• Tilton v. Richardson

    Appellants, citizens and taxpayers, sought injunctive relief against, appellees, officials who administer the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963 (HEFA), 20 U.S.C.S. §§ 711-721, to prevent them from providing federal aid for church-related...
  • Datapoint Corp. v. Plaza Sec. Co.

    Plaintiffs advised defendant that they were interested in acquiring control of defendant. Being opposed to the action, defendant's board of directors (board) rejected plaintiffs' proposal. Plaintiffs subsequently renewed the offer and informed...
  • Elliott Assocs. v. J. Henry Schroder Bank & Tr. Co.

    Plaintiff held $ 525,000 convertible debentures by defendant issuer. When defendant issuer decided to redeem all of the debentures, it asked defendant trustee how much time it needed before a complete redemption, and was told one week. Defendant issuer...
  • Cellphone Termination Fee Cases

    In 2003, a consumer class action was filed against wireless telephone carrier Sprint Spectrum, L.P. (Sprint), alleging that the early termination fees (ETF's) charged by Sprint to customers terminating service prior to expiration of defined contract...
  • Am. Med. Sec. v. Bartlett

    Client First Brokerage Services, Incorporated, Maran, Incorporated, and Trio Metal Products Company, Incorporated, were Maryland employers sponsoring self-funded employee health benefit plans subject to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974...
  • Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms Int'l, LLC

    The plaintiffs, administrators of the estates of nine victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012, brought an action in December, 2014, pursuant to the state's wrongful death statute, seeking damages, among other...
  • Estate of Kundert v. Ill. Valley Cmty. Hosp.

    Plaintiffs, Dustin Kundert and Krista Grady, brought the present medical malpractice suit on behalf of their deceased child, Kameryn Kundert, and his estate against defendant, Illinois Valley Community Hospital. Plaintiffs alleged that the medical advice...
  • OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs

    Respondent Carol Sachs, a California resident, purchased a Eurail pass over the Internet from a Massachusetts-based travel agent. While using that pass to board a train in Austria operated by petitioner OBB Personenverkehr AG (OBB), the Austrian state...
  • Whetro v. Awkerman

    While working for the employers, the employees were injured by a tornado. The employees were awarded workman's compensation in separate cases. The employers sought review, claiming that the tornado had been an act of God or an act of nature and the...
  • Bush v. Lucas

    Petitioner was an aerospace engineer employed by a flight center operated by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Respondent was the center's director. Petitioner made public statements that were highly critical of the agency, and respondent...