Guardian Law
 
In re Det. of Reyes

The legislature has established a civil involuntary commitment system for
individuals who are found to be an SVP. See generally ch. 71.09 RCW. The statute
defines a "sexually violent predator" as a "person who has been convicted of or
charged with a crime of sexual violence and who suffers from a mental abnormality
or personality disorder which makes the person likely to engage... More...
   $0 (09-24-2015 - WA)

Steven Watley v. Kelly Corn

Oklahoma City, OK - Steven Hatley and Shavon McNack-Watley, parents and next friends of SW, Jr., a minor, sued Kelly Corn on a negligence theory claiming:

1. On or about April 5, 2015 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the minor, S.W., Jr., was involved in a automobile accident wherein S.W., Jr. allegedly sustained injury. As a result of the automobile accident, the minor and the minors parent... More...
   $100000 (09-23-2015 - OK)

Church of Holistic Science, Inc. v. Barry D. Bilder

Tulsa, OK - The Church of Holistic Science, Inc. sued Barry D. Bilder, Chad Rose, Gail Rose, Karen Harr, Guardian Angels Security Plus, Inc. v. Beth Mathers and Ruth Bilder on conversion and other legal theories.

The pre-trial order provided:

The Plaintiff is a non-profit religious organization that was formed in 1980 and filed its Certificate of Incorporation with the Oklahoma S... More...
   $257549 (09-22-2015 - OK)

Citizens Against Casino Gambling in Erie Cty. v. Chaudhuri

This  appeal  has  a  long history  that,  as  mentioned  above, 5  
includes three lawsuits. While much of that background is described 6  
here, a more detailed history can be found in the district court’s 7  
prior opinions in those cases. See Citizens Against Casino Gambling in 8  
Erie Cty. v. Kempthorne, 471 F. Supp. 2d 295 (“CACGEC I”), amended 9  
on reconsideration by ... More...
   $0 (09-18-2015 - NY)

Personal Touch Holding Corp., and PT Intermediate Holding, Inc. v. LMS Consulting, LLC

In this interlocutory appeal, PT Intermediate Holding, Inc. and Personal Touch Holding Corp. (collectively, “appellants”) challenge the trial court’s orders denying their special appearances in a suit brought against them by LMS Consulting, LLC (“appellee”). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
PT Intermediate Holding is the parent corporation of two Texas corporations, PT Home Services of Dallas, Inc., ... More...
   $0 (09-16-2015 - TX)

J.B. v. James B. Fassnacht

In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington,1 the Supreme Court held that all arrestees who are committed to the general population of a detention center may be subject to a close visual inspection while undressed. Today we are asked whether Florence applies to juvenile offenders admitted to the general population of a juvenile detention center. We hold that it does.
I. ... More...
   $0 (09-15-2015 - PA)

In re: Sister Jan E. Renz, Independent Executor of the Estate of Bernice Morene Ille, Deceased

Relator Sister Jan E. Renz has filed a petition for writ of mandamus seeking to
compel the trial court to vacate orders that would require the Estate of Bernice Morene Ille (the
Estate) to immediately transfer certain assets and to pay the real party in interest’s attorney’s fees.1
For the reasons discussed below, we conditionally grant the writ.
Bernice died on January 23, 2013, a... More...
   $0 (09-15-2015 - TX)

Joseph Anthony Dandy v. Corbin Collins and Taylor Lynn Collins

Tulsa, OK - Joseph Anthony Dandy sued Corbin Collins and Taylor Lynn Collins on auto negligence theories claiming:

1. On or about May 25, 2010, Plaintiff Joseph Anthony Dandy (hereinafter ‘Plaintiff”) was driving a 2003 Dodge Ram pick-up southbound on North Cincinnati Avenue, crossing the intersection of East Brady Street, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2. Defendant Corbin Collins is the Natural... More...
   $7500 (09-14-2015 - OK)

Helf v. Chevron

Chevron operates an oil refinery near Salt Lake City. The refinery contains a concrete-lined, open-air pit that is used to process various liquid and solid waste products from the refinery. One of the liquid waste products collected in the pit is mildly acidic steam condensate from the refining process, which continuously flows into the pit. Before the pit is emptied, workers ensure that the pH le... More...   $0 (09-14-2015 - UT)

Rent-A-Roofer v. Farm Bureau Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

At all relevant times, Rent-A-Roofer held a commercial general liability insurance policy with Farm Bureau. In September 2007, the State of Nebraska filed a lawsuit in the district court for Lancaster County for damages arising from Rent-A-Roofer’s alleged failure to install a roof in a good and workmanlike manner. The date of the State’s loss was during the policy year of 2004 to 2005. Rent-A-Roo... More...   $0 (09-12-2015 - NE)

JOHN WAYNE BUTLER v. THE STATE OF WYOMING

In June 2010, Mr. Butler drove his fifteen-year-old niece, H.H., to an eye doctor appointment. H.H. testified that she and Mr. Butler arrived at the appointment and “[c]hatted for a bit” while they waited in the car. Mr. Butler asked “if he could show [her] something,” and she replied “yes.” Mr. Butler began massaging H.H.’s breasts and touching her vaginal area over her pants. Telling her to ... More...   $0 (09-12-2015 - WY)

Danielle (Graveline) Gauthier m/n/f Morgan Graveline v. Manchester School District

The following facts are derived from the trial court’s order. On February 4, 2011, Morgan was involved in an altercation with another student, A.M., on a school bus. During that altercation, A.M. punched Morgan in the face. The bus driver reported the incident to the defendant on February 7.
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The school principal, Barry Albert, downloaded the bus driver’s report on February 8 and m... More...
   $0 (09-04-2015 - NH)

Helf v. Chevron,

Chevron operates an oil refinery near Salt Lake City. The refinery contains a concrete-lined, open-air pit that is used to process various liquid and solid waste products from the refinery. One of the liquid waste products collected in the pit is mildly acidic steam

Cite as: 2015 UT 81 Opinion of the Court

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condensate from the refining process, which continuously f... More...
   $0 (09-04-2015 - UT)

Robert Swindol v. Aurora Flight Sciences Corp.

The district court dismissed Robert Swindol’s wrongful discharge and defamation claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). It held that Mississippi’s employment-at-will doctrine barred the wrongful discharge claim and that falsity had not been adequately alleged for the defamation claim. The wrongful discharge claim presents an important and determinative question of state law that h... More...   $0 (08-30-2015 - MS)

Robert Swindol v. Auroa Flight Sciences Corporation

The district court dismissed Robert Swindol’s wrongful discharge and defamation claims under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). It held that Mississippi’s employment-at-will doctrine barred the wrongful discharge claim and that falsity had not been adequately alleged for the defamation claim. The wrongful discharge claim presents an important and determinative question of state law that has... More...   $0 (08-28-2015 - MI)

Breanne Steed and Jerri Van Ellen v. Chase Patterson Bain-Holloway

¶1 The issue in this appeal is whether the Drug Dealer Liability Act, 63 O.S. 2011 §2-421 et seq., is unconstitutional. The Act permits a plaintiff who is harmed by the use of an illegal drug to recover civil damages against a defendant who has participated in the illegal drug market. The Drug Dealer Liability Act is a new and non-traditional basis for civil liability because it allows damages wit... More...   $0 (08-27-2015 - OK)

H.S.P. v. J.K., K.G. v. M.S. (Deceased)

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In this appeal, we examine the role of our state courts in
making the predicate findings necessary for a non-citizen child
to apply for “special immigrant juvenile” (SIJ) status under the
Immigration Act of 1990, as amended by the William Wilberforce
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
(TVPRA), Pub. L. No. 110-457, 122 Stat. 5044. SIJ status... More...
   $0 (08-26-2015 - NJ)

City of Cerritos v. State of California

Plaintiffs are a group of cities in their municipal capacities and the successor agencies to several redevelopment agencies that have since been dissolved, multiple community development commissions, a private nonprofit housing corporation, and an individual taxpayer. Specifically, plaintiffs are the City of Cerritos, City of Carson, City of Cypress, City of Lakewood, City of Paramount, City of P... More...   $0 (08-25-2015 - CA)

STATE OF IDAHO v. DAVID AARON KNUTSEN

The victim entered a psychiatric hospital on January 30, 2009, and David Aaron Knutsen (Defendant), who was thirty-one years old, was already at the facility. The victim, who was a twenty-two-year-old woman with a full-scale IQ of 72, had been admitted to the hospital because
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she was depressed and suicidal. Defendant had checked himself into the hospital for thirty-six hours to have... More...
   $0 (08-24-2015 - ID)

Albert Morris and Tilda Morris, et al. v. Unified Housing Foundation Inc., et al.

Appellants were the plaintiffs in this suit for personal injuries, “malicious” contract breaches arising from an apartment lease, and federal civil rights violations. Their claims arose from an incident in which appellant Albert Morris was allegedly assaulted and injured without justification by an off-duty Parkland Hospital police officer and by City of Dallas police officers in the parking lot o... More...   $0 (08-24-2015 - TX)

In re Santiago G.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to this appeal. Santiago was born in Guatemala to the respondent on April 18, 2009. He was cared for since his birth, however, by Maria G., an Argentinian citizen and legal permanent resident of the United States who resided in Stamford, and, for some of that time, by Henry L., Maria G.’s husband.1 OnOctober16,2012,thecommissionerfiledamotion... More...   $0 (08-22-2015 - CT)

Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley v. ACT, Inc.

On certified interlocutory
review under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b), we hold that a rejected and
withdrawn offer of settlement of the named plaintiff's individual
claims in a putative class action made before the named plaintiff
moved to certify a class did not divest the court of subject matter
jurisdiction by mooting the named plaintiff's claims.
I. Background
ACT, Inc., is a... More...
   $0 (08-21-2015 - MA)

United States of America v. Edmundo Cardenas and Luis Pena-Rios

Laredo, TX - Two Men Sentenced in Separate, But Similar Child Pornography Cases

Two men who were residing in Laredo have been ordered to federal prison for possessing child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Special Agent in Charge James Spero of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar.

Edmundo Cardenas, 23, a le... More...
   $0 (08-21-2015 - TX)

Angela Wilson, Andrew Mobley II and Leighann Amos v. Saint Francis Hospital, Inc., Saint Francis Health System, and Saint Francis Hospital South, LLC

Tulsa, OK - Angela Wilson, Andrew Mobley II and Leighann Amos sued Saint Francis Hospital, Inc., Saint Francis Health System, and Saint Francis Hospital South, LLC on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff Angela Wilson is the legally appointed guardian for her brother, Andrew Mobley, II, an incapacitated adult. The guardian and the ward are residents of ... More...
   $0 (08-19-2015 - OK)

JASON WILLIAM STEPHEN v. AMY JO STEPHEN

Husband and Wife were married in 1997 in Laramie, Wyoming. They had two children. During the marriage, Husband went into business with his father to form Gateway Construction, Inc., a residential construction company. While Husband worked long hours getting the business up and running, Wife was primarily a stay at home mother, but occasionally did some work for the business without pay. In 201... More...   $0 (08-18-2015 - WY)

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