• Grogan v. Garner

    Grogan v. Garner Supreme Court of the United States October 29, 1990, Argued ; January 15, 1991, Decided No. 89-1149 Opinion  [*280]   [***761]   [**656]  JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court. Section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code ] provides...
  • Kalem Co. v. Harper Bros.

    Appellant made a moving picture film based on a book published by appellee and distributed it. Appellee sought and obtained an injunction against appellant for copyright infringement. Appellant challenged the injunction and the appellate court affirmed...
  • Jenkins v. Eckerd Corp

    Appellant Robert B. Jenkins, doing business as Sandhill Developments, lessor. In January 1991, lessor and K&B Florida Corporation, a pharmaceutical retailer, entered into the subject lease providing for the rental of a parcel of real property in a...
  • IFC Credit Corp. v. Bulk Petroleum Corp.

    Plaintiff filed suit alleging that defendant corporation and its chief operating officer breached a lease, under which the corporation leased gasoline tanks and other equipment from plaintiff with an option to purchase. The defendant claimed that the...
  • Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project

    Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project Supreme Court of the United States February 23, 2010, Argued; June 21, 2010, Decided 1 No. 08-1498. Opinion  [*7]  Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. Congress has prohibited the provision of “material...
  • Bell v. Cross

    Bell v. Cross United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit November 26, 2021, Filed No. 21-11064 Non-Argument Calendar Opinion PER CURIAM: This is a False Claims Act (FCA) case. Delia Bell, a registered nurse, alleges that her former employer...
  • Texas v. United States

    Twenty-six states (the "states") are challenging the government's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program ("DAPA") as violative of the Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") and the...
  • ABC, Inc. v. Stewart

    ABC, Inc. v. Stewart United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit January 26, 2004, Argued ; February 18, 2004, Decided Docket No. 04-0220-cr Opinion  [*93]  KATZMANN, Circuit Judge : This case calls upon us to balance two weighty constitutional...
  • Meeks v. W. Mercedes Benz Credit Corp. (In re Stinnett)

    Billy Stinnett (Debtor) purchased a Freightliner truck (on credit) from Texarkana Truck Center, Inc. (TTC), in Texas. The parties' security agreement indicated that Debtor's home address was in Arkansas. TTC immediately assigned the contract and...
  • James River Ins. Co. v. Rapid Funding, Ltd. Liab. Co.,

    The North Building of Amsterdam Gardens, a complex of apartment buildings in Wyoming, Michigan, was destroyed by fire. It was reported that it would cost approximately $7.145 million to replace the North Building. The owner of the building, Rapid Funding...