Petitioner R. Foster Winans was coauthor of a Wall Street Journal ("Journal") investment advice column which, because of its perceived quality and integrity, had an impact on the market prices of the stocks it discussed. Although he was familiar...

The machinery dealer sued the telephone business and its subsidiaries for breach of a contract to install a telephone system. The contract was signed by the account manager who was not given authority but the telephone business. When the trial court granted...

Robert L. Johnson died intestate at the age of 27 in Mississippi in 1938. Though he was an apparent indigent at the time of his death, he left behind numerous musical recordings. Thompson was the last surviving sibling of Johnson. Thompson died testate...

James Strong purchased a Ford Taurus, financed by Americredit Financial Services, Inc. (hereinafter, “Americredit”), which obtained a security interest in the vehicle. The New York certificate of title issued to Strong reflected Americredit's...

Section 6-18-702 of the Arkansas Code Annotated requires that children be immunized from certain diseases before they may attend public or private school in the State of Arkansas. In enacting subsection (d) of that statute, the General Assembly conferred...

Appellants, Archie Cude and his wife, Mary Frances, were the parents of eight children. Three of those children were between the ages of 7 and 15. The children were W.M., age 12, D.M., 10, and L.M., 8. W.M. went only to the second grade. The other two...

Petitioner sued respondent debt collection agency in federal district court for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). The district court dismissed the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the Court...

United States v. Hansen Supreme Court of the United States March 27, 2023, Argued; June 23, 2023, Decided No. 22-179. Opinion Justice Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court. A federal law prohibits “encourag[ing] or induc[ing]” illegal immigration...

Attacks on FL Gig Workers Raises Safety Concerns Three attacks on app-based drivers within days of each other in Florida last month, one of which was fatal, have raised concerns about the safety of such workers. A report issued last week by the activist...

Appellant bank, First Alabama Bank of Montgomery N.A., held accounts in trust for appellee trustee beneficiaries namely Charlotte Kyle Martin and Kathleen Gerson et al., for investment. Appellant bank made a number of bad investments wherein appellant...