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John Gorman v. Rensselaer County





John Gorman appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court
for the Northern District of New York (Kahn, J.) dismissing his complaint on
summary judgment. Gorman brought this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983,
alleging (inter alia) that the defendants (1)

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Chuck Close v. Sotheby's Inc.






In Close v. Sotheby’s, Inc., 894 F.3d 1061 (9th Cir. 2018),
we held that plaintiffs’ claims for resale royalties under the
California Resale Royalties Act (“CRRA”) are expressly
preempted by the 1976 Copyright Act.

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STATE OF NEBRASKA V. DARNELL L. RUSSELL




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In Russell’s direct appeal, the Nebraska Supreme Court described the c

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Christopher Gordon v. Drape Creative, Inc.; Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, Inc.

Plaintiff Christopher Gordon is the creator of a popular
YouTube video known for its catchphrases “Honey Badger
Don’t Care” and “Honey Badger Don’t Give a S---.” Gordon
has trademarked the former phrase for various classes of
goods, including greeting cards. Defendants Drape Creative,
Inc. (“DCI”), and Papyrus-Recycled Greetings, Inc. (“PRG”),
designed and produced greeting

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Christopher M. Sulyma v. Intel Corporation Investment Policy Committee

A former employee and participant in Intel’s retirement plans sued the company for allegedly investing retirement funds in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Intel moved to dismiss the complaint on the ground that the limitations period for his claims had expired. The magistrate judge1 converted Intel’s motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment and entered

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In re: MCGRAW-HILL GLOBAL EDUCATION HOLDINGS LLC




These consolidated mandamus petitions require us to decide whether two professional photographers bringing separate copyright infringement actions are bound by a forum selection clause in contracts they did not
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sign. We conclude that the photographers are not bound because t

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The Satanic Temple v. Warner Bros. and Netflix




New York, NY The Satanic Temple sued Warner Bros. and Netflix on copyright infringement theories claiming that the use by defendants of images of its "goat headed deity Baphomet" was not authorized and was injurious.

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Polaris Images Corporation v. Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc.




New York, NY - Polaris Images Corporation sued Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc. on a copyright infringement theory.

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Richard N. Bell v. Vacuforce, LLC




Richard Bell brought a copyright infringement lawsuit against Vacuforce, LLC, accusing it of publishing his photograph of the Indianapolis skyline on its website without a license. Vacuforce hired attorney Paul Overhauser to defend it. The parties quickly settled, so the federal la

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C.A. v. C.P.

This case involves a little girl bonded to and loved by each of her three parents.
The wife in a married couple (defendants C.P. and J.P., wife and husband)
conceived the child with a coworker (plaintiff C.A.), but hid that fact from wife’s
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employer and--initially--from husband. The marriage remains intact and wife and
husband parent the child. For the first three years of th

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Fastcase, Inc. v. Lawriter, L.L.C.




Fastcase, Inc., appeals the District Court’s dismissal of its suit under the Declaratory Judgment Act against Lawriter, LLC. The District Court held that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction under 21 U.S.C. § 1331 because Fa

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STATE OF OHIO v. BART W. KEGLEY





In 2014, Kegley was convicted of two counts of possession of drugs in
violation of R.C. 2925.11(C)(3)(d) and 2925.11(C)(4)(a), third-degree and fifth
degree felonies, respectively, and one count of the illegal cultivation of marihu

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Jason Olive v. General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

Jason Olive is a model and actor who contracted with
General Nutrition Centers, Inc. (GNC) to use his likeness in its
advertising campaign. GNC continued using Olive’s likeness in
its advertising after its right to do so expired. GNC admitted
liability for the unauthorized use of Olive’s likeness in violation of
Civil Code section 33441 but contested the amount of damages. A

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Ronnie Van Zant, Inc. v. Artimus Pyle

This appeal presents the issue of whether the release of a movie will violate
the provisions of a consent order that settled a lawsuit between private parties.
This issue arises on an appeal by Defendants‐Appellants Cleopatra Records, Inc.
and Cleopatra Films (together, “Cleopatra”) from the September 13, 2017,
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judgment and permanent injunction of the District Court for

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Michael E. Barri v. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Michael E. Barri (Barri), Tristar Medical Group (Tristar), and Coalition for
Sensible Workers’ Compensation Reform (CSWCR) petitioned this court pursuant to
Labor Code section 5955 (all further statutory references are to the Labor Code, unless
otherwise indicated). They seek a peremptory or alternative writ of mandate, prohibition,
or other appropriate relief directing the Workers

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JERRY D. SELLERS, JR. v. STATE OF KANSAS











The underlying facts in this case are set out in State v. Sellers, 292 Kan. 346, 253 P.3d 20 (2011). Sellers was conv

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Michael Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin

This copyright case involves a claim that Led Zeppelin copied key portions of its timeless hit “Stairway to Heaven” from the song “Taurus,” which was written by Spirit band member Randy Wolfe. Years after Wolfe’s death, the trustee of the Randy Craig Wolfe Trust, Michael Skidmore, brought this suit for copyright infringement against Led Zeppelin, James Patrick Page, Robert Anthony Plant, John Paul

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Michael Skidmore v. Led Zeppelin





This copyright case involves a claim that Led Zeppelin copied key portions of its timeless hit “Stairway to Heaven” from the song “Taurus,” which was written by Spirit band member Randy Wolfe. Years after Wolfe’s death, th

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Kaleena Bullington v. Bedford County, Tennessee; Penny Cooper




Plaintiff Kaleena Bullington (“Bullington”) appeals the district court’s grant of judgment on the pleadings to Defendants Bedford County, Tennessee, (“County”) and Penny Cooper (“Cooper”) (together, “Defendants”). For the following reasons, we VACATE the district court’s judgm

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STATE OF OHIO v. DAWUD SPAULDING

In the early morning of December 15, 2011, Mr. Spaulding shot and paralyzed
Patrick Griffin while he was leaving a house on Grant Street. Merely hours later, Mr. Spaulding
shot and killed both Erica Singleton and Ernie Thomas outside of the same house. Mr.
Spaulding was arrested the following day. After a jury trial, Mr. Spaulding was convicted of two
counts of aggravated mu

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Amanda Kondrat'Yev v. City of Pensacola, Florida United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Federal Courthouse - Pensacola, Florida

The City of Pensacola, Florida appeals a district court decision ordering it to remove a 34-foot Latin cross from a public park on the ground that the City’s maintenance of the cross violates the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. Having concluded that we are bound by existing Circuit precedent, we find ourselves constrained to affirm.
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The pertinent facts are undisputed. In 1941, th

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Joseph W. Leiser v. Shannon-Moore; Randy Rogers District of Kansas Federal Courthouse - Topeka, Kansas

This appeal presents the question whether clearly established law supports the
claim of Plaintiff Joseph Leiser that two jail officials in Coffey County, Kansas, violated
his constitutional rights by disclosing medical information about him that they had
properly obtained. While Plaintiff was incarcerated in an Illinois jail awaiting extradition
to Coffey County, the administrator

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STATE OF OHIO - vs - CHARLES L. LORRAINE

Appellant was charged with various crimes, including aggravated murder, in 1986. The charges stemmed from the stabbing deaths of Raymond and Doris 2 Montgomery. Appellant had befriended the Montgomerys, who hired him to do small tasks at their home. At the time of the murders, Mr. Montgomery was 77 years of age; Mrs. Montgomery was 80 years of age and bedridden. {¶3} On the evening of M

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Derrick Bunkley v. City of Detroit, Michigan Eastern District of Michigan Federal Courthouse - Detroit, Michigan

In this interlocutory appeal from the denial of the defendants’ motion for summary judgment, the defendants appeal several rulings, one of which concerns qualified immunity. We AFFIRM in part and DISMISS in part.
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Detroit Police arrested Derrick Bunkley on a charge of attempted murder, the State of Michigan prosecuted him, and a jury convicted him. But Bunkley was innocent. When the conv

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STATE OF KANSAS v. ROBERT F. DWERLKOTTE, JR. Sooner Cannabis Consultants Click Here For Expert Help 918-960-5038

Another panel of this court granted Robert F. Dwerlkotte, Jr., relief under State v. Dickey, 301 Kan. 1018, 350 P.3d 1054 (2015) (Dickey I), and State v. Dickey, 305 Kan. 217, 380 P.3d 230 (2018) (Dickey II), and remanded the case for resentencing using the proper criminal history score. At resentencing, the district court modified the sequencing of Dwerlkotte's sentences, not only for his challen

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