Michael Dunn appeals the entry
of summary judgment against him on his claim that his former
employer, Boston University ("BU"), discharged him because of his
age in violation of the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices
Act, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4.1B. The district court ruled
that Dunn had failed to make out a prima facie case of age
discrimination. Without ruling... More...   $0 (07-30-2014 - MA)

The State of Texas sued Phillip C. Watrous, individually and as trustee under the
Watrous Family Living Trust (Watrous), alleging that he violated the Texas Local Government Code
by failing to plat property located in Cameron County that he subdivided for residential use (the
Property). See Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code §§ 232.021-.043 (subdivision platting requirements for
counties nea... More...   $0 (07-30-2014 - TX)

Via various state statutes and a state constitutional amendment, Virginia prevents same-sex couples from marrying and refuses to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. Two same-sex couples filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of these laws, alleging that they violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted the couples... More...   $0 (07-28-2014 - VA)

Robbie Dean Anderson, Sr. appeals the trial court’s judgment that granted Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment. The trial court ruled that Anderson take nothing on his uninsured motorist (UM) claim against his own insurer, Texas Farm Bureau. Texas Farm Bureau moved for summary judgment because the pickup that injured Anderson was not a scheduled vehicle on A... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - TX)

Appellants Joseph and Debra Domino sued appellees Allmand & Lee, PLLC, Chris Lee, and Weldon R. Allmand for legal malpractice, alleging negligent representation in bankruptcy proceedings from November 6, 2009, to February 24, 2010, when the Dominos’ Chapter 13 case was dismissed. The Dominos filed their malpractice suit on November 5, 2012.
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The appellees filed traditional motions for s... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - TX)

Defendants Stephen Edward Hajek and Loi Tan Vo were convicted of the 1991 murder of Su Hung (Pen. Code, § 187)1 as to which lying-in-wait and torture-murder special circumstances were found true (former § 190.2, subd. (a)(15), (18)). Additionally, defendants were convicted of four counts of premeditated attempted murder (§§ 664/187), one count of kidnapping (§ 207, subd. (a)), three counts of... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - CA)

In this class action, plaintiff Timothy Sandquist purports to appeal from the trial
court’s August 14, 2012 order granting defendants’ motion to compel him to arbitrate his
individual claims, as well as defendants’ motion to dismiss all class claims without
prejudice. Although this order is not appealable, we liberally construe Sandquist’s notice
of appeal to include the tr... More...   $0 (07-22-2014 - CA)

The plaintiff was arrested
in the Village of Woodridge, Illinois, for shoplifting, an
Illinois Class A misdemeanor. 720 ILCS 5/16‐25. Upon arriving
at the police station he was told that an administrative
fee of $30.00 is required upon completion of any custodial
arrest/booking procedure. He paid the $30 on the spot, posted
bond, and was forthwith released, without being ... More...   $0 (07-21-2014 - IL)

Pensacola, FL - Cynthia Robinson, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Michael Johnson, Sr. sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company on a products liability theory claiming that her husband was addicted to tobacco products manufactured and sold by the Defendant. She claimed that the cigarettes that her husband smoked were defective and unreasonably dangerous.

R.J. Reynolds denied that i... More...   $23600000000 (07-20-2014 - FL)

Olive Lane Industrial Park ("Olive Lane") owned real property that was taken by eminent domain. Within four years after the eminent domain order, Olive Lane acquired
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another parcel of property.1 About five and one-half years after the eminent domain order, for purposes of calculating property taxes on its new property, Olive Lane filed a request with the San Diego County tax assessor (Co... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - CA)

This is an administrative appeal from an order of the Texas Public Safety
Commission (the Commission) affirming the discharge of Edwin Keith Lang from his job
as a highway patrolman for the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas (DPS). The
Commission issued its order after hearing evidence that Lang had falsely documented DWI arrests
he had never made, generated fictitio... More...   $0 (07-18-2014 - )

David G. Stuart v. Jeannie Beddell, Pet Adoption League, Inc., Virginia Robertson, Petsmart, Inc. and Petsmart Charities, Inc.

Issue # 1.
Issue: STRICT LIABILITY (LIABLE)
Filed by: STUART, DAVID G
Filed Date: 09/26/2012
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: BEDDELL, JEANNIE
Disposed: DISMISSED - WITH PREJUDICE, 11/04/2013. Dismissed- Settled.<... More...   $0 (07-17-2014 - OK)

This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of the parents of K.L.C., L.M.C., P.D.C., and T.A.C. The children’s mother and P.D.C.’s father each filed a notice of appeal.1 We affirm.
I. Issues
P.D.C.’s father presents five issues for review. The mother presents six points of error for review. In all five of his issues, the father challenges the legal
1The fathe... More...   $0 (07-17-2014 - TX)

Plaintiff Camille Haddad (“Haddad”) appeals the order of the district
court granting summary judgment to Defendant law firm Alexander, Zelmanski, Danner &
Fioretti, PLLC, (“Firm”) in this action brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
(“FDCPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq., and the Michigan Collection Practices Act (“MCPA”),
Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.251, ... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - MI)

¶ 1 This case requires us to once again define the contours of the ―natural condition‖ exception to the waiver provision of the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
¶ 2 Appellant Todd Glaittli sued the State of Utah for injuries he suffered when his boat ―heaved‖ and struck him, shattering his
GLAITTLI v. STATE
Opinion of the Court
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shoulder. Mr. Glaittli claimed his i... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - UT)

¶ 1 This case requires us to once again define the contours of the ―natural condition‖ exception to the waiver provision of the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
¶ 2 Appellant Todd Glaittli sued the State of Utah for injuries he suffered when his boat ―heaved‖ and struck him, shattering his shoulder. Mr. Glaittli claimed his injuries were due to the
GLAITTLI v. STATE
Opinion... More...   $0 (07-14-2014 - UT)

Susan Peabody worked for Time Warner Cable, Inc. (Time Warner), as a commissioned salesperson. She received biweekly paychecks, which included hourly wages in every pay period and commission wages approximately every other pay period. After Peabody stopped working for Time Warner, she sued, alleging various wage and hour violations. Time Warner removed the matter to federal court and successfully ... More...   $0 (07-14-2014 - CA)

¶1 After police discovered child pornography on Defendant Bradley Fuller‘s computer, he was charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, all second-degree felonies. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Mr. Fuller pled guilty to five counts of voyeurism but reserved the right to appeal the trial court‘s order denying his Motion to Suppress. On appeal, he challenges the warrant under the... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - UT)

¶1 After police discovered child pornography on Defendant Bradley Fuller‘s computer, he was charged with ten counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, all second-degree felonies. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Mr. Fuller pled guilty to five counts of voyeurism but reserved the right to appeal the trial court‘s order denying his Motion to Suppress. On appeal, he challenges the warrant under the... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - UT)

This products liability action against pharmaceutical companies presents several issues involving the interplay between state tort law and federal prescription drug regulation. This case is one of many litigated in state and federal courts nationwide alleging severe side effects from prolonged use of metoclopramide, sold under the brand name Reglan and as a competing generic formulation. The plain... More...   $0 (07-11-2014 - IA)

This is an appeal from an order terminating the parental rights of the mother and father of M.H., A.H., and D.W.H., III. The mother timely filed an appeal.1 In four points of error on appeal, she challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support termination. We affirm.
I. Issues on Appeal
In all four points of error, the mother contends that the trial court’s findings were not suppor... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - TX)

Y.Z. (Mother) appeals a juvenile court order terminating her parental rights to her children, G.P. and A. P., and choosing adoption as the appropriate permanent plan under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26. Mother contends the court's erroneous finding that the children should be removed from their relative caregiver and placed in a foster home under section 387 deprived her of the abi... More...   $0 (07-10-2014 - CA)

¶1 The issue in this matter is whether an insurer may agree to cancel a "claims made" policy with the knowledge that a potential claim is pending without violating the statutory prohibition on retroactive annulment of an insurance policy following the injury, death, or damage for which the insured may be liable. See Okla. Stat. tit. 36, § 3625 (2011). This Court holds that it may not and affirms... More...   $0 (07-02-2014 - OK)

Plaintiffs, current and former deputies of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department (“SFSD”), appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment to the City and County of San Francisco (the “County”) on their challenge to SFSD’s policy prohibiting male deputies from supervising female inmates in the housing units of SFSD’s jails. The district court concluded that SFSD’s po... More...   $0 (07-02-2014 - CA)

Troy J. Wilson and Georgette George-Wilson appeal the trial court’s final decree terminating the parental rights of minor child A.T.’s parents and appointing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (the “Department”) as sole managing conservator of A.T. The Wilsons argue on appeal that the trial court (1) abused its discretion in striking their petition to intervene because ... More...   $0 (07-01-2014 - TX)