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Business Law Case Summaries
- JCB, Inc. v. Horsburgh & Scott Co. The Fifth Circuit certified two questions regarding the "unpaid commission due" under the Texas…
- Dunster Live, LLC v. LoneStar Logos Management Co. Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, a defendant is not eligible for fees when the plaintiff obtains…
- The Door Shop, Inc. v. Alcorn County Electric Power Association From November 2004 to January 2011, The Door Shop, Inc., used $36,081.86 of electricity from Alcorn…
California Supreme Court Case Summaries
- People v. Powell The Supreme Court affirmed in its entirety the judgment of the trial court imposing a sentence of…
- In re C.B. The Supreme Court held that the passage of Proposition 47, which reclassified various drug and…
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co. In this dispute between a law firm and the party it previously represented, the Supreme Court…
Class Actions Case Summaries
- Nesbitt v. FCNH Plaintiff-Appellant Rhonda Nesbitt was a former massage therapy student who attended a for-profit…
- Beaton v. SpeedyPC Software When Beaton's laptop malfunctioned, he discovered SpeedyPC, which offered a diagnosis and a cure.…
- Beltran v. Interexchange, Inc. Au pairs and former au pairs filed a class action lawsuit against AuPairCare, Inc. ("APC") and…
Commercial Law Case Summaries
- Tissue Technology LLC v. TAK Investments LLC In 2007, OFTI sold a mill to TAK. During the financial crunch, Goldman Sachs cut $19 million from…
- Davis v. State The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the postconviction court dismissing the postconviction…
- Williams v. American Honda Finance Corp. The First Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and vacated in part the district court's entry…
Construction Law Case Summaries
- International Fidelity Insurance Co. v. Americaribe-Moriarity JV Americaribe, a general contractor, appealed the district court's award of attorney's fees to…
- Sandoval v. Qualcomm Incorporated Plaintiff Jose Sandoval was severely burned by an "arc flash" from a live circuit breaker while…
- Dolan v. Hurd Millwork Co., Inc. In 1999, Appellant Leo Dolan, Jr. and Cherie Dolan entered into an agreement of sale with Bentley…
Consumer Law Case Summaries
- Dye v. Tamko Building Products, Inc. Where a roofing shingle manufacturer displays on the exterior wrapping of every package of shingles…
- Beaton v. SpeedyPC Software When Beaton's laptop malfunctioned, he discovered SpeedyPC, which offered a diagnosis and a cure.…
- Duncan v. Asset Recovery Specialists, Inc. Duncan fell behind on her car payments, ARS repossessed the vehicle on behalf of the lender, Wells…
Contracts Case Summaries
- The Door Shop, Inc. v. Alcorn County Electric Power Association From November 2004 to January 2011, The Door Shop, Inc., used $36,081.86 of electricity from Alcorn…
- Composecure, L.L.C. v. Cardux, LLC, et al. Appellant CompoSecure, LLC. appealed a nearly $17 million Chancery Court judgment for past-due…
- Potts v. Center for Excellence From 2009 until 2012, Debbi Potts worked as the campus director of the Cheyenne, Wyoming campus of…
Injury Law Case Summaries
- Croyle v. United States Plaintiff, by his parent and legal guardian, filed suit against the United States for negligence…
- Cruz v. Lopez At issue in this appeal was whether the statutory scheme regulating intrastate motor carriers…
- Inland Family Practice Center, LLC v. Amerson Sallie Amerson sued Inland Family Clinic LLC and Dr. Ikechukwu Okorie over an allegedly defamatory…
Insurance Law Case Summaries
- T-Mobile USA Inc. v. Selective Insurance Company of America The panel certified the following question to the Washington Supreme Court: Under Washington law,…
- Hayes v. Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's entry of judgment for the insured in a dispute…
- Schultz v. GEICO Casualty Company Plaintiff-petitioner Charissa Schultz was injured in a 2015 car accident in which the other driver…
Intellectual Property Case Summaries
- Dunster Live, LLC v. LoneStar Logos Management Co. Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act, a defendant is not eligible for fees when the plaintiff obtains…
- Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco's 597 patent, titled "Method and Apparatus for Securing a Communications Device using a…
- Acceleration Bay, LLC v. Activision Blizzard Inc. The patents at issue are directed to a broadcast technique in which a broadcast channel overlays a…
Labor & Employment Law Case Summaries
- Nesbitt v. FCNH Plaintiff-Appellant Rhonda Nesbitt was a former massage therapy student who attended a for-profit…
- State, Local Government Employee-Management Relations Board v. Education Support Employees Ass'n In this dispute between two labor unions over which entity has the right to represent Clark County…
- Rookaird v. BNSF Railway Co. After a jury found that BNSF violated the anti-retaliation provision of the Federal Railroad Safety…
Professional Malpractice & Ethics Case Summaries
- Lanham v. Fleenor Thomas Lanham appealed the dismissal of his legal malpractice action against his former attorney,…
- Inquiry concerning Judge Tammy Stokes Judge Tammy Stokes was publicly reprimanded for admitted violations of the Georgia Code of Judicial…
- Sarfo v. State Board of Medical Examiners The Supreme Court held that a physician's due process rights do not attach at the investigative…
Real Estate & Property Law Case Summaries
- Estate of Cornell v. Bayview Loan Servicing, LLC Robert died in July 2015, owing a mortgage amount of $113,358.12 on his Detroit home; the monthly…
- Musick v. University Park at Evansdale, LLC The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court in this dispute between the Assessor of…
- Harris v. Mississippi Landowners David Neil Harris, Sr., Vecie Michelle Harris ("Harris") and Clyde H. Gunn III filed…
Securities Law Case Summaries
- United States v. Dyer From 2008-2016, Brennan and Dyer (Defendants) operated Broad Street, to incorporate Tennessee…
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stein The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the SEC on its claims…
- Flood v. Synutra International, Inc., et al. The question before the Delaware Supreme Court in this case was whether the Court of Chancery…
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries
- Tricarichi v. Commissioner The Ninth Circuit affirmed the tax court's conclusion that taxpayer was liable for the pre-notice…
- T-Mobile USA Inc. v. Selective Insurance Company of America The panel certified the following question to the Washington Supreme Court: Under Washington law, is…
- Melgoza Guerrero v. Whitaker Petitioner, a native and citizen of Mexico, sought review of a final order of removal, challenging…
U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Mount Lemmon Fire District v. Guido Plaintiffs alleged that the Mount Lemmon Arizona Fire District terminated their employment as…
- Sause v. Bauer Sause, pro se, filed suit (42 U.S.C. 1983) against Louisburg, Kansas, police officers, the current…
- North Carolina v. Covington North Carolina redistricted state legislative districts. Plaintiffs alleged that the General…
