Plaintiffs‐Appellants Wing F. Chau and Harding Advisory LLC appeal
from a March 29, 2013 judgment of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York (Daniels, J) dismissing their claims of libel against
Defendants‐Appellees author Michael Lewis, his source, Steven Eisman, and
Lewis’s publisher, W.W. Norton, for twenty‐six allegedly defamatory statemen... More...   $0 (11-14-2014 - NY)

This is a dispute between a real estate investor and the two agents who managed her properties. Hua Xu (the “Investor”) sued David K. Lam and Jia Tian (collectively, the “Agents”), seeking damages for breach of contract, fraud, and breach of a fiduciary duty. After a trial by jury, the Agents moved for a directed verdict, which the trial court granted on the basis of limitations.
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Former mayoral appointee, Wayne McDonald, filed this action under 42
U.S.C. § 1983 and Colorado state law after he was terminated from his position
with the City of Denver based on the complaint of Officer Leslie Wise that he had
sexually harassed her. He sued the Mayor of Denver, the Mayor’s press
secretary, and the City and County of Denver for due process violations, breachMore...   $0 (10-28-2014 - CO)

David Aschliman appeals a judgment decree and order adverse to him and in favor of Rodney Hettinger in this real estate dispute. We affirm the judgment of the district court.
I.
The record reflects the following facts. Aschliman was an officer and manager of Farmers Implement, Inc., a Wisconsin business involved in the sale, rent, and service of farm equipment. Hettinger was a farmer in Cl... More...   $0 (10-15-2014 - IA)

Both Idaho and Nevada have passed statutes and enacted constitutional
amendments preventing same-sex couples from marrying and refusing to recognize
same-sex marriages validly performed elsewhere.2 Plaintiffs, same-sex couples
1A disposition in Jackson v. Abercrombie, Nos. 12-16995 & 12-16998, is
forthcoming separately.
2Idaho Const. Art. III, § 28 (“A marriage between a man... More...   $0 (10-07-2014 - ID)

Appellant and Cross-Appellee, R. Scott Phelan, and Appellee and Cross-Appellant, H. Scott Norville, both appeal a judgment rendered in Phelan’s favor following a jury trial on Phelan’s assault and libel claims against Norville. The jury awarded Phelan a total monetary award of $590,000, consisting of $15,000 for physical pain/mental anguish as a result of the assault claim, $325,000 for past a... More...   $0 (09-22-2014 - TX)

A group of employees brought an action against their employer, Jon Davler, Inc., for various employment claims, including sexual harassment, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment. Jon Davler tendered the action to its insurer, Arch Insurance Company, which denied coverage based on an employment-related practices exclusion. After Jon Davler filed this insurance coverage action against Arch, t... More...   $0 (09-15-2014 - CA)

Defendant Kenneth Mark Doolittle was sentenced to 13 years in prison after the trial court, sitting without a jury, found him guilty on three counts of theft by false pretenses (Pen. Code, § 532, subd. (a)), six counts of theft from an elder or dependent adult (Pen. Code, § 368, subd. (d)), nine counts of false statements or omissions in the sale of securities (Corp. Code, §§ 25401, 25540, sub... More...   $0 (09-08-2014 - CA)

Plaintiff John S. Kao sued the University of San Francisco (USF) for violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq. (FEHA)), the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Civ. Code, § 51 et seq.), and the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (Civ. Code, § 56 et seq.) in connection with the events surrounding his termination as a professor at USF. He also asserted causes of ac... More...   $0 (09-02-2014 - CA)

This is a permissive appeal out of Ada County from an order denying the appellants’ motions for summary judgment. The central issue is whether an attorney who, as counsel for a corporation, issues an opinion letter stating that a stock redemption agreement does not violate the law can be held liable to the shareholder whose stock was redeemed if the opinion was incorrect and the redemption agree... More...   $0 (08-27-2014 - ID)

Defendants and appellants Kroger Co., Kroger Manufacturing, Compton Creamery, Keith Oldenkamp, Steve Kuebbing, Jesse Turner, Keith Henry, Jill McIntosh and Tony Ramirez (sometimes collectively referred to as Kroger or the Kroger defendants) appeal an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of an employment discrimination action filed by plaintiff and respondent Stephanie Cruise (Cruise).1... More...   $0 (08-27-2014 - CA)

Shawn King v. This Land Press, LLC, Keena b. Roberts, Joshua Kline, Michael Mason, Vince Lovoi, Eric Cullen and Cullen & Associates, LLC

Plaintiff, Shawn King, for his claims against Defendants, This Land Press, LLC; Keena B. Roberts; Joshua Kline, Michael Mason, Vince LoVoi, Eric Cullen and Cullen & Associates, LLC, for conversion, invasion of privacy, libel, slander, defamation, invasio... More...   $0 (08-19-2014 - OK)

Alicia Foust (Foust) appeals from a judgment awarding Don E. Hefner (Hefner) sanctions against her. After terminating her employment with Hefner, Foust sued him for defamation, business disparagement, and the recovery of unpaid overtime. Before trial, Hefner moved the trial court to award him sanctions.1 The suit was tried by the
1 Hefner asserted in his motion that “[b]oth pleadings have a ... More...   $0 (08-12-2014 - )

Attorney Tracy Lemmon filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against her
law firm employer, as well as against petitioner Chubb & Son, a division of Federal
Insurance Company (Chubb), whose insureds she represented. In response to Lemmon’s
request for documents relevant to her job performance, Chubb withheld documents (or
redacted them) on the ground they contain privileged o... More...   $0 (08-12-2014 - CA)

Nick Reynolds, et al. v. North Star Memorial Group, et al.

Issue # 1.
Issue: CIVIL CONSPIRACY (OTHER)
Filed by: REYNOLDS, NICK
Filed Date: 07/26/2010
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
Disposed: DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, 11/10/2011. Dismissed- Settled.

Defendant: GRIFFIN COMMUNICATIONS LLC More...   $0 (08-11-2014 - OK)

¶ 1 This case is about land in Park City, Utah—a little town
that has undergone many transformations. Mormon pioneers first
traveled through the area on their way to Salt Lake City. When
prospectors discovered silver in the hills, it became a mining
boomtown, then, when the price of silver fell, it was nearly
deserted as a ghost town—but industrious residents reinvented it... More...   $0 (08-08-2014 - UT)

¶ 1 This case is about land in Park City, Utah—a little town that has undergone many transformations. Mormon pioneers first traveled through the area on their way to Salt Lake City. When prospectors discovered silver in the hills, it became a mining boomtown, then, when the price of silver fell, it was nearly deserted as a ghost town—but industrious residents reinvented it as a luxury resort ... More...   $0 (08-08-2014 - UT)

Chris Hogan lost his job with the Utah Telecommunications Open
Infrastructure Agency, or “UTOPIA,” a state agency charged with upgrading
high-speed internet access. Claiming he was fired for revealing a conflict of
interest in contract awards, he threatened to sue the agency for wrongful
termination. Shortly after making this threat, he was subject to several
unflattering m... More...   $0 (08-06-2014 - UT)

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura sued former Navy Seal Chris Kyle on libel claiming that he was defamed by Kyle in the book that he wrote entitled "American Sniper" in which he claimed that have punched out a "celebrity" called "Scruff Face" at a bar. Kyle later identified "Scruff Face" as Venture and claimed that Venture disparaged the United States in remarks made in the bar.

K... More...   $1845477 (08-01-2014 - MN)

In this interlocutory appeal, Sebastian Lombardo appeals the trial court’s order denying his special appearance, concluding the trial court had specific jurisdiction over Lombardo, in an action brought by Shouvik Bhattacharyya, alleging Lombardo is liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, fraud, fraudulent inducement, and negligent misrepresentation. In five issues, L... More...   $0 (07-30-2014 - TX)

Cynthia Paroski appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of Stavick2 Inc. d/b/a Tropix (Tropix). In several issues, Paroski generally contends the trial court erred in entering judgment against her because there was no enforceable contract between Tropix and the employee she hired, and (2) Tropix engaged in a fraudulent transfer. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgme... More...   $0 (07-30-2014 - TX)

Is a public official always a public official . . . that seems to be the underlying question in the appeal before us.
Salem Abraham appeals from an order dismissing his lawsuit for libel against Daniel Greer and Fix the Facts Foundation, d/b/a AgendaWise (collectively referred to as AgendaWise). The order of dismissal was entered pursuant to Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies ... More...   $0 (07-25-2014 - TX)

After considering the motion for rehearing, our judgment in this case remains unchanged; however, to address points raised in the motion, we withdraw our opinion from June 26, 2014, and issue this substitute opinion in its place. We deny the motion as moot.
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Mindi M. sued the Flagship Hotel and a related entity (collectively, the “Hotel”) after her minor son, S.M., was sexually abused... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - TX)

In this consolidated appeal, Brett J. Stettner (“Stettner”) appeals two trial
court orders: (1) denying his motion to set aside clerk’s default, to vacate default
final judgment and to quash a writ of garnishment; and (2) denying his motion to
set aside sheriff’s sale. For the reasons that follow, we reverse both orders.
On May 14, 2012, Stettner filed a Petition for Injunc... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - FL)

Kelly Walls appeals the trial court’s judgment granting a permanent injunction in favor of Daniel Klein and awarding him damages for his breach of contract and defamation claims. On appeal, Walls contends: (1) Klein’s attorney engaged in incurable improper jury argument; (2) the trial court erred in admitting an exhibit that was not properly authenticated; (3) the injunction is unsupported by ... More...   $0 (07-09-2014 - TX)