¶1 The issue in this case is whether the plaintiff, Appellant Sandra Vilarrubias Serra, is covered under the uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) and medical payments (medical pay) coverage of the automobile insurance policy issued to Traci Robertson by the Appellee, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). In particular, we must decide whether Serra is a "ward" of Robertson fo... More...   $0 (12-08-2015 - OK)

Defendant Christopher J. Wells shot and killed Brandon McCue on
May 4, 2008. Defendant shot the victim four times at close range in front of
eyewitnesses in the parking area of the trailer park on Chef Menteur
Highway where McCue lived. Defendant was charged with second degree
murder. He admitted he shot the victim but claimed he did so in self-defense.
At trial, the state... More...   $0 (12-08-2015 - LA)

The evidence at trial established that Francis and his co-defendants were on
an armed crime spree the night of September 21, 2004. At approximately 6:00 pm,
that night, Francis approached three individuals at the corner of 189th Street and
N.W. 57th Avenue in Opa-locka. One of the individuals, Tracy Hunter (“Hunter”),
testified at trial that Francis put a gun in Hunter’s face... More...   $0 (12-08-2015 - FL)

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) was passed by Congress in order to further deregulate the telecommunications industry. 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (2012); see Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Bd. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n, 264 Kan. 363, 369, 956 P.2d 685 (1998). The 1996 Act was intended to serve the dual purposes of ensuring "universal service" to both low income consumers and consumers i... More...   $0 (12-03-2015 - KS)

The petitioner, Terrie Harman, appeals an order of the Circuit Court (Carbon, J.) denying the request filed by her and the respondent, Thomas McCarron, to vacate their decree of divorce. We affirm.
The parties were married in 1989. In July 2014, they were granted an uncontested decree of divorce on the ground of irreconcilable differences that caused the irremediable breakdown of the mar... More...   $0 (12-02-2015 - NH)

We recite the facts in the light most favorable to the Commonwealth, reserving certain details for our
analysis of the issues raised on appeal. On January 14, 2012, the defendant and two friends, Christopher Pichardo and Stephane Etienne, met with Frederick Reynoso, who was to sell them one half pound of marijuana for $2,200. Together, they traveled in a vehicle the defendant had borrowed f... More...   $0 (12-02-2015 - MA)

As a preliminary observation, we note that, at oral argument before this Court,
counsel for RBC emphasized that RBC “intentionally made appellate arguments that do
not require this Court to review findings of fact.” Although RBC has chosen to avoid any
direct and specific challenge to the facts as found by the trial court, this Court,
nevertheless, has examined the appellate... More...   $0 (12-01-2015 - DE)

The Child was born on September 16, 2009. On January 9, 2012, the State filed a petition in juvenile court on behalf of the Child‟s mother (Mother) to establish Father‟s paternity and to set child support. Father testified in the case now before us that he was present in juvenile court each time he was summoned, and that he was willing to work with the court to set child support, but... More...   $0 (12-01-2015 - TN)

After Oklahoma adopted lethal injection as its method of execution, it used a three-drug protocol of sodium thiopental (a barbiturate) to induce a state of unconsciousness; a paralytic agent to inhibit all muscular-skeletal movements; and potassium chloride to induce cardiac arrest. In 2008 the Supreme Court held that that protocol did not violate the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel a... More...   $0 (11-30-2015 - DC)

Defendant was found guilty of capital felony and sentenced to death. While Defendant’s appeal was pending, the legislature passed Public Act 12-5, which repealed the death penalty for all crimes committed on or after April 25, 2012. On June 12, 2012, the Supreme Court affirmed Defendant’s judgment of conviction but reversed his death sentence and remanded for a new penalty phase hearing, concludin... More...   $0 (11-30-2015 - CT)

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) was passed by Congress in order to further deregulate the telecommunications industry. 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. (2012); see Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Bd. v. Kansas Corporation Comm'n, 264 Kan. 363, 369, 956 P.2d 685 (1998). The 1996 Act was intended to serve the dual purposes of ensuring "universal service" to both low income consumers and consumers i... More...   $0 (11-30-2015 - KS)

Alfonso Cioffi and The Estate of Allen Rozman (collectively “Appellants” or “Cioffi”) filed suit against Google, Inc. (“Appellee” or “Google”) on February 5, 2013 in the Eastern District of Texas alleging that the Google Chrome web browser (the “Accused Products”) infringed four reissue patents: U.S. Patent Nos. RE43,103 (the “’103 patent”); RE43,500 (the “’500 patent”); RE43,528 (the “’528 patent... More...   $0 (11-30-2015 - TX)

The appellant, Jerry Bohannon, appeals his convictions for two counts of murder defined as capital by § 13A-5-40(a)(10), Ala. Code 1975, because Anthony Harvey and Jerry DuBoise were murdered by one act or pursuant to one scheme or

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course of conduct. The jury recommended, by a vote of 11 to 1, that Bohannon be sentenced to death. The circuit court followed the jury's rec... More...   $0 (11-29-2015 - AL)

During the years at issue, the Martens operated a retail store and sold tangible
personal property to customers in Indiana. (See Pet’rs’ V. Pet. Judicial Review Final
Determination [Department] (“Pet’rs’ V. Pet.”), Attach. Final Order Denying Refund at 2.)
Between July and October of 2008, the Martens remitted, in five separate payments,
$162,529.11 in sales tax to the Depart... More...   $0 (11-29-2015 - IN)

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A constitution-based claim for venue change can arise under a theory of presumed or actual prejudice. Presumed prejudice occurs when pretrial publicity is so pervasive and prejudicial that there can be no expectation of an unbiased jury pool in the community. In deciding whether to presume prejudice under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, an appellate court considers se... More...   $0 (11-27-2015 - KS)

The Court of Appeals aptly summarized the case facts, which were incorporated by reference into Dern's petition for review to this court. The panel found: "Justin and Jami Dern had been married for 12 years when the alleged incidents occurred. They had three children together—a 7-year-old boy and 3-year-old twin girls, C.D. and F.D. In late June 2010, C.D. told Jami that she had seen 'daddy's peep... More...   $0 (11-25-2015 - KS)

On August 26, 2009, Appellant Wyatt Bear Cloud and two co-defendants were involved in the armed burglary of a residence in Sheridan, Wyoming. During the course of the burglary, one of Bear Cloud's co-defendants shot and killed one of the home's residents. Bear Cloud was charged with, and ultimately pleaded guilty to, Murder in the First Degree (Felony-Murder), in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2... More...   $0 (11-23-2015 - WY)

The People petitioned for review of the court of appeals’ judgment vacating
Childress’s conviction of vehicular assault while operating a motor vehicle under the
influence of alcohol or drugs. Although it was undisputed that Childress was not
driving the vehicle in question, the jury was instructed that he could be found guilty as
a complicitor. The court of appeals concluded... More...   $0 (11-23-2015 - CO)

John E. Robinson, Sr., was charged with multiple offenses related to the murders of six women—killings that constituted parts of a common scheme or course of conduct whereby Robinson would lure women to Johnson County with offers of employment, travel, and other benefits; exploit them sexually, financially, or otherwise; kill them and dispose of their bodies in a similar manner; and engage in vari... More...   $0 (11-21-2015 - KS)

On August 15, 2014, Rio Tinto plc ("Plaintiff' or "Rio Tinto") filed an Amended
Complaint ("Complaint") against Vale S.A. ("Vale"), Benjamin Steinmetz ("Steinmetz"),
BSG Resources Limited and related entities ("BSGR"), Mahmoud Thiam ("Thiam"),
Frederic Cilins ("Cilins"), and Mamadie Toure ("Toure"). 1 Rio Tinto, a leading
1 The Complaint identifies BSG Limited Resources as "who... More...   $0 (11-21-2015 - NY)

The defendant, Steven Castleberry, was convicted in the circuit court of Cook County of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-14(a)(8) (West 2008)), based on separate acts of oral and vaginal contact with the victim. At sentencing, the State argued that defendant was subject to a mandatory 15-year sentencing enhancement on each of the two counts because the crimes had bee... More...   $0 (11-19-2015 - IL)

DeDe’s1 drug use, petty thefts, and incarcerations eventually resulted in the termination of her parental rights to her five children.2 In this case, she appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to J.F., J.L., and J.N. She contends that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the trial court’s findings that she (1) knowingly placed or knowingly allowed ... More...   $0 (11-19-2015 - TX)

This products liability suit, filed by Lea Ann Tatham (“the Plaintiff”), arises from the failure of an automobile tire (“the tire”) sold by Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC, and GITI Tire (USA) (collectively “the Defendants”). The manufacturer of the tire, GITI Tire (Hualin), a Chinese company, is not a party to the case.
According to the Plaintiff‟s affidavit and deposition taken... More...   $0 (11-17-2015 - TN)

After twenty-five years of marriage, Kevin Gertiser and Anne1 Gertiser (now Stokes) divorced in 2007. They have both remarried. At the time of their divorce, the court ordered Kevin to pay Anne incapacity maintenance of $1,182.50 per month, finding that her legal blindness materially affected her ability to support herself:
[Anne] suffers from severe myopia, optic nerve degeneration and macu... More...   $0 (11-17-2015 - IN)

Same sex couple planned to have a child and co-parent. Upon the termination of their relationship and following almost ten years of co-parenting, the biological mother denied plaintiff's status as a parent and sought to end all interaction between plaintiff and child. Couple did not have a written agreement regarding parenting. Plaintiff petitioned the District Court in Oklahoma County seeking a d... More...   $0 (11-17-2015 - OK)