In numerous issues in appellate cause numbers 10-17-00079-CV and 10-17-00081-CV, appellants, Amy and Doug, challenge the trial court’s orders terminating their parental rights to their children, A.N.M. and J.C.M.1 Because we overrule all of Amy and Doug’s issues in both appeals, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.2
I. AMY AND DOUG’S MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND THE TRIAL COURT’S MONITORED-RE... More...   $0 (08-02-2017 - TX)

Joanne Cote worked for Derby Insurance Agency from 1998 until 2014. In
2014, she sued the agency and Kevin Dorn (collectively, Derby),1 alleging sexual
discrimination based on a hostile work environment, as well as the torts of
intentional infliction of emotional distress and assault. On interlocutory appeal,
Derby challenges the district court’s denial of its motion for summary ju... More...   $0 (08-02-2017 - IA)

¶ 1 In July 2013, the State charged defendant, Jared M. Staake, with second degree murder for
the killing of Michael Box. In December 2013, the State filed an amended information,
dropping the charge of second degree murder and adding a charge of first degree murder. In
January 2014, the State filed a second amended information, this time charging first degree
murder under a differ... More...   $0 (08-02-2017 - IL)

In three cases consolidated in the trial court, the Estuary Owners Association
(EOA) and individual owners of condominiums built on the site of a former bulk fuel
distribution terminal sued successive owners and developers of the property, as well as
contractors involved in constructing the condominiums, over alleged contamination of
the soil and groundwater at the site and imprope... More...   $0 (07-27-2017 - CA)

Plaintiff FilmOn.com (FilmOn) is an Internet-based
entertainment media provider. Defendant DoubleVerify, Inc.
(DoubleVerify) provides authentication services to online
advertisers. FilmOn sued DoubleVerify for trade libel, slander,
and other business-related torts, alleging DoubleVerify falsely
classified FilmOn’s websites under the categories “Copyright
Infringement-File S... More...   $0 (07-26-2017 - CA)

Walker appealed the denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence,
arguing counsel was ineffective in not ensuring Walker had the benefit of a
hearing on his motion and that denial of his motion without an evidentiary hearing
was a denial of due process.1 See State v. Ondayog, 722 N.W.2d 778, 784
(Iowa 2006) (“Ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claims are not bound by More...   $0 (07-24-2017 - IA)

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) appeals a
judgment holding that the rate it charges for transporting water, or “wheeling,” violates
numerous provisions of law and awarding the San Diego County Water Authority (Water
Authority) substantial damages for having charged that rate in breach of a water
exchange agreement between the two agencies. The Wate... More...   $0 (07-23-2017 - CA)

In this products liability case, plaintiffs Kawika Demara (Demara) and Sandra
Demara (together, Plaintiffs) appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of
defendants The Raymond Corporation (Raymond) and Raymond Handling Solutions,
Inc. (RHSI) (together, Defendants). As relevant to this appeal, Plaintiffs asserted claims
for strict liability and negligence based on injuries Dem... More...   $0 (07-23-2017 - CA)

Pursuant to an agreement between Southern California Edison (SCE) and
defendant City of Santa Barbara (the City), SCE includes on its electricity bills to
customers within the City a separate charge equal to 1 percent of SCE‟s gross
receipts from the sale of electricity within the City, and transfers the revenues to
the City. The City contends this separate charge, together w... More...   $0 (07-17-2017 - CA)

Plaintiff Marianne Irvin and her late husband, Richard Irvin (respectively,
Marianne and Richard), obtained a judgment of legal separation a few months before his
death. Notwithstanding the separation, the couple‘s agreement dividing their assets
reflected Richard‘s intent that Marianne would receive the pension benefits available to a
surviving spouse after his death. Defendant Co... More...   $0 (07-16-2017 - CA)

Early one morning, a convenience store was robbed. One man first cased the store to see who was present. After he left, two men, masked and armed, entered. Inside, the two masked men shot and killed two customers, shot at but missed two employees, and stole money from the register. When the two men returned to their vehicle, they drove away.

During law enforcement’s investigation o... More...   $0 (07-06-2017 - FL)

This Petition for Writ of Prohibition is a sequel to a series of pleadings filed by Clifton Cornelius invoking his right to a speedy trial and seeking discharge from the criminal charges pending against him.1 Although Cornelius, like other criminal
1 A writ of prohibition is an appropriate remedy to address alleged speedy trial violations. See She... More...   $0 (07-06-2017 - FL)

One November morning, before daybreak, Summer Snow was fighting with her boyfriend, Reginald Harris. She called the police twice during the fight, but cancelled each call before anyone responded. She eventually kicked Harris out of her house, and he took refuge in the driveway in the back seat of her car. Snow tried to kick him out of her car as well, calling the police for a third time when he re... More...   $0 (06-30-2017 - IN)

¶1 The dispositive issue presented on review is whether the claimant met the statutory definition of a "physically impaired person" at the time of the claimant's second on-the-job injury for purposes of determining eligibility for Multiple Injury Trust Fund (Fund) benefits. Subsumed in this determination is whether a duly-executed settlement agreement-memorialized on a form prescribed by the Worke... More...   $0 (06-27-2017 - OK)

¶1 The dispositive issue presented on review is whether the claimant met the statutory definition of a "physically impaired person" at the time of the claimant's second on-the-job injury for purposes of determining eligibility for Multiple Injury Trust Fund (Fund) benefits. Subsumed in this determination is whether a duly-executed settlement agreement-memorialized on a form prescribed by the Worke... More...   $0 (06-27-2017 - OK)

A jury convicted Julio Cesar Leos-Jimenez of continuous sexual assault of a child under
the age of fourteen and sentenced him to thirty years’ confinement. In two issues, appellant
argues the trial court erred by admitting an exhibit and by overruling his objection to the State
bolstering the complaining witness’s testimony. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Appellant’s... More...   $0 (06-27-2017 - TX)

The Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) confers on coal workers generally the right to claim workers’ compensation benefits for disabilities arising out of coal dust exposure. 30 U.S.C. §§ 901–45. Typically, the burden of proof rests on the miner to establish each element necessary for entitlement to benefits. For miners who meet particular criteria, however, the BLBA provides that certain elements wil... More...   $0 (06-26-2017 - PA)

Appellant Jefferson County, Texas appeals from two orders of the trial court
denying its plea to the jurisdiction and granting appellee Victor Stines’s request for
a declaratory judgment and writ of mandamus to compel the County to submit to
arbitration. In five issues, the County argues that: (1) Stines failed to plead and prove
a valid waiver of the County’s immunity from suit; (... More...   $0 (06-23-2017 - TX)

Lawton, OK - Kyle Sherman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Susan Abram, deceased, v. Frederick Kitzrow, Central Baptist Church and Daniel Horton

Issue # 1. Issue: AUTO NEGLIGENCE (AUTONEG)
Filed By: Sherman, Kyle
Filed Date: 10/22/2015
Party Name Disposition Information
Disposed: DISMISSED, 06/22/2017. Judge
Docket
Date Code Description Count ... More...   $1 (06-22-2017 - OK)

On the night of March 6, 2003, Nicholls’ husband, Tim, set fire to their home
while she was at their business, the Tailgate Bar. The fire killed their three children,
ages eleven, five, and three. After the fire consumed the house, Nicholls returned from
the Tailgate Bar and claimed to have left candles burning inside the house. She showed
little concern for the children and... More...   $0 (06-20-2017 - CO)

Viewing the trial evidence in the light most favorable to the jury’s guilty
verdicts, State v. Romer, 832 N.W.2d 169, 172-73 (Iowa 2013), the jury could
have found the following facts. Terri Andersen is Patricia Pranschke’s adult
daughter. In April 2015, a warrant was issued for Andersen’s arrest. The
warrant related to a traffic violation issued to Andersen for driving on a... More...   $0 (06-16-2017 - IA)

This case turns on whether an attorney-in-fact who admitted her principal to a
residential care facility for the elderly made a “health care” decision. If she did, as the
trial court found, she acted outside the scope of her authority under the power of attorney,
and the admission agreement she signed, and its arbitration clause this appeal seeks to
enforce, are void.
To answer... More...   $0 (06-15-2017 - CA)

Iraephraim Underwood appeals his conviction of one count of
crossing a state line with intent to engage in a sexual act with his step-granddaughter, a minor, in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2241(c), and one count of transporting his step-granddaughter in
No. 16-3548 United States v. Underwood Page 2
interstate commerce with the intent that such person engage in unlawful sexual activity... More...   $0 (06-14-2017 - OH)

Daniel S. Hentschke; Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, Michael G. Colantuono
and Eduardo Jansen for California Association of Sanitation Agencies, California State
Association of Counties and League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of
Defendant and Respondent.
Plaintiffs and appellants Eugene G. Plantier, as Trustee of the Plantier Family
Trust (Plantier); Progres... More...   $0 (06-14-2017 - CA)

Petitioner Ryan Saunders, who worked as a custodial officer in the county jail, was
accused of eight misdemeanor counts of violating Penal Code section 13304, for his alleged
unauthorized access, receipt, or possession of local summary criminal information. The
People alleged by complaint that Saunders had illegally accessed a county criminalinformation
database—CJIC—and passed pro... More...   $0 (06-13-2017 - CA)