Guillermo Herrera filed this lawsuit against his former employer, Churchill McGee, LLC, and its two owners (collectively, “Churchill McGeeâ€�), alleging discrimination and retaliation under state and federal law. The district court dismissed Herrera’s claims on the ground that Herrera had previously filed an administrative complaint alleging discrimination with a county human rights commission... More...   $0 (05-16-2012 - KY)

The defendants, United Parcel Service, Inc., and Kevin Trudelle,1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, in favor of the plaintiff, Michael Tomick. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court improperly (1) denied their motions to direct and to set aside the verdict with respect to the plaintiff’s claims of negligent infliction of emotional distress and viol... More...   $0 (05-16-2012 - CT)

In this breach of contract action, which comes before the court for the third time in twentyfour years,1 the named defendant, Norwalk Hospital,2 appeals, and the plaintiff, Charles D. Gianetti, a retired plastic surgeon, appeals, from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the plaintiff following a hearing in damages.3 On appeal, the hospital claims that the trial court improperly (1... More...   $0 (05-15-2012 - CT)

The central issue presented by this appeal1 is whether General Statutes § 46a-81c (1)2 imposes liability on employers for failing to take reasonable steps to prevent their employees from being subjected to hostile work environments based on their sexual orientation. The plaintiff, Luis Patino, commenced this action against the defendant, his former employer, Birken Manufacturing Company, claiming... More...   $0 (05-15-2012 - CT)

Bobby Gene Hankins was denied long-term disability benefits by Standard Insurance Company. Hankins sought review of Standard's determination under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq. The district court granted Standard's 1 motion for summary judgment, finding Standard did not abuse its discretion. We affirm.

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Beginning in April 200... More...   $0 (05-15-2012 - AR)

The International Child Abduction Remedies Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11601 et seq., which implements the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, T.I.A.S. No. 11,670, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89 (Oct. 25, 1980), entitles a person whose child has been removed from his custody (sole or joint) to the United States (usually by the other parent) to petition in federal or state court for t... More...   $0 (05-14-2012 - IL)

The plaintiffs, Lynne DiGaetano, Michael John DiGaetano, Christopher D. DiGaetano, Scott M. DiGaetano, and Shauna Arsenault, appeal an order of the Superior Court (McHugh, J.) granting the motion in limine of the defendant, John M. DiGaetano, to exclude parol evidence. The defendant cross-appeals a prior order of the same Court (Nicolosi, J.) denying his motion to strike the plaintiffs’ notice o... More...   $0 (05-11-2012 - NH)

The plaintiff, Regina Mbahaba, individually and as next friend of her minor daughter, Benita Nahimana, appeals orders of the Superior Court (McGuire and Tucker, JJ.). The orders dismissed the plaintiff’s direct claims against the defendant, Thomas Morgan, and granted summary judgment against her action seeking to pierce the limited-liability veil of a company managed by the defendant. We affirm ... More...   $0 (05-11-2012 - NH)

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether a Family Court justice erred in finding that loans taken out by the defendant, JoAnne Palin, to pay for the college educations of her and the plaintiff’s, Steven Palin’s, children are not marital debt. JoAnne1 appeals from an amended decision pending entry of final judgment of divorce. She argues on appeal that the loans at issue should have been ... More...   $0 (05-11-2012 - RI)

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA or “the Act�), 47 U.S.C. §227, is well known for its provisions limiting junk-fax transmissions.

A less-litigated part of the Act curtails the use of automated dialers and prerecorded messages to cell phones, whose subscribers often are billed by the minute as soon as the call is answered—and routing a call to voicemail counts as answering ... More...   $0 (05-11-2012 - IL)

Jiles Daniels was sued by his former wife Judith Daniels and two of the former couple’s businesses for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. A jury found that Jiles owed a fiduciary duty to the company in which he previously had been a limited partner and that he breached his fiduciary duty both to the limited partnership and to the corporation that served as the general partner. The ... More...   $0 (05-11-2012 - )

The trial court granted Leonard Grunstein’s and Murray Forman’s special appearance in Mary Frances Haferkamp’s lawsuit against them. We affirm.

Background Facts

Appellant is a former employee of Mariner Healthcare Management Company. She filed suit against Mariner Healthcare Management Company; SSC Waco Greenview Operating Company, LP; SSC Pasadena Vista Operatin... More...   $0 (05-11-2012 - TX)

“Either this wallpaper goes, or I do.â€�1 The plaintiff, the Sophie F. Bronowiski Mulligan Irrevocable Trust, appeals from a Superior Court judgment in its favor for $1,600, plus interest, in an action for breach of a residential lease agreement. The plaintiff’s complaint alleged that the defendant, Todd Arthur Bridges, a Brown University graduate student, breached his lease agreement by paint... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - RI)

The plaintiff’s appeal1 in this case presents this Court with an issue of first impression—does the driver of a motor vehicle, who is an adult but underage drinker, have a duty to protect third parties from the tortious conduct of an intoxicated individual he or she has agreed to transport, who is likewise an adult but underage drinker, by preventing that individual from subsequently operating... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - RI)

Appellant Tara Hutchings appeals the adverse final judgment, after jury verdict, in her personal injury action. Following a vehicle collision which occurred on May 26, 2004, Appellant sought damages from the other driver for injuries Appellant claimed resulted from the collision. The jury found that the defendant was not negligent and the jury declined to award any damages. On appeal, Ms. Hutching... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - FL)

Florence Norene Craig appeals a take-nothing judgment rendered in favor of appellees, Beeville Family Practice, L.L.P. and Agarita Medical Clinic,1 in a premises liability case. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

On February 6, 2006, Craig gave her friend, Garnett Sellers, a ride to the Beeville Family Practice’s medical clinic (“Clinicâ€�) in Beeville, Texas. Craig had taken Sellers t... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - TX)

Crown Pine Timber 1, L.P., appeals the judgment of the trial court granting an easement by way of necessity across its land for the benefit of Sammy Durrett. In two issues, Crown Pine challenges the easement by necessity and seeks its attorney’s fees in this declaratory judgment action. We reverse the judgment of the trial court, render judgment that Durrett has no easement, and remand for a det... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - TX)

Billy Jack Wright sued Anita Marsh, individually and as independent executrix of the estate of her late husband, Jerrell, for malicious prosecution, claimed to be a creditor of the estate, and attempted to have Anita removed as independent executrix of the estate. Wright appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Anita Marsh, individually and as independent executrix of the estate of Jer... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - TX)

Gardner Oil, Inc., appeals the trial court’s judgment entered in favor of Appellee Alvaro Chavez related to personal injuries Chavez sustained as a result of a fire. Gardner Oil raises seven issues on appeal. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

Carl Rogers Logging (CRL) is a logging company. CRL purchased its entire supply of off road diesel fuel from Gardner Oil. On January 10, 2008, Gardner Oi... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - TX)

IHS Acquisition No. 171, Inc. d/b/a Mesa Hills Specialty Hospital, Encore Healthcare, L.L.C., and Lyric Healthcare Holdings III, Inc., (collectively Appellants), file this interlocutory appeal challenging the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. Finding error, we reverse.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

IHS Acquisitions No. 171, doing business as Mesa Hills Specia... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - TX)

Appellants, Harris County, the Harris County Department of Education, the Port of Houston Authority of Harris County, the Harris County Flood Control District, the Harris County Hospital District, the Houston Independent School District, and the Houston Community College System (collectively, “the taxing authoritiesâ€�), sued Efrem Sewell, d/b/a The Law Offices of Efrem D. Sewell, P.C. (“Sewel... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - TX)

Adriene L. Sibley appeals the trial court’s take-nothing summary judgment rendered in favor of appellees Julia Victoria Eckhardt and Margaret Eckhardt. In her first three issues, Sibley challenges the appellees’ standing and the summary-judgment evidence. In her remaining issues, Sibley contends that the trial court erred by granting summary judgment because the Eckhardts’ motion did not s... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - MA)

This is an employment discrimination case. Alisha Regan appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of her former employer, Faurecia Automotive Seating, Inc., on her disability discrimination claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Michigan Persons With Disabilities Civil Rights Act, and her gender discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - MI)

This is an immigration case. Victor Guzman challenges the district court’s dismissal of his claims of United States citizenship, arguing that the district court failed to adjudicate several of his claims and misinterpreted a federal immigration statute when applying it to him. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

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Guzman seeks United States cit... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - MI)

Plaintiff-Appellant Jeffrey Kalich filed a complaint against his former employer, Defendant-Appellee AT&T Mobility, LLC, (“AT&Tâ€�), in state court pursuant to Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRAâ€�). Kalich alleged that his immediate supervisor David Rich created a hostile work environment by subjecting Kalich to comments that constituted sexual harassment. AT&T removed the a... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - MI)