Hague Convention Law
 
BRIAN K. ALLISON vs. STATE OF IOWA SUPREME COURT OF IOWA

A jury convicted Brian Allison of three counts of sexual abuse in the third degree in 2011. He appealed his conviction. In his direct appeal, Allison argued the district court erred in not granting him a new trial based upon the weight of the evidence under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.24(2)(b)(6). Among other things, Allison noted the victim, his stepdaughter, initially denied the abuse, ... More...   $0 (07-03-2018 - IA)

Robert Stevens v. CoreLogic, Inc.




Residential real estate sales today depend largely on
online sites displaying properties for sale. Plaintiffs Robert
Stevens and Steven Vandel (“the Photographers”) are
professional real estate photographers who take photographs
of listed properties and license them to real ... More...
   $0 (06-29-2018 - CA)

Muhammad Tanvir, et al. v. FN Tanzin, et al. Southern District of New York - New York, New York

7 Plaintiffs‐Appellants Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibah, and Naveed
8 Shinwari (“Plaintiffs”) appeal from a February 17, 2016 final judgment of the
9 United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Abrams, J.),
10 dismissing their complaint against senior federal law enforcement officials and
11 25 named and unnamed federal law enforcement officers. As rel... More...
   $0 (06-25-2018 - NY)

South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

When a consumer purchases goods or services, theconsumer’s State often imposes a sales tax. This case requires the Court to determine when an out-of-stateseller can be required to collect and remit that tax. All concede that taxing the sales in question here is lawful. The question is whether the out-of-state seller can be held responsible for its payment, and this turns on a proper interpretation... More...   $0 (06-21-2018 - SD)

Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia II) v. Changzhou Sinotype Technology Co., LTD

This appeal concerns an aborted international business
deal between Changzhou SinoType Technology Company, Ltd.
(SinoType), a Chinese company, and Rockefeller Technology
Investments (Asia) VII (Rockefeller Asia), an American
investment partnership. When the relationship between the two
entities soured, Rockefeller Asia pursued contractual arbitration
against SinoType in Los... More...
   $0 (06-04-2018 - CA)

Yvonne Reid v. City of San Diego

A. Legal Background—The Procedural Ordinance and 2008 Assessment
Under the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (PBID of
1994) (Sts. & Hy. Code,2 §§ 36600 et seq.), private property owners in a geographical
area can initiate formation of a business improvement district to assess themselves fees to
be spent promoting their businesses. (See Epstein v. Hollywood Ente... More...
   $0 (05-28-2018 - CA)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. IOURI MIKHEL and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JURIJUS KADAMOVAS

Defendants are foreign nationals under the Hostage Taking Act: Mikhel is Russian, and Kadamovas is Lithuanian. Both lived in Los Angeles, California, during the events underlying this case. Defendants were assisted at various times by coconspirators Petro Krylov, Ainar Altmanis, Aleksejus Markovskis, and Natalya Solovyeva. Altmanis, Markovskis, and Solovyeva all pleaded guilty and
UNITED STA... More...
   $0 (05-13-2018 - CA)

Marshall Garber v. Heriberto Menendez, M.D. Northern District of Ohio Courthouse - Cleveland, Ohio

Minors injured by medical malpractice in Ohio have one year to sue their doctors after they turn eighteen. When Marshall Garber sued Dr. Heriberto
>
No. 17-3992 Garber v. Menendez Page 2
Menendez for malpractice in May 2017, one year had come and gone. But Ohio tolls the statute of limitations if the defendant leaves the State. The clock stopped when Dr. Menendez left Ohio for Florida ... More...
   $0 (05-06-2018 - OH)

John R. Turner v. United States of America Western District of Tennessee Federal Courthouse - Memphis, Tennessee

Appellant John Turner asks us to overrule
nearly four decades of circuit precedent holding that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel does
not extend to preindictment plea negotiations. See United States v. Moody, 206 F.3d 609, 614–
15 (6th Cir. 2000) (citing United States v. Sikora, 635 F.2d 1175 (6th Cir. 1980)). We decline to
do so. Our rule—copied word for word from the Supreme ... More...
   $0 (03-26-2018 - TN)

United States of America v. Edward N. Levine District of Nevada Federal Courthouse - Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, NV - . The government is represented by Trial Attorney Ryan Connors, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn Newman, and paralegals Christopher Kopf and Amanda Backer.

Edward N. Levine, 67, a resident of Novato, California, was sentenced on March 23, 2018 to 27 months in prison and followed by three years of supervised release for the sale of two black rhinoceros horns in Las Vegas. Le... More...
   $0 (03-23-2018 - NV)

Ming Dai v. Jefferson B. Sessiona III Northern District of California Federal Courthouse - San Francisco

Ming Dai is a citizen of China. He testified that he was
beaten, arrested, jailed, and denied food, water, sleep, and
medical care because he tried to stop the police from forcing
his wife to have an abortion. The Board of Immigration
Appeals (BIA) nevertheless found that Dai was not eligible
for asylum or withholding of removal.
There is one clear and simple issue in this ... More...
   $0 (03-09-2018 - CA)

Clayton Byrd v. Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association Middle District of Tennessee - Estes Kefauver Federal Courthouse Nashville, Tennessee

Defendant-Appellant Tennessee Wine and Spirits Retailers Association (“Association”) appeals the district court’s order granting summary judgment regarding § 57-3-204(b) of Tennessee Code Annotated. Under § 57-3-204(b), to
receive a retailer-alcoholic-beverages license, a person, corporation, or firm needs to be a
Tennessee resident for at least two years, and to renew a license, there is ... More...
   $0 (02-26-2018 - TN)

Robert E. Lazzelle v. Hilary Wedden Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals Helping People Find You On The Internet 888-354-4529

Tallahassee, FL - Robert E. Lazzelle sued Hilary Wedden on an auto negligence theory.

02/22/2018 44 Minute Entry for proceedings held before JUDGE MARK E WALKER: Jury Trial completed on 2/22/2018. Attorney Conference; Voir dire; Civil Jury Verdict. Jury Question #1 - No. (Court Reporter Megan Hague.) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List, # 2 Court's Instructions to the Jury) (pll) (Entered: 02... More...
   $0 (02-22-2018 - FL)

Judith Pinborough Zimmerman, Ph.D. v. University of Utah and Dr. William McMahon Utah Supreme Court of Utah - Salt Lake City, Utah

¶1 This case comes to us on certification from the United States District Court for the District of Utah. UTAH R. APP. P. 41. The certified questions are as follows:
1. Is the Free Speech Clause of the Utah Constitution self-executing? 2. If question 1 is answered in the affirmative, what are the elements of a claim brought under the clause? 3. Does an employee who receives notice that his or ... More...
   $0 (02-05-2018 - UT)

United States of America v. Joseph Tigano, III Western District of New York Federal Courthouse - Buffalo, New York

2 On July 8, 2008, Joseph Tigano, III and his father, Joseph Tigano, Sr., were
3 arrested on charges related to a marijuana growing enterprise allegedly operated
4 by the two men. When Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) task force
5 members executed a search warrant at the Tiganos’ residence on the morning of
6 the arrest, they discovered over 1,400 marijuana plants. On Octobe... More...
   $0 (02-01-2018 - NY)

Michael Catinella v. County of Cook, Illinois Northern District of Illinois Courthouse - Chicago, Illinois

Michael Catinella sued Cook County and its Department of Transportation for firing him under false pretenses in violation of his rights under the Due Process Clause, the Equal Protection Clause, and federal statutory provisions. The circumstances surrounding this event are filled with intrigue. The complaint describes a
2 No. 16-2278
public-bidding process gone awry, an investigation to co... More...
   $0 (01-31-2018 - IL)

Alberto Ontiveros Soto v. Veronica Lemus Contreras Northern District of Texas Federal Courthouse - Dallas, Texas

Veronica Lemus Contreras (Lemus), a native and citizen of Mexico residing in the United States, challenges the denial of her grave-risk defense to Alberto Ontiveros Soto’s (Ontiveros) seeking return of their child, A.O.L., to Mexico pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Convention), 24 Oct. 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11670, S. Treaty Doc. No. 99–11. ... More...   $0 (01-25-2018 - TX)

Rodney Keister v. Stuart Bell, John Hooks, Mitchell Odom Northern District of Alabama Federal Courthouse - Birmingham, Alabama

Rodney Keister appeals the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction. Mr. Keister sought to enjoin University of Alabama (“UA”) officials from applying UA’s grounds use policy to the intersection of University Boulevard and Hackberry Lane. Application of this grounds use policy prevents him from speaking on UA’s campus unless he complies with its terms. Because the district court properl... More...   $0 (01-23-2018 - AL)

Tracey E. George, et al. v. Tre Hargett Middle District of Tennessee - Estes Kefauver Federal Courthouse Nashville, Tennessee

In November 2014, Tennessee voters approved an
amendment to the Tennessee Constitution making clear that the Constitution is not to be
construed as securing or protecting a right to abortion or requiring funding of an abortion.
Understandably, the amendment was a matter of no small controversy. In fact, more votes were
cast in favor of and opposition to the amendment than were cast... More...
   $0 (01-16-2018 - TN)

Tracey E. George, et al. v. Tre Hargett, et al. Middle District of Tennessee - Estes Kefauver Federal Courthouse Nashville, Tennessee

In November 2014, Tennessee voters approved an
amendment to the Tennessee Constitution making clear that the Constitution is not to be
construed as securing or protecting a right to abortion or requiring funding of an abortion.
Understandably, the amendment was a matter of no small controversy. In fact, more votes were
cast in favor of and opposition to the amendment than were cast... More...
   $0 (01-09-2018 - TN)

WANDA COLLINS, as Personal Representative of the ESTATE OF WILLIAM “MACK” VAUGHAN v. ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL, INC COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO

William “Mack” Vaughan presented at the emergency department of Defendant
11 St. Vincent Hospital, Inc. (the Hospital) in Santa Fe, New Mexico in August 2002
12 with complaints of abdominal pain. He was seen in the emergency department by Dr.
13 Martin Wilt, who was a subcontractor/partner of Northern New Mexico Emergency
14 Medical Services, and who ordered a CT scan. The scan was... More...
   $0 (01-09-2018 - NM)

State of Hawaii v. Donald J. Trump Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse - San Francisco, California

For the third time, we are called upon to assess the legality of the President’s efforts to bar over 150 million nationals of six designated countries1 from entering the United States or being issued immigrant visas that they would ordinarily be qualified to receive. To do so, we must consider the statutory and constitutional limits of the President’s power to curtail entry of foreign nationals in... More...   $0 (12-22-2017 - HI)

United States of America v. Kwok Lun Chow Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Courthouse - Denver, Colorado

Defendant-Appellant, Kwok Lun Chow, was charged in a one-count
indictment with possession with intent to distribute more than fifty kilograms of
marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C). Chow filed a motion
to suppress evidence seized during a roadside search of his vehicle. The district
court denied the motion and Chow entered a conditional guilty plea to the ch... More...
   $0 (12-21-2017 - WY)

Vitro Packaging de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. v. John Kasimir Dubiel, Jr.

In this interlocutory appeal, Mexican corporation Vitro Packaging de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
(Vitro Mexico), appeals the trial court’s order denying its second special appearance. In two
issues, Vitro Mexico contends the trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over it because the
plaintiff did not serve it in accordance with The Hague Convention, a multinational treaty. For
rea... More...
   $0 (12-13-2017 - TX)

James L. Joyce v. Maersk Line, Ltd. District of New Jersey Federal Courthouses

Today we stop swimming against the tide of opinion on an important question of maritime law. Following the lead of several of our sister circuits, we now hold that a union contract freely entered by a seafarer – a contract that includes rates of maintenance, cure, and unearned wages – will not be reviewed piecemeal by courts unless there is evidence of
3
unfairness in the collective bargai... More...
   $0 (12-13-2017 - NJ)

Next Page

Find a Lawyer
Find a Case
AK Morlan
Kent Morlan, Esq.
Editor & Publisher