This is an appeal from an order terminating the parent child relationship between JDS and LS predicated upon Texas Family Code subsections 161.001(1)(D), (E), (O), and a finding that termination is in the best interest of the child. The final order appoints the Department as the child’s sole managing conservator. In eight issues1, JDS challenges the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence ... More...   $0 (09-24-2014 - TX)

¶1 On certiorari, petitioner Andrew LeBeau asks us to
consider whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the district
court’s imposition of a sentence of life without the possibility of
parole following Mr. LeBeau’s conviction for aggravated kidnapping
pursuant to Utah Code section 76-5-302. Mr. LeBeau’s conviction
stems from a domestic dispute triggered by Mr. LeB... More...   $0 (09-19-2014 - UT)

Oklahoma City, OK - Motion for summary judgment against ACLU lawsuit challenging the constitutionally of placing Ten Commandments monument on public property next to Oklahoma state capitol building sustained by Oklahoma County, Oklahoma District Judge Thomas Prince.

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Copies of the pleadings and motions filed by the parties are s... More...   $0 (09-19-2014 - OK)

appeal arises out of an asset purchase agreement contemplating the sale of a car dealership’s assets. After the sale failed to close, the dealership sued the prospective buyer, alleging breach of contract and several other causes of action. The trial court granted the prospective buyer’s no-evidence and traditional motions for summary judgment, and denied the dealership’s traditional motion ... More...   $0 (09-18-2014 - )

The juvenile court terminated M.P.’s (Mother) and J.S.’s (Father) parental rights to their son, J.S. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 Father contends the juvenile court erred by finding ICWA is inapplicable in this case. Father also contends errors were made in relation to the ICWA inquiry and notice requirements. Mother joins in and expands upon Father’s ICWA arguments. Mother also request... More...   $0 (09-11-2014 - CA)

When the relationship between the companies and individuals involved in a limited partnership broke down, the aggrieved limited partner sued the other partners and their owner, alleging that they breached successive partnership agreements and committed or conspired to commit statutory and common-law
fraud and breaches of the duties of loyalty and care. The plaintiff sought the same two categor... More...   $0 (09-11-2014 - TX)

The California Coastal Commission (Commission) appeals from a judgment in a
mandamus action directing the Commission to remove three conditions from a coastal
development permit amendment (permit) issued to Barbara Lynch and Thomas Frick
(collectively, respondents). The Commission contends respondents waived any challenge
to these conditions by signing and recording documents agree... More...   $0 (09-09-2014 - CA)

J.M. appeals from a judgment on reserved issues granting joint physical custody of
his son Joey to J.M. and G.H., Joey’s mother, and allowing her to take Joey with her to
live in Israel during the school year. Finding no abuse of discretion, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
We use the parties’ first names to simplify and humanize our opinion in this
intensely contested custody case. (... More...   $0 (09-05-2014 - CA)

Indiana and Wisconsin are among the shrinking majority of states that do not recognize the va-lidity of same-sex marriages, whether contracted in these states or in states (or foreign countries) where they are law-ful. The states have appealed from district court decisions invalidating the states’ laws that ordain such refusal.
Formally these cases are about discrimination against the small ... More...   $0 (09-04-2014 - WI)

The Department of Family and Protective Services has moved for rehearing, asking that we clarify our opinion and judgment to reverse only the portion of the trial court’s judgment terminating K.M.’s parental rights and leave intact the trial court’s termination of the rights of the alleged and unknown fathers, a ruling that
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was not challenged on appeal. We grant rehearing, withdraw... More...   $0 (09-04-2014 - TX)

This case involves two policy issues that are often viewed as controversial; (1) racial, ethnic, and gender preferences, and (2) the decennial redistricting process. But because this appeal turns on a counterintuitive quirk of California appellate law, we need not reach the merits.
By statute, “When any court makes an order sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend the question as to whet... More...   $0 (09-03-2014 - CA)

Allergan, a specialty pharmaceutical manufacturer,
produces Botox, a well-known cosmetic and therapeutic drug.
In 2010, faced with allegations that it had acted illegally in
marketing and labeling Botox, Allergan settled several qui
tam suits and pled guilty in a criminal case. Allergan
ultimately paid a total of $600 million in part for civil
settlements and in part as a c... More...   $0 (09-02-2014 - CA)

¶1 This case comes to us on a petition for extraordinary relief from a case originating in justice court. The underlying justice court proceedings involved misdemeanor charges against Cecil Ralphs under lewdness provisions of the criminal code. An earlier lewdness case culminated in a conviction in justice court in 2010. When Ralphs was subject to further lewdness charges in 2011 and 2012, he was... More...   $0 (08-29-2014 - UT)

¶1 This case comes to us on a petition for extraordinary relief from a case originating in justice court. The underlying justice court proceedings involved misdemeanor charges against Cecil Ralphs under lewdness provisions of the criminal code. An earlier lewdness case culminated in a conviction in justice court in 2010. When Ralphs was subject to further lewdness charges in 2011 and 2012, he was... More...   $0 (08-29-2014 - UT)

Franchising, especially in the fast-food industry, has become a ubiquitous, lucrative, and thriving business model. This contractual arrangement benefits both parties. The franchisor, which sells the right to use its trademark and comprehensive business plan, can expand its enterprise while avoiding the risk and cost of running its own stores. The other party, the franchisee, independently owns, r... More...   $0 (08-28-2014 - CA)

The issue presented in this case is whether a University of California1 faculty member may be criminally prosecuted under Government Code section 10902 for participating in a decision to hire his wife as a program assistant for a four-week summer study abroad course. We conclude that he may not, and for reasons we discuss affirm the trial court’s order dismissing the information under Penal Code... More...   $0 (08-27-2014 - CA)

The maternal grandparents appeal the trial court’s order denying their petition to terminate the father’s parental rights and to adopt their grandchild. They argue that the trial court erred in interpreting section 63.089, Florida Statutes (2014) and Florida case law to require a finding that the father exhibited a willful disregard for the child’s safety prior to terminating the father’s ... More...   $0 (08-27-2014 - FL)

The Robert L. Kroenlein Trust owns and operates J&B Liquors, a business
in Torrington, Wyoming. In 2005, a salesman for one of J&B’s beer distributors,
Gary Kirchhefer, began stealing beer from J&B’s account and reselling the stolen
beer to other bars and liquor stores in Wyoming, including those owned by the
defendants. One of the owners of J&B discovered Kirchhefer’s theft ... More...   $0 (08-25-2014 - WY)

This is an appeal out of Twin Falls County from a judgment dismissing a petition to terminate the parental rights of the biological father of two children and to permit the children’s stepfather to adopt them. The magistrate court dismissed the action on the ground that the petitioners had failed to prove that termination of the father’s parental rights would be in the best interests of the ch... More...   $0 (08-22-2014 - ID)

In this summary judgment proceeding, the City of Cedar Hill (the “City”) filed suit
against appellees Pasty B. Anderton and Doyle Anderton, individually and d/b/a A-1 Grass Sand
and Stone (“the Andertons”) regarding the alleged nonconforming use status of property,
specifically Lot 5, owned by the Andertons. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor
of the City rega... More...   $0 (08-22-2014 - TX)

A jury found defendant David Allen Lucas guilty of the first degree murders of Suzanne Jacobs, Colin Jacobs, and Anne Swanke (Pen. Code, §§ 187, subd. (a), 189),1 the attempted murder of Jodie Santiago Robertson (§§ 187, 664), and the kidnappings of Swanke and Robertson (§ 207, subd. (a)). The jury also found that he personally used a knife during each crime (§ 12022, subd. (b)) and inflicte... More...   $0 (08-21-2014 - CA)

D.S. appeals the termination of her parental rights to K.S. and raises seven issues on appeal. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
D.S. is the mother of K.S., who was born on March 14, 2011; both are from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.1 D.S. and K.S. had been traveling through Texas when a report of neglectful supervision was reported at a Texas hospital, which led to the ultimate removal of K.S. from D.S.‟... More...   $0 (08-21-2014 - TX)

The trial court entered an order in which it terminated the parental rights of the mother and father of S.L., Jr. and C.I.L. The mother appeals.1 We affirm.
Issues
The mother presents two issues for review. In these issues, she asserts that the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the finding that termination is in the best interest of the children.
1We note that t... More...   $0 (08-21-2014 - TX)

After a bench trial, the trial court entered an order which terminated the parental rights of N.C. (Mother) and A.P. (Father) to their daughters, K.P., K.P., and K.P.1 See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 161.001 (West 2014).2 In this appeal of the judgment terminating their parental rights, Mother raises three issues and Father raises seven issues.
1We identify the minor children by initials to protect... More...   $0 (08-21-2014 - TX)

A jury terminated the parental rights of Laura Traylor (“Mother”). On appeal, Mother argues the evidence is legally and factually insufficient to support the jury’s finding that termination is in the best interest of her two children. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Background
Mother’s daughter, A.W., was born on August 7, 2002, and her son, J.W., was born on February 13, 2... More...   $0 (08-21-2014 - TX)