The City of Orlando and Lasercraft, Inc., appeal a final judgment in favor of Michael Udowychenko that invalidated the City’s red light camera ordinance as preempted by state law. This court affirms the lower court’s decision and certifies conflict with the decision made by the Third District Court of Appeal in City of Aventura v. Masone, 36 Fla. L. Weekly D2591 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov. 30, 2011) (mo... More...   $0 (07-06-2012 - FL)

The Village of Palmetto Bay petitions for certiorari relief from an order of the circuit court appellate division granting a motion to enforce its mandate in Palmer Trinity Private School, Inc. v. Village of Palmetto Bay, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 342a (Fla. 11th Jud. Cir. Ct. Feb. 11, 2011).1 Both Palmetto Bay and Palmer Trinity maintain, and we agree, that this order is subject to “first tierâ€�... More...   $0 (07-06-2012 - FL)

Appellant in this case is the City of Los Angeles (City). Respondents are various collectives and individual members of collectives (Collectives) currently engaged in the cultivation, distribution, or use of medical marijuana within City limits.1 In the court below, the Collectives filed various separate lawsuits seeking to enjoin enforcement of City Ordinance No. 181069 (Ordinance), passed by the... More...   $0 (07-03-2012 - CA)

2 Plaid Pantries, Inc. (Plaid Pantries), argues that the land use final order that 3 Metro adopted after a remand from this court does not comply with the applicable 4 statutory standards. See Weber Coastal Bells v. Metro, 351 Or 548, 273 P3d 95 (2012) 5 (affirming prior land use final order in part and remanding in part). Metro and Tri- 6 County Metropolitan Transit District of Oregon (TriMet) as... More...   $0 (06-28-2012 - OR)

Appellant, Union Carbide Corporation (“Union Carbide�), has filed a motion for rehearing and for en banc reconsideration of this Court’s June 30, 2011 opinion.2 A majority of the Court has voted to grant en banc consideration. We withdraw our opinion and judgment of June 30, 2011, and we substitute this opinion and judgment in their place.

In this interlocutory appeal,3 Union Carbid... More...   $0 (06-28-2012 - TX)

In 2010, Congress enacted the Patient Protection and Affordable CareAct in order to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance and decrease the cost of health care. One key provision isthe individual mandate, which requires most Americans to maintain“minimum essentialâ€� health insurance coverage. 26 U. S. C. §5000A.For individuals who are not exempt, and who do not receive he... More...   $0 (06-28-2012 - GA)

¶1. Complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA), filed a fourteen-count complaint against Respondent, John B. Hill, pursuant to Rule 6, of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, (RGDP), Okla. Stat. tit. 5, ch. 1, app. 1-A (2011), for violating the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, (ORPC), Okla. Stat. tit. 5, ch. 1, app. 3-A (2011).1 The OBA and Respondent then entered into a stipulat... More...   $0 (06-26-2012 - OK)

Jason B. Aamodt and Maria B. Aamodt sued the City of Norfork, Arkansas, to enjoin the application of a 2008 zoning ordinance. They also requested records under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. The district court1 granted summary judgment to the City. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

This court reviews de novo a grant of summary judgment. Torgerson v. ... More...   $0 (06-25-2012 - AR)

An Arizona statute known as S. B. 1070 was enacted in 2010 to address pressing issues related to the large number of unlawful aliens in the State. The United States sought to enjoin the law as preempted. The District Court issued a preliminary injunction preventing four of its provisions from taking effect. Section 3 makes failure to comply with federal alien-registration requirements a state misd... More...   $0 (06-25-2012 - AZ)

¶1 This case comes before us on certification from the court of appeals. The State brought a civil action against Pharmacia Corporation ("Pharmacia"), alleging that the company reported inflated drug prices to Wisconsin Medicaid. A jury found Pharmacia liable for violating Wisconsin Statutes sections 100.18(1) (1992)[1]——the Deceptive Trade Practices Act ("DTPA")——and 49.49(4m)(a)2. (... More...   $9000000 (06-23-2012 - WI)

Union Carbide Corporation (“Union Carbideâ€�) appeals from a final judgment awarding William P. Aubin (“Aubinâ€�) $6,624,150 in damages on his asbestos-related, products liability claims. Because Aubin failed to present any evidence demonstrating that the defective design of SG-210 Calidria caused Aubin’s harm, peritoneal mesothelioma, we reverse the trial court’s denial of Union Carbideâ€... More...   $0 (06-22-2012 - FL)

[¶1] Scott A. Liberty appeals from an interlocutory order entered in the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Marden, J.) denying his motion to reconsider his motion to disqualify attorney Martha Gaythwaite from representing Jeffrey Bennett. Liberty contends that Gaythwaite should be disqualified because she previously represented Liberty’s former attorney, David Van Dyke, in a legal malpractice ... More...   $0 (06-21-2012 - ME)

Samantha C. appeals from an order of the trial court denying her motion for attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5.1 Samantha contends that the court abused its discretion in denying her motion because she was a successful party in an action against the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and Harbor Regional Center (HRC) which resulted in a published opinion that enforce... More...   $0 (06-21-2012 - CA)

Harold Wasek claims that he was harassed and bullied while working for his employer, Arrow Energy Services, Inc. He cannot show, however, that the bullying and harassment occurred because of his gender. As such, Wasek cannot maintain an action under either Title VII or Michigan’s Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act (“ELCRAâ€�). Thus, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Arr... More...   $0 (06-20-2012 - MI)

“Full indeed is earth of woes, and full the sea,â€� remarked Hesiod,1 and reviewing the long odyssey of Kelly and Sally Samson, we are inclined to agree. The pair own waterfront property in picturesque Blakely Harbor in the City of Bainbridge Island. They devoutly wished to build a pier or a dock on their property during a time when local authorities had imposed a moratorium on such projects. Th... More...   $0 (06-18-2012 - WA)

{1} We granted certiorari to review a Memorandum Opinion of the Court of Appeals and to address four issues stemming from a lawsuit by LensCrafters to enforce a noncompete provision against optometrist Dennis Kehoe after a sublease contract between the two parties ended. Having reviewed the record in this complex, convoluted, and contentious eleven-year dispute, we hold that (1) the district court... More...   $0 (06-14-2012 - NM)

While working for a masonry subcontractor at a school construction site, Brian Brannan slipped on wet scaffolding and injured his back. He sued the general contractor, Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc. (Lathrop), alleging his injuries were caused by Lathrop‟s negligence in sequencing and coordinating construction work at the site, and failing to call a “rain dayâ€� to protect workers from ... More...   $0 (06-12-2012 - CA)

After purchasing a commercial property in Santa Rosa in 2006, Michael Standefer learned the property was subject to a local ordinance that required him to incur substantial earthquake retrofitting costs. He sued the seller and the seller‘s real estate brokers and property manager—as well as his own broker—for failing to make him aware of the ordinance or its possible application to the prope... More...   $0 (06-08-2012 - CA)

{1} Several months after being granted sole legal and physical custody of Patrick D. (Child), Brian D. and Peggy D. (Grandparents) filed a petition for guardianship and custody pursuant to the Kinship Guardianship Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 40-10B-1 to -15 (2001). Julie Ann D. (Mother), Grandparents’ daughter, consented to the guardianship, but Freedom C. (Father) opposed it. After an eviden... More...   $0 (05-30-2012 - NM)

This is an appeal brought in consolidated negligence actions under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq., against the two railroad defendants by a former employee, Geoffrey Crowther, who held various laboring and supervisory positions over the course of 30 years. The claims in issue before us are for causing cumulative, or wear-out, injuries to the neck, knees, lef... More...   $0 (05-25-2012 - MA)

Government displays of the Ten Commandments sometimes will violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, see McCreary Cnty., Ky. v. ACLU of Ky., 545 U.S. 844 (2005), other times they will not, see Van Orden v. Perry, 545 U.S. 577 (2005).

This appeal presents the question whether a city commission’s adoption of an initiated ordinance that in effect countermanded the commissionâ€... More...   $0 (05-25-2012 - ND)

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Paula Bonhomme, filed a seven-count second amended complaint against defendant, Janna St. James, for damages resulting from a fraudulent Internet-based relationship that defendant allegedly maintained with plaintiff for nearly two years. The circuit court of Kane County dismissed with prejudice all of plaintiff’s counts except fraudulent misrepresentation, which it dismissed with... More...   $0 (05-24-2012 - IL)

The novel question presented in this case is whether, under a conflict of laws principle known as the internal affairs doctrine, California law or foreign law applies to a claim brought by an officer of a foreign corporation for wrongful termination in violation of public policy. We hold that under the circumstances alleged here, specifically where a foreign corporation has removed or constructive... More...   $0 (05-23-2012 - CA)

This case involves the interpretation of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Sections 9.5-101 to 9.5-318 of the Family Law Article, Maryland Code (1984, 2006 Repl. Vol.).1 Peter Paul Toland, Jr.,2 Appellant, challenges the Circuit Court for Montgomery County’s determination that a Japanese decree providing guardianship of his minor child to the child’s grandmother, Akik... More...   $0 (05-22-2012 - MD)

The plaintiffs are severely disabled California residents. They alleged that “[c]onventional medical services, drugs and medicationsâ€� have not alleviated the pain caused by their impairments. Each of them has therefore “obtained a recommendation from a medical doctorâ€� to use marijuana to treat her pain. This medical marijuana use is permissible under California law, see Cal. Health & Safet... More...   $0 (05-21-2012 - CA)