Appellee tenant and appellant landlord entered into a written lease containing a “fire clause” requiring the appellant to rebuild the leased building in case of fire. After a fire destroyed the leased property, appellee asked for the enforcement...

Zimmermann v. Assocs. First Capital Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit March 19, 2001, Argued ; May 31, 2001, Decided Docket No. 00-9155 Opinion  [*378]  JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge . This appeal in a Title VII case primarily...

Zakre v. Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale United States District Court for the Southern District of New York February 7, 2008, Decided; February 8, 2008, Filed 03 Civ. 257 Opinion  [*559]  Sweet, D.J. Defendant Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale...

Tornetta v. Musk Court of Chancery of Delaware June 10, 2019, Submitted; September 20, 2019, Decided C.A. No. 2018-0408-JRS Opinion SLIGHTS, Vice Chancellor In January 2018, Tesla, Inc.'s board of directors (the "Board") approved an incentive...

Tex. Propane Gas Ass'n v. City of Houston Supreme Court of Texas October 29, 2020, Argued; April 16, 2021, Opinion Delivered NO. 19-0767 Opinion ] Texas comprehensively regulates the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) 1 industry through the LPG Code 2...

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell Supreme Court of the United States December 11, 2002, Argued ; April 7, 2003, Decided No. 01-1289 Opinion  [*412]   [**1517]   [***597]  JUSTICE KENNEDY delivered  [****9]  the opinion of the Court. We address...

Soto v. Adams Elevator Equipment Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit February 12, 1991, Argued ; August 22, 1991, Decided Nos. 90-1333, 90-1335 Opinion  [*544]  RIPPLE, Circuit Judge A jury found that Adams Elevator Equipment Company...

Smith v. Schmidt & McGarland Firm United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Western Division April 8, 2008, Decided; April 9, 2008, Filed CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:06CV25-B-A Opinion ORDER In this case, where plaintiffs claim...

Shade v. City of Farmington United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit March 15, 2002, Submitted ; November 6, 2002, Filed No. 01-2487 Opinion  [*1056]  HANSEN, Circuit Judge. Jason Shade (Shade) brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, alleging...

Romano v. U-Haul Int'l United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit December 7, 2000, Decided No. 99-2328 Opinion  [*660]  TORRUELLA, Chief Judge . This is an appeal from a jury verdict in the District of Maine finding that appellants U-Haul...