The plaintiff electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) importer was granted a preliminary injunction barring the defendant Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from regulating e-cigarettes under the drug/device provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA...
Appellee, as a citizen and taxpayer, brought suit in the state district court to enjoin the necessary state officials from paying further compensation to employees who did not subscribed to the oath.
The appellant tested positive for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The appellant was tried by a general court-martial, and was convicted of two specifications of assault with a means likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm, in violation of Article...
Appellant Schultz appealed the order denying his pre-trial motions to preclude the introduction of the testimony of Attorney Cynthia Baldwin and to quash certain criminal charges against him based on violations of the attorney-client privilege.
The entertainer sued the attorney based on a demand letter sent on behalf of a client who accused the entertainer of rape. The attorney made subsequent phone calls demanding a large payment to settle the client's claims.
The Petitioner appealed an order that found that immunity did not extend to suits by Indian tribes and reversed a district court's judgment dismissing a challenge by the respondent village to the petitioner's expansion of groups entitled to funding under...
The defendant obtained a copy of the plaintiff’s sound recording discussing its recently released earnings report with invited investment analysts and disseminated it to paying subscribers.
The guest filed suit against the hotel, averring that during the guest's stay in Zaire, Africa, he was attacked in his room, causing him to suffer personal bodily injury and a loss of $ 146,000 in property. The guest's wife claimed a loss of consortium...
Petitioners brought suit against respondent, alleging securities fraud and raising claims under § 12(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, and § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The appellant heir sought a review of a which dismissed the heir's complaint against the appellee executor and county treasurer. The complaint sought to remove a cloud from the real estate devised by the decedent and to enjoin the collection and payment of...
Plaintiff appealed a decision which granted summary judgment in favor of defendants in plaintiff's action under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 alleging violations of her constitutional rights of privacy, due process, and protection against unreasonable search and...
The appellant land owner sought a review of the decision, which had affirmed the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals that rejected the appellant's oil and gas lease offer to the Bureau of Land Management because it did not contain a personal, handwritten...
The plaintiff, a former probationary city police officer, filed suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C.S. § 1983 against the defendants. The officer asserted that when discharging him, the city placed in his personnel file false information damaging to his good name without...
The Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 ("PURPA") required electric utilities to buy power from Qualifying Cogeneration Facilities (QFs). The California Public Utilities Commission then established the Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (Re...
The construction lender held notes secured by first and second deeds on a residential developer's property. The lender acquired title to the property at a trustee's sale on the second trust deed and then brought an action against the developer for the balance...
The appellants contested a court ruling that stated the testator was a New Jersey resident and that his estate was subject to a transfer inheritance tax on his intangible personalty. They sued the appellee claiming that the assessment was invalid because the testator...
The petitioner taxpayer filed an action against the respondent commissioner after the commissioner assessed the taxpayer with a deficiency in federal estate tax.
The grantor's successors in interest (Grantor's heirs) claimed that the future interests in the minerals that the deeds purported to convey to the grantees—that is, ownership of the minerals when the grantor's excepted term interest ended—violated...
Petitioner bankruptcy debtors' Chapter 13 plan sought to reduce an undersecured homestead mortgage given by petitioners to respondent bank to the fair market value of the mortgaged residence under 11 U.S.C.S. § 506(a).
Appellee sister filed suit to establish a decedent's lost 1997 will. The Circuit Court granted appellant niece partial summary judgment on her probate petition of a 1993 will. The niece appealed the denial of her motion to set aside a jury verdict that held...
Petitioner franchisor sought mandate relief from an order of the respondent, which ruled that Washington state law applied to the real party in interest franchisee's suit alleging wrongful termination of its franchise.
The attorney mishandled two estates by failing to resolve title problems, missing filing deadlines, and not responding to correspondence from the grievance committee. As a result, the estates remained unresolved despite court orders.
The parents appealed a decision in favor of the hospital, claiming negligent infliction of emotional distress and outrage for being falsely told their daughter had died when she was critically injured.
When the lessee sought to purchase the crane, the lessor refused. The lessor contended that the option agreement was void because it was without a fixed term.
The plaintiff sued the defendants for trademark infringement and unfair competition regarding the plaintiff's leather goods. Plaintiff sought an ex parte temporary restraining order under Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b), but the district court refused.