Defendant was charged with the crime of receiving stolen property, but was convicted of attempt to receive stolen property. On appeal, the court reversed with direction that the action against defendant be dismissed. The court noted that the alleged stolen...

In a copyright infringement action, the publisher filed a motion for preliminary injunction against an internet company and its chief executive officer from selling in digital format eight specific works on the grounds that the authors of the works had...

The father brought an action against the mother after the mother breached a surrogate parenting agreement. The lower court awarded the father temporary custody of the child and granted a preliminary injunction in favor of the father. The mother sought...

Savetsky v. Pre-Paid Legal Servs. United States District Court for the Northern District of California February 12, 2015, Decided; February 12, 2015, Filed Case No. 14-03514 SC Opinion ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION I. INTRODUCTION Now before...

Defendant Carlton Clifford Meredith, a drug dealer, was stopped and searched by an undercover narcotic's officer in a train station because the officer suspected he was carrying drugs. Drug possession charges were brought against defendant in federal...

Church of the Holy Trinity (“Church”) contracted with a pastor in England to come to the U.S. for employment at its church. The Church was charged and convicted for violating federal law, which prevented an employer from contracting with foreign...

Miller & Co. v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit July 29, 1987, Decided No. 87-1083 Opinion  [*962]  MARKEY, Chief Judge. Appeal from a decision of the United States Court of International Trade, 648 F. Supp. 9...

Funai Elec. Co. v. United States United States Court of International Trade October 6, 2009, Decided Court No. 09-00374 Opinion  [**1352]   [*1496]  Opinion & Order AQUILINO, Senior Judge: Immediately upon the filing of plaintiffs' summons and...

Defendant Sg Ltd. (SG) operated a "StockGeneration" website offering on-line denizens an opportunity to purchase shares in eleven different "virtual companies" listed on the website's "virtual stock exchange." SG arbitrarily...

George Williams was killed before he acknowledged his paternity of an unborn child. The mother, Betty Bennemon, applied for social security survivor's benefits for the child, Tarelle M. Williams. Bennemon claimed that paternity was shown through George...