Mother is the biological mother of J.D.P., J.L.T., and T.K.C. Each child has a different father. In this appeal we are only concerned with the issue of the termination of Mother's rights. The record is extensive but a brief overview of the proceedings is helpful to an understanding of the issues on appeal. J.D.P., J.L.T., and T.K.C. were all adjudicated to be CINC in separate legal proceedings ... More...   $0 (09-17-2018 - KS)

On May 24, 2016, appellant was indicted in case No. CR0201601971 on one
count of endangering children in violation of R.C. 2919.22(B)(2), (E)(1), and (E)(2)(d), a
felony of the second degree, one count of endangering children in violation of R.C.
2919.22(B)(1), (E)(1), and (E)(2)(d), a felony of the second degree, one count of
kidnapping in violation of R.C. 2905.01(A)(3) and (... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

Defendant-appellant Robert D. Pierce, Jr., appeals his conviction and
sentence for one count of violating a protection order, in violation of R.C. 2919.27(A)(1),
a felony of the fifth degree.
{¶ 2} On October 13, 2017, Pierce was indicted for one count of violating a
protection order. At his arraignment on November 16, 2017, Pierce stood mute, and the
trial court entered ... More...   $0 (09-16-2018 - OH)

On November 2, 2016, Ueligger operated a vehicle while under the
influence of multiple controlled substances. Ueligger’s vehicle crossed the center
line on a highway and struck a vehicle carrying four women. Two women, Dawn
Christensen and Norma Caltrader, died as a result of the accident. The other two
women, Marilyn Ehrsam and Betty Schultz, were seriously injured.
O... More...   $0 (09-15-2018 - IA)

On April 19, 2015, Sioux City Police Officer Joshua Tyler was dispatched
on a report of an unconscious party. Upon his arrival, Officer Tyler found Officer
William Enockson administering CPR to Margarita Morales. Officer Tyler then was
advised by a bystander he should speak with Rogelio Morales. Officer Tyler
approached Morales, who was sitting on the front steps of the hous... More...   $0 (09-14-2018 - IA)

Dawn Suppo, an employee of Costco Wholesale Corporation, was stalked by Thad Thomp-son, a customer of Costco, for over a year. Things got so bad
* Of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, sitting by designation.
2 Nos. 17-2432 & 17-2454
at the end that Suppo secured a plenary no-contact order from an Illinois state court. Traumatized by the experience, she also took an unpaid medical leav... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - IL)

Cheryl Searcy (“Plaintiff”) sued the defendants, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris Inc. (together, “Defendants”) for unintentional and intentional torts arising from the death of her mother, Carol Lasard, alleging that Lasard’s illnesses were caused by her addiction to cigarettes manufactured by Defendants. The jury found for Plaintiff on both the unintentional and intentional tort c... More...   $0 (09-12-2018 - FL)

This appeal concerns an assigned claim on a liability-insurance policy. Belsen
Getty, LLC, a registered investment adviser owned by Terry Deru, obtained a claimsmade
financial-services-liability policy (the Policy) from XL Specialty Insurance
Company covering Belsen Getty and its advisers for the period from October 9, 2010, to
October 9, 2011. Under the policy, XL had no duty to d... More...   $0 (09-11-2018 - UT)

Dequalyn A. Shaffer was charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of battery against a law enforcement officer in a single complaint, although the incidents had occurred over a 14-month period. Shaffer moved to sever the charges. The district court denied his motion. The jury convicted him of all three counts. Shaffer appeals.

The State charged Dequalyn Shaffer with ... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - KS)

William Hatcher appeals following an adverse jury verdict on his claim seeking
additional insurance benefits for smoke and fire damage at his home. He argues the
district court misinterpreted his insurance policy as an actual-cash-value policy rather
than a replacement-cost policy. In addition, he raises an evidentiary issue, arguing the
district court improperly prevented him from... More...   $0 (09-10-2018 - AR)

David Matusiewicz1 and Christine Belford were married from 2001 to 2006, during which time they had three children, L.M.1, L.M.2, and K.M.1 (the “children”). The couple and their children also lived with Belford’s one child from a previous marriage, K.M.2.2 After their divorce, Belford and David engaged in a bitter custody dispute, during which David accused Belford of being an unfit mother and ... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - DE)

The morning of trial, the court considered the State’s request to allow the victim—Knight’s daughter—to testify through a closed-circuit television system pursuant to section 92.54, Florida Statutes. The State began by explaining how the process would work: At trial, the child would testify from the State Attorney’s office, located upstairs in the courthouse. The prosecutor, defense counsel, and t... More...   $0 (09-09-2018 - FL)

On September 28, 2014, Brown was a guest of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Columbus East, which P & S owns and operates. Brown took a shower and, afterwards, grabbed a towel off the rack to dry herself. While Brown was drying her face, she discovered that feces covered the towel she was using. As a result of this incident, Brown allegedly suffered physical injury and emotional distress.
... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - OH)

The morning of trial, the court considered the State’s request to allow the victim—Knight’s daughter—to testify through a closed-circuit television system pursuant to section 92.54, Florida Statutes. The State began by explaining how the process would work: At trial, the child would testify from the State Attorney’s office, located upstairs in the courthouse. The prosecutor, defense counsel, and t... More...   $0 (09-07-2018 - FL)

Heiney is an orthopedic surgeon who ran his own medical practice, called Cutting Edge Orthopedics. He operated two offices, one in Sylvania, Ohio, and the other in Lambertville, Michigan. In this case, Heiney is alleged to have touched two female patients inappropriately while examining them at his Sylvania office in early 2015. The patients, referred to as “M.S.” and “K.O.,” offered the fo... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

The victim’s home was burglarized on the afternoon of December 19, 2016. Items which were stolen from the victim’s home included a flat screen television, videogame consoles, controllers and games. Shortly after the burglary, and in close proximity to the victim’s home, appellant was found in possession of the flat screen television. {¶ 4} On December 28, 2016, appellant was indicted for b... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - OH)

On March 30, 2017, the Shelby County Grand Jury indicted McRae on one count of aggravated murder in violation of R.C. 2903.01(B). Doc. 1. The indictment also included a specification that McRae was a repeat violent offender. Id. On April 6, 2017, counsel for McRae filed a motion for a bill of particulars, a request for discovery, a notice of demand for testimony, and a request for notice o... More...   $0 (09-04-2018 - OH)

A pretrial hearing was held regarding the admissibility of the testimony of Bennie Adams, Kathleen Wilson, and Ira Vail. Adams testified that about a week before Foster’s death, Foster called and said that Davis was threatening to kill him, that he was “scared to death,” and that if he ended up dead, Adams should have the police investigate Davis. Adams said that Foster was crying during thi... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - AR)

Appellant executed a stipulation of evidence wherein he stated that he shot the victim in the head with a handgun with the intent to cause serious bodily injury. Appellant testified at the punishment hearing that he believed that his wife was using methamphetamine and that she was involved in affairs with other men to acquire drugs. On an afternoon when his wife did not come home at the time tha... More...   $0 (09-02-2018 - TX)

D.A. testified that growing up she had no parental supervision and became addicted to PCP
when she was fourteen years old. She started working in prostitution at that same age. In July,
2009, she lived in the Fair Park area, a known prostitution area. Much of her life involved getting
high and working as a prostitute. On July 3, 2009 she was walking down Martin Luther King
... More...   $0 (09-01-2018 - TX)

On August 19, 2012, Vickie Cook found her thirty-two year old daughter, Deanna, dead in the bathtub of Deanna’s home.3 The medical examiner who conducted the autopsy concluded that Deanna’s death was caused by drowning and other homicidal violence. Suspicion immediately focused on appellant with whom Deanna had been in a tumultuous, volatile, and often violent relationship since 2008. He was ... More...   $0 (09-01-2018 - TX)

Our disposition of the merits of this appeal turns on a single question:
Can manufacturers of prescription eye drops change the medication's bottle
so as to alter the amount of medication dispensed into the eye without first
getting the FDA's approval? Finding that federal law requires
prior approval for such a change, we hold that state law claims
challenging the manufacture... More...   $0 (09-01-2018 - MA)

In the aftermath of a four-day
jury trial culminating in a take-nothing verdict, plaintiffappellant
Tara-Lee Campbell challenges the district court's
exclusion of certain evidence.1 Concluding, as we do, that
Campbell's grounds for attacking one set of challenged evidentiary
rulings were not advanced below and that her remaining challenge
is moot, we affirm the judgment bel... More...   $0 (09-01-2018 - ME)

A bench trial was held on two charges filed against Stanton of aggravated criminal sodomy, one with L.B. as the victim and one with T.J. as the victim.

Prior to trial, the State sought permission to introduce evidence pursuant to K.S.A. 2015 Supp. 60-455(d) ("evidence of the defendant's commission of another act or offense of sexual misconduct is admissible, and may be considered for it... More...   $0 (08-31-2018 - KS)