• Pittman v. Frazer

    Pittman v. Frazer United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit September 11, 1997, Submitted ; November 4, 1997, Filed No. 97-1597 Opinion  [*985]  WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge. This is an action for wrongful death brought under diversity jurisdiction...

  • Garrity v. N.J.

    Garrity v. N.J. Supreme Court of the United States November 10, 1966, Argued ; January 16, 1967, Decided No. 13 Opinion  [****4]   [*494]   [***564]   [**617]  MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellants were police officers in...

  • How should an application to prove a copy will be made?

    We recently prepared a will for a Testator who has died. The will was signed and witnessed properly . The executors cannot find the original will and have contacted us . Will the Probate office accept a certified copy of the will we prepared OR is...

  • Hazelwood Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier

    Respondent Kuhlmeier and other former high school students who were staff members of a school's newspaper filed suit in federal district court against petitioner Hazelwood School District and school officials alleging that their First Amendment rights...

  • The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.

    A German corporation contracted with a United States corporation to transport an oil rig from Louisiana to the Adriatic Sea. During transportation, the rig was damaged and was towed to Tampa, Florida, where the United States corporation filed suit. The...

  • Aikens v. Ingram

    After plaintiff Frederick Aikens was promoted to colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard, defendant Lieutenant Colonel Peter von Jess was selected to replace him as executive officer. Shortly thereafter, plaintiff began receiving complaints...

  • Prompt Payment Acts Across States

    Most states have enacted prompt payment acts (PPAs) requiring payment by owners and contractors in construction contracts within specified time periods. Find out which states have enacted PPAs for private construction projects and how they operate. ...

  • CIT Group/Commercial Servs. v. Prisco

    CIT Group/Commercial Servs. v. Prisco United States District Court for the Southern District of New York July 30, 2009, Decided 08 Civ. 7058 (CM) Opinion  [*402]  ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT McMahon, J. FACTS The following...

  • Am. Bioscience, Inc. v. Thompson

    Am. Bioscience, Inc. v. Thompson United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 17, 2001, Argued ; November 6, 2001, Decided No. 01-5125 Opinion  [*1078]  SILBERMAN, Senior Circuit Judge : American Bioscience, Inc., appeals...

  • Gaines-Tabb v. ICI Explosives, USA, Inc.

    Plaintiffs were injured when the Murrah Federal Building was bombed. Allegedly, the ammonium nitrate (AN) purchased by the bomber in Kansas was mislabeled by manufacturer as fertilizer-grade AN, when in fact it was explosive-grade AN. Plaintiffs filed...
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