Appellant, K.G.,1 challenges the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her son, D.N., Jr.2 By a sole issue, she maintains the evidence is insufficient to support termination on the ground that she would be incarcerated for not less than two years from the date the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services filed its Original Petition for Protection of a Child, for Conser... More...   $0 (05-13-2015 - TX)

Following an encounter between the
parties, Defendant, a local police chief, called Plaintiffs'
employer to complain about their behavior during the incident.
Plaintiffs filed suit, alleging, inter alia, slander and
interference with advantageous business relations. The district
court granted summary judgment to Defendant on both counts. We
affirm.
I. Background
Col... More...   $0 (05-12-2015 - MA)

The trial court entered an order in which it terminated the parental rights of
the mother and father of S.P. and H.P. The mother appeals and, in a single issue on
appeal, challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the
finding that termination of her parental rights is in the best interest of the children.
We affirm.
I. Termination
Termination of... More...   $0 (05-07-2015 - TX)

This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of the mother
and father of B.J.L. The mother timely filed an appeal. In one issue on appeal, she
challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support termination.
We affirm.
Termination Findings and Standards
The termination of parental rights must be supported by clear and convincing
eviden... More...   $0 (05-07-2015 - TX)

Raising one issue, Appellant M.T. (alias Max), the father of D.T., appeals the trial court’s termination of his parental rights after a bench trial.1 We will affirm.
In a proceeding to terminate the parent-child relationship brought under section 161.001, the Department must establish by clear and convincing evidence two elements: (1) one or more acts or omissions enumerated under subsection... More...   $0 (05-07-2015 - TX)

This appeal presents two related issues: (1) whether
it was error for the district court to dismiss the claim asserted by the insurance company against
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its insured for “reverse bad faith� because it has not been recognized in Kentucky (or any other
jurisdiction); and (2) whether this court should certify the questi... More...   $0 (05-06-2015 - KY)

WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury indicted an Illinois couple on charges of kidnapping and transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity with a minor, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney James A. Lewis of the Central District of Illinois and Special Agent in Charge Sean Cox of the FBI’s Spring... More...   $0 (05-06-2015 - IL)

This controversy—which involves the wrongful denial of unemployment
compensation benefits—began in January 2010 because of a pair of shoes. More than
five years later, appellant Employment Development Department (EDD or the
Department) continues to refuse to award Jose Robles (Robles) the benefits to which he
would have been entitled absent the Department’s error, this despit... More...   $0 (05-05-2015 - CA)

C.W. challenges the trial court’s termination of her parental rights to three children.
Appellant contends that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the conclusion that she
endangered her children’s physical and emotional well-being and is factually insufficient to
support the conclusion that termination of her rights is in her children’s best interest. We will affirm<... More...   $0 (05-01-2015 - TX)

¶1 Lucas Ranch, the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, and the Montana Taxpayers’
Association (“Petitioners�) filed suit against the Montana Department of Revenue
(“Department�), in the District Court for the Fourteenth Judicial District, Meagher
County. In June 2013, the Department moved for summary judgment. The District
Court granted the Department summary judgment and t... More...   $0 (04-28-2015 - MT)

R.L.Y. (“Father�) and L.T.L.Y. (“Mother�) appeal the trial court’s final
decree terminating their parental rights, and appointing the Department of Family
and Protective Services (the “Department�) as sole managing conservator of
R.N.Y. (the “Child�). In a single issue the Mother challenges the trial court’s
finding that termination of her rights would be in the... More...   $0 (04-28-2015 - TX)

A jury convicted defendant Paul Gordon Smith, Jr., of the first degree murder of Lora Sinner, with the special circumstance of torture.1 The jury also found defendant guilty of false imprisonment by violence and conspiracy to commit murder. It determined that he used a deadly weapon and inflicted great bodily injury.2 The jury decided death was the appropriate penalty, and the court imposed that s... More...   $0 (04-27-2015 - CA)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS
No. 105,698
DUSKIN L. SIRUTA, by and on behalf of the heirs at law of
TATE DILLON SIRUTA, Deceased,
Appellant/Cross-appellee,
v.
MELISSA SIRUTA,
Appellee/Cross-appellant.
SYLLABUS BY THE COURT
1.
A wrongful death action under K.S.A. 60-1901 et seq. can be brought against an alleged tortfeasor who is an heir a... More...   $0 (04-24-2015 - KS)

This case arises from the City of Basehor's unilateral annexation of Cedar Lake Estates (Estates), a platted subdivision adjoining the City. Daniel L. Stueckemann and Cathy S. Stueckemann, as trustees of the Stueckemann Living Trust, and the Cedar Lake Association (collectively the Stueckemanns) sued the City to invalidate the annexation on numerous grounds. The district court and Court of Appeals... More...   $0 (04-24-2015 - KS)

Plaintiff Thomas W. Sefton, Jr. (Thomas Jr.) appeals a judgment awarding him $565,350, plus interest, from the estate of his grandfather, Joseph W. Sefton, Jr. (Grandfather). The probate court, interpreting our prior opinion in this matter (Sefton v. Sefton (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 875 (Sefton I)), determined this sum to be the " 'substantial' share" of Grandfather's estate to which Thomas Jr. was e... More...   $0 (04-24-2015 - CA)

Melanie M. requested an administrative hearing after the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) informed her that it was going to change her benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Department informed Melanie—a resident of North Platte, Nebraska—that it would hold the hearing in Lincoln, Nebraska. Melanie could participate telephonically at the De... More...   $0 (04-23-2015 - NE)

Amine Britel died intestate in 2011. Appellant Jackie Stennett, the mother of A.S., a child born out of wedlock, petitioned to administer Amine’s estate and for A.S. to be declared Amine’s heir under Probate Code section 6453, subdivision (b)(2)
(section 6453(b)(2)).1 Under section 6453(b)(2), a nonmarital child may establish that he or she is the natural child of an intestate decedent by ... More...   $0 (04-23-2015 - CA)

Defendants, Brian Kennedy and, as to Skyline Outdoor Media LLC only, David Seyde, appeal from a May 13, 2014 order in favor of plaintiff, Drake Kennedy.1 The May 13, 2014 order denied defendants’ motion to stay dissolution of a number of corporations and limited liability companies and appoint appraisers to permit a buyout to occur. (Corp. Code,2 §§ 2000, 17707.03.) Defendants contend the tria... More...   $0 (04-20-2015 - CA)

A jury found that a father’s parental rights to his child should be terminated
based on one or more of the Family Code’s statutory grounds and that termination
was in the child’s best interest. In eight issues, the father contends that there was
no evidence, or alternatively, insufficient evidence to support the trial court’s
judgment on the jury’s findings. We affirm.More...   $0 (04-16-2015 - TX)

The appellees in these consolidated appeals challenge the preventive services requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), Pub. L. No. 111-148, 124 Stat. 119 (2010), under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb to 2000bb-4. Particularly, the appellees object to the ACA’s requirement that contraceptive coverage be provided to their plan partic... More...   $0 (04-15-2015 - DC)

Judgment in favor of the State of Oregon and City of
Depoe Bay reversed and remanded; otherwise affirmed.
As plaintiff was travelling north on State Highway 101 in the City of Depoe
Bay, his motorcycle collided with defendant Colip’s automobile, which had
entered the highway from the east on a road owned by Lincoln County. Plaintiff
was severely injured in the accident and, m... More...   $0 (04-15-2015 - OR)

E.R.M. (“Mother�) appeals the trial court’s order terminating her parental rights to her eight children, arguing that the trial court erred in overruling her oral motion for continuance and in finding that termination of the parent-child relationship was in the children’s best interest. We affirm the trial court’s order.
BACKGROUND
Due to allegations of neglectful supervision and... More...   $0 (04-15-2015 - TX)

¶1 On January 16, 2014, the Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) filed a complaint against attorney Christopher I. Mansfield, alleging professional misconduct as authorized by Rule 6.1 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP).1 After hearing the testimony of several witnesses and being presented with exhibits, the Professional Responsibility Tribunal (PRT) concluded that Mansfield violate... More...   $0 (04-13-2015 - OK)

Andrew L. (Andrew) is the biological father of Emilio G. who was born in July 2013. Katherine O. (Katherine) is Emilio’s biological mother. Andrew and Katherine never married. Katherine became pregnant with Emilio a few months after she and Andrew began dating in August 2012. Their relationship was not smooth. By April 2013, Andrew and Katherine had broken up, with Andrew confirming the break up... More...   $0 (04-10-2015 - CA)

M.N., the Father, appeals the order dismissing his second motion to
set aside a final judgment of adoption. We affirm.
The Father’s biological child was born to a marriage between the
mother and the legal father. After the parental rights of the mother and
the legal father were terminated, a relative adopted the child. The Father
moved to set aside the adoption, claiming that... More...   $0 (04-08-2015 - FL)