The United States of America charged Paul R. Roessler, age 48, with operation of a common carrier under the influence of alcohol in violation of 18 U.S.C. 342. Specifically, the Government charged that Roessler overshot the Spokan airport by 50 miles and then lined up on the wrong runway during his approached as a result of being intoxicated. Roessler was flying a Piper PA-34 Seneca for a company... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - )

DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC sued Liberty Run Pet Resort, LLC on an eminent domain theory claiming:

1. Plaintiff is a Delaware limited liability company, duly registered with the Oklahoma Secretary of State and authorized to do business in the State of Oklahoma.

2. Plaintiff is engaged in business as a pipeline company.

3. Plaintiff filed an acceptance with the Oklahoma Co... More...   $0 (04-30-2013 - OK)

The People of the State of California charged Rico Lyntice Riley, age 31, with multiple sexual assault charges, including rape and tying up the female victim.

The woman was assaulted by Riley and one of her friends after she refused Riley's sexual advances, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney's Office news release. The friend eventually left the woman's apartment, but Rile... More...   $0 (04-19-2013 - CA)

DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC sued The Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigned of E.Y. Freeman, deceased and others on eminent domain theories claiming:

Plaintiff DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, for its cause of action against the Defendants
The Unknown Heirs, Successors and Assigns of E.Y. Freeman, Deceased; Gulf Energy
Gathering and Processing Corporation, Successor to Bucke... More...   $0 (04-05-2013 - OK)

DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC sued Leonard E. Wallace and others on eminent domain theories claiming:

Plaintiff DCP Southern Hills Pipeline, LLC, for its cause of action against the Defendants
Leonard E. Wallace, Margery L. Wallace, Anna Wallace, United-But Homes, L.L.C., Sohio
Petroleum Company a/Ida Standard Oil Production Company, County Treasurer of Logan
County and Boa... More...   $11349 (04-05-2013 - OK)

Defendant Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and defendant Modern Facilities Services, Inc., appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Soma Mandal, M.D., for injuries suffered as a result of her fall at Pavonia Station in Jersey City on March 18, 2007. Because, among other things, the trial judge erroneously instructed the jury that the Port Authority was burdened... More...   $0 (04-04-2013 - NJ)

Appellant Hedaya Home Fashions, Inc., appeals the trial court’s interlocutory order denying Hedaya’s special appearance. See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014(a)(7) (West Supp. 2012). Hedaya argues that the trial

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court erred in determining that it had purposefully availed itself of the privilege of conducting business in Texas, and thus is subject to jurisdiction h... More...   $0 (03-28-2013 - TX)

Michelle Gilstrap has difficulty walking because of osteoarthritis and other health problems. She alleges that, on two airplane trips in 2008 and 2009, United Air Lines (“Unitedâ€�) did not provide her with adequate assistance moving through the airport and that she suffered physical and emotional injuries as a result. Gilstrap sued United, alleging several causes of action under California stat... More...   $0 (03-12-2013 - CA)

The State of Oklahoma charged Jack Wesley Cawood with unlawful possession of a controlled dangerous substance in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402; with acquired proceeds from drug activity under 63 O.S. 2-503; and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia under 63 O.S. 2-40.

Title 63 O.S. 2-503 provides:


A. The following shall be subject to forfeiture:

1. All controlled dangero... More...   $0 (03-04-2013 - OK)

¶1 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma certified four questions of Oklahoma Law under the Revised Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, 20 O.S. 2011 §§1601-1611, seeking clarification concerning the remedies available to a plaintiff who brings an excessive force lawsuit pursuant to the Okla. Const. art. 2, §30.4 We have reformulated the questions into... More...   $0 (02-12-2013 - OK)

Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (“Allianzâ€�) appeals from a final order of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granting judgment in favor of Terry Duckworth (“Duckworthâ€�) on his claim that Allianz miscalculated the monthly benefit to which he was entitled under a long-term disability insurance policy (“the policyâ€�). Allianz contends that the Distri... More...   $0 (01-30-2013 - GA)

Penal Code section 496, subdivision (a) (section 496(a)) makes receiving or buying property “that has been obtained in any manner constituting theftâ€� a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment. Section 496, subdivision (c) (section 496(c)) provides that any person “who has been injured by a violation of [section 496(a)] . . . may bring an action for three times the amount of actual damage... More...   $0 (01-20-2013 - CA)

Plaintiff, who fractured her wrist on a bumper car ride at an amusement park, sued the park owner for negligence in not configuring or operating the bumper car ride so as to prevent her injury. The superior court granted summary judgment for defendant on the basis of the primary assumption of risk doctrine, under which participants in and operators of certain activities have no duty of ordinary ca... More...   $0 (01-03-2013 - CA)

Bianca Ellis, Mark Sroka, and Jaqueline Sroka (collectively, the "Appellants") appeal the district court’s order dismissing their putative class action complaint. They claim that Louisiana-Pacific Corp. ("LP" or the "Appellee") negligently designed and manufactured Trimboard, a composite building product designed and marketed for use as exterior trim around windows and doors, and violated the pr... More...   $0 (11-02-2012 - NC)

Plaintiff-Appellant Bridget Smith worked for Rail Link, Inc. (“Rail Linkâ€�) as a freight operator at the Belle Ayre Mine in Wyoming. She was injured on the job, and subsequently sued Rail Link and its corporate parent Genessee & Wyoming, Inc. (“GWIâ€�) in federal district court, asserting that the companies were liable for her injuries under the Federal Employers Liability Act (“FELAâ€�). F... More...   $0 (10-24-2012 - WY)

The principal issue in this certified appeal is whether Connecticut’s Dram Shop Act (act),1 General Statutes § 30-102,2 requires a plaintiff to prove that a patron was visibly or otherwise perceivably intoxicated3 when sold alcoholic liquor in order to prevail on a claim against the purveyor of alcoholic liquor for injuries sustained as a result of the patron’s intoxication.

The plaint... More...   $0 (10-08-2012 - CT)

In the fall of 2009, Tore Myhra and his family vacationed on a cruise ship operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. During his voyage, Mr. Myhra fell ill, and he died sometime later. His Estate instituted this action against Royal Caribbean, seeking damages for his injuries and death. It alleged that a bacterial infection that he had acquired while on board Royal Caribbean’s vessel had caused t... More...   $0 (09-21-2012 - FL)

Oscar Bell and other truck drivers filed a class action complaint against H.F. Cox, Inc. (Cox), alleging wage and hour violations.1 The trial court summarily adjudicated three counts in favor of Cox, a jury found in favor of Cox on another count and the trial court found that plaintiffs were exempt from federal overtime compensation requirements. Plaintiffs appeal the judgment challenging the orde... More...   $0 (09-05-2012 - CA)

All persons and entities owning real property in and around the City of Neodesha, Kansas, brought a class action against the owners of a former oil refinery, alleging groundwater and subsurface soil contamination caused by the now dismantled facility. A jury found in the defendants' favor after a 17-week trial. But in posttrial proceedings, the district court decided it had made a mistake in submi... More...   $0 (08-30-2012 - KS)

On April 21, 2005, a Union Pacific Railroad Co. train derailed in Oklahoma causing extensive damage to both the railroad and the train’s cargo. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“Kawasakiâ€�), “Kâ€� Line America, Inc. (“KAMâ€�) (collectively “K-Lineâ€�), and Union Pacific Railroad Co. (“Union Pacificâ€�) (collectively “appellantsâ€�) blame Plano Molding Co. (“Planoâ€�) for the derailmen... More...   $0 (08-29-2012 - IL)

Nexstar Broadcasting and Mission Broadcasting (Licensees) appeal from a take-nothing summary judgment respecting their breach of contract claim against Fidelity Communications. Licensees are owners of the broadcast licenses of four television stations, and Fidelity is the owner of a regional cable television system. Pursuant to their contract, Fidelity agreed to pay Licensees for the right to retr... More...   $0 (08-24-2012 - TX)

Appellee, Ronald K. Oney, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Daniel D. Oney, brought a claim under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELAâ€�) against The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (“KCSRâ€�). KCSR filed a motion to dismiss based on appellee’s failure to serve medical reports under Chapter 90 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.1 The multidistrict ... More...   $0 (07-19-2012 - TX)

Appellant, Allstate Insurance Company, challenges the trial court’s rendition of summary judgment in favor of appellees, Anne (“Amyâ€�) and Michael Spellings, Mason’s Mill and Lumber Co., Inc., Jesse Leon, Mackenzie Patrick Davis, Mason Spellings, Robert Grant Clay, and Escalante’s Mexican Grille, in Allstate’s suit against appellees for equitable subrogation. In its sole issue, Allstat... More...   $0 (06-28-2012 - TX)

Ann O. Vaughn appeals the trial court’s summary judgment entered in favor of Appellee United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (UPS). In one issue, Vaughn argues that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in UPS’s favor. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On or about November 17, 2008, Vaughn sent a package via UPS ground delivery service from Tyler, Texas, to a recipient named Emm... More...   $0 (06-18-2012 - TX)

Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1). The district court, following a hearing, found that the “filedrate doctrineâ€� denied the court federal question subject-matter jurisdiction. The district court also found that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (“PUCOâ€�) had exclusive jurisdiction over Defendants’ state-law claims, depriving the court ... More...   $0 (06-04-2012 - OH)