1. That Petitioner brings this action pursuant to 11 O.S. 2001. § 42-111 and seeks an Order from the Court foreclosing The City of Oklahoma City’s aosolute right to reopen a portion of that certain public right of way (the “Portion of Righi of Way to be Vacated�) described on Exhibit 1 and depicted on Exhibit 2, both attached hereto and made a part hereof.

2. That pursuant to 11 O.S.... More...   $0 (05-17-2013 - OK)

The defendant in this defamation case asks us to reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial. He argues that this result is required because the jury’s answer to the single actual-damages question was predicated on its findings that he published nine defamatory statements that he knew or should have known were false, but the evidence is legally insufficient that one of the statement... More...   $0 (05-02-2013 - TX)

Emily Hairston and her father, James Hairston,1 appeal the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Southern Methodist University and Brent Erwin on Hairston’s claims for financial aid. In four general issues, Hairston contends fact issues exist precluding summary judgment and SMU2 failed to establish its affirmative defense of accord and satisfaction. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

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This case is before the Court on appeal from two judgments of conviction of first-degree murder and two sentences of death. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Richard Robards was convicted in Pinellas County of the 2006 murders of Clearwater residents Linda and Frank Deluca and he now pursues the direct appeal of his convictions and sentences which are subject to automatic r... More...   $0 (04-25-2013 - FL)

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)

The State of Michigan charged Bay County Commissioner, Kim J, Coonan, age 59, with misdemeanor assault in an alleged assault of former fellow commissioner Joe Davis on November 6, 2012 in front of Our Lady of the Visitation Church, which was doubling as a polling place. Coonan and Davis were running against one another for the county commissioner post.

Davis claimed that Coonan pulled up s... More...   $0 (04-19-2013 - MI)

No one would deny that Donald Trump, the real estate magnate, television personality, author, and erstwhile presidential candidate, cuts a celebrated, if controversial, public figure. We must decide whether Trump University, LLC, a private, for-profit entity purporting to teach Trump’s “insider success secrets,â€� is itself a public or limited public figure so as to implicate the First Amendme... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - CA)

Richard Bensinger produced and screened a film about Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC. Claiming the film conveyed several defamatory statements, Spacecon filed suit against Bensinger in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, based on diversity jurisdiction, asserting a state-law claim for defamation per se. The district court granted Bensinger’s motion for summary judg... More...   $0 (04-16-2013 - CO)

Norman J. Harris sued Susan Marks Harris, D. Todd Riddles and Cheek, Cheek & Cheek claiming:

1. Plaintiffs, Norma J. Harris (“Norma�) and Glenn E. Harris (“Bud�) (collectively, “Plaintiffs�), are individuals. They are citizens, residents, and domiciliaries of Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma.

2. The first Defendant, Susan Marks Harris (“Susan Harrisâ€�), is an thd... More...   $0 (04-14-2013 - OK)

In April 2006, central Indiana suffered a large hailstorm. Joseph Radcliff formed a company to repair the storm-damaged homes. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company began denying many of its policyholders’ claims even though other insurance companies were paying similar claims. Radcliff and his company offered to help the State Farm policyholders. Amid a flurry of bad publicity about State Farm’s... More...   $14500000 (04-13-2013 - IN)

This is an appeal of a no-evidence/traditional summary judgment granted in favor of appellee, Cindy Gayle. By two issues, appellant, Sherry Dunlap, contends the trial

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court erred in: (1) granting summary judgment, and (2) awarding damages to Gayle pursuant to a contractual liquidated damages provision. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In November 2007, Dunlap and Gayl... More...   $0 (04-11-2013 - TX)

This appeal requires us once again to wade into the morass of litigation involving mortgage foreclosures under Michigan law. In this case, Plaintiff Michael Conlin seeks to have the foreclosure sale of his property in Ann Arbor, Michigan set aside based on alleged defects in the assignment of the mortgage on the property from Defendant Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems to Defendant U.S. Ban... More...   $0 (04-10-2013 - MI)

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (hereinafter, “Volkswagen�) seeks review of the trial court’s judgment awarding the attorneys in the underlying class action lawsuit attorneys’ fees. Volkswagen raises five points on appeal challenging the lodestar amount and the multiplier that the trial court applied.

This Court finds that the lodestar amount was within the trial court’s discret... More...   $0 (04-09-2013 - MO)

Jack Aaron Collins appeals his jury conviction for theft of a trailer home valued at $500 or more but less than $1,500, a Class A misdemeanor. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 31.03(a); (e)(3) (West Supp. 2011). By two issues, Collins asserts that (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to show that he acted without effective consent; and (2) the trial court erred by refusing to instruct the jury reg... More...   $0 (04-04-2013 - TX)

This appeal from the denial of motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence presents claims that the Government violated due process requirements by failing to disclose exculpatory information and failing to correct testimony known to be false. Defendant-Appellant Michael Sessa appeals from the January 25, 2011, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New... More...   $0 (04-02-2013 - NY)

Erin Bates sued PC Cast aka Phyllis Cast, Kristin Cast and St. Martins Press on libel and slander theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. Defendant P.C. Cast, aka Phyllis Cast, (hereinafter “Defendant P.C. Cast�) is an individual and a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma

3. Defendant Kristin Cast is an individual and a resident of T... More...   $0 (03-31-2013 - OK)

In this strict products liability case, we consider whether the criminal nature of a juvenile‘s act of throwing rocks and concrete from a freeway overpass relieves a truck manufacturer of the duty to design windshields capable of withstanding common road hazards, such as objects hitting windshields. For the reasons that follow, we conclude the criminal nature of the rock throwing does not cut of... More...   $0 (03-29-2013 - CA)

The Powder River Basin Resource Council sued the State of Wyoming, ex rel. Wyoming Oil and Gas Resource Council Conservation Commission on an open records request denial theory claiming that the Defendant failed and refused to provide public information in its possession about the chemicals sued by oil companies to frack geological formations in their efforts to produce oil and gas.

The S... More...   $0 (03-26-2013 - WY)

On multiple occasions at Latta Middle School and Latta
High School in Latta, South Carolina, school officials prohibited
Candice Hardwick from wearing and on one occasion
punished her for wearing Confederate flag1 shirts at school.

Candice Hardwick, by and through her parents, brought this
action against the school principals and the school board pursuant
to 42 U.S.C. ... More...   $0 (03-25-2013 - SC)

A jury convicted defendant Michael Nevail Pearson of the first degree murders of Ruth Lorraine Talley and Barbara Garcia with personal use of a firearm and found true the multiple-murder special-circumstance allegation. (Pen. Code, §§ 187, 190.2, subd.(a)(3), former § 12022.5, subd. (a).)1 After a penalty trial, the jury returned a verdict of death. The court denied the automatic motion to modi... More...   $0 (03-21-2013 - CA)

Appellants Mother and Father separately appeal the termination of their parental rights to K.R.G. We affirm.

II. Procedural Background

K.R.G. was born on November 11, 2005, and her brother A.G. was born on July 4, 2010. The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) filed its original petition in this case on July 29, 2010, with regard to both K.R.G. and A.G., listing... More...   $0 (03-21-2013 - TX)

A jury convicted defendant, Bernard Steppe, of second degree murder (Pen. Code, § 187, subd. (a)),1 during which he discharged a firearm causing death (§ 12022.53, subd. (d)), discharged a firearm (§ 12022.53, subd. (c)) and used a firearm (§§ 12022.53, subd. (b) & 12022.5, subd. (a)). The jury also convicted defendant of attempted murder (§§ 664/187, subd. (a)), during which he discharged ... More...   $0 (03-15-2013 - CA)

Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $7 million multistate settlement with Internet giant Google Inc., over its unauthorized collection of data from unsecured wireless networks nationwide through Google’s Street View vehicles.

Connecticut led the eight-state executive committee that worked for two years to investigate the matter and negotiate the assurance of voluntary comp... More...   $7000000 (03-13-2013 - DC)

Dissatisfied with the results of internet searches for her name, Beverly Stayart has launched a legal campaign against internet search engines. In this, her third lawsuit, she contends that Google is in violation of Wisconsin misappropriation laws because a search for “bev stayartâ€� may lead to a search for “bev stayart levitra,â€� which in turn may lead to websites advertising drugs to treat... More...   $0 (03-06-2013 - WI)

Eric Russell Andreasen appeals from a judgment convicting him of first degree murder, with a special circumstance finding of murder during the commission of attempted robbery. At trial, defendant disputed that he was engaged in a robbery at the time of the killing, and also raised a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.

On appeal, defendant argues the guilt phase judgment must be revers... More...   $0 (03-05-2013 - CA)