Opinion  [*1134]  ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS Plaintiffs...