• United States v. Learfield Communs., LLC

    United States v. Learfield Communs., LLC United States District Court for the District of Columbia October 23, 2020, Decided; October 23, 2020, Filed Civil Action No. 19-0389 Opinion ORDER The United States filed this action against Learfield Communications...
  • Pearson v. Target Corp.

    Pearson v. Target Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit June 4, 2020, Argued; August 6, 2020, Decided No. 19-3095 Opinion  [*829]  Hamilton , Circuit Judge . We address here a recurring problem in class-action litigation known colloquially...
  • United States v. Boustani

    United States v. Boustani United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York February 4, 2019, Decided; February 4, 2019, Filed 18-CR-681 (WFK) Opinion  [*249]  DECISION & ORDER WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II, United States District Judge: On...
  • EEOC v. Rinella & Rinella

    Arlene Nagy, the firm’s legal secretary, and a women's organization, filed employment discrimination suits against defendant law firm, Rinella & Rinella, alleging that the firm had violated § 704(a) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C.S. §...
  • Hyosung TNS Inc. v. Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.

    Hyosung TNS Inc. v. Diebold Nixdorf, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division December 5, 2019, Decided; December 5, 2019, Filed Civil Action No. 3:16-CV-0364-N Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This Order...
  • In re Vioxx Prods. Liab. Litig.

    In re Vioxx Prods. Liab. Litig. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana November 8, 2007, Decided; November 8, 2007, Filed MDL NO. 1657 SECTION: L Opinion  [*801]  ORDER & REASONS Before the Court is Merck & Co., Inc...
  • Giffords Oil Co. v. Wild

    Defendant Michael Wild was employed by plaintiff Giffords Oil Co. for several years in commercial sales. While there, Wild entered into an employment agreement which contained a covenant restricting him from directly or indirectly soliciting plaintiffs'...
  • Legal Tender Cases

    Two disputes arose surrounding the use of paper money. In a series of acts enacted in part to finance the Civil War in 1862 and on-going, Congress authorized the use of greenbacks as the legal tender in the payment of all debts. Opponents of the acts...
  • Gilbert v. Showerman

    The homeowner's house was located on a city street containing several manufacturing businesses. The mill took possession of the adjoining property and put in fixtures and machinery to run a steam flouring-mill. Over a year after the mill began to...
  • Kramer v. Union Free Sch. Dist.

    Appellant citizen, a bachelor who neither owned nor leased taxable real property, filed suit in federal court claiming that N.Y. Educ. Law § 2012 denied him equal protection of the laws in violation of U.S. Const. XIV. The statute limited individuals...