Forty years ago, Congress recognized that refugees fleeing imminent persecution do not have the luxury of choosing their escape route into the United States. It mandated equity in its treatment of all refugees, however they arrived.1
This principle is embedded in the Refugee Act of 1980, which established an asylum procedure available to any migrant, “irrespective of such alien’s status,” and ... More...   $0 (02-29-2020 - CA)

Plaintiff Hensel Phelps Construction Company (Phelps)
was the low bidder on a public works contract awarded by the
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
through competitive bidding, and commenced work on the
project. Another bidder challenged the award of the contract to
Phelps, and was successful, obtaining a ruling in a San Diego
trial court that ... More...   $0 (02-26-2020 - CA)

Ali Madani sued his next-door neighbor, Michael
Rabinowitz. Madani brought trespass and nuisance claims,
seeking to remove a portion of Rabinowitz’s fence, which
encroached on Madani’s property. Madani also sought to enjoin
Rabinowitz from continuing to park old, inoperable cars on a
driveway Madani owned, and to collect damages from Rabinowitz
for the latter’s past use of ... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - CA)

Raleigh, NC - The United States of America sued Robert L. Crocker and Farmville Discount Drug, Inc. seeking a permanent injunction ordering the Defendants to never again sell opioid drugs.

A consent judgment and permanent injunction was entered requiring a North Carolina pharmacy, FARMVILLE DISCOUNT DRUG, INC., as well as its owner and pharmacist-in-charge, ROBERT L. CROCKER, to pay $600,... More...   $0 (02-04-2020 - NC)

In 1950 the owner of property in Boyle Heights agreed to
provide eight parking spaces to the owner of a neighboring lot
who wanted to build a warehouse exceeding the maximum
allowable square footage then permitted by the Los Angeles
Municipal Code (LAMC). A notarized parking affidavit
documenting the agreement was filed with the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety... More...   $0 (01-22-2020 - CA)

¶1 Viersen Oil and Gas Co. appeals a decision of the district court denying prevailing party fees after Plaintiff Robert Waits dismissed his claims. On review, we affirm the decision of the district court.

BACKGROUND

¶2 This is the third time this case has reached the appellate courts. It springs from a compensation dispute between Waits and Vierson. In early 2011, Waits was fire... More...   $0 (01-15-2020 - OK)

Detroit, MI - The United States of America charged Home Style Foods, Inc. with producing ready-to-eat seafood salads under unsanitary conditions.

A federal court in eastern Michigan permanently enjoined a Hamtramck, Michigan, firm from processing or distributing ready-to-eat seafood salads as well as non-seafood salads, pierogis, and dips processed under insanitary conditions.

I... More...   $0 (01-15-2020 - MI)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Joshua Dean Johnson with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: MS0S, STALKING, in violation of 21 O.S. 1173
Date of Offense: 06/01/2019
Party Name Disposition Information
JOHNSON, JOSHUA DEAN Disposed: DEFERRED, 01/14/2020. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: STALKING(MS0S)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1173



A. Any person who w... More...   $0 (01-14-2020 - OK)

Savannah, GA - The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia enjoined Andrea Nadel and her business, EZ Accounting & Tax Service LLC (EZ Accounting), along with Estelle Nadel, from preparing federal tax returns for others.

According to the United States’ complaint, Andrea Nadel, EZ Accounting, and Estelle Nadel prepared federal income tax returns that reported false Schedul... More...   $0 (01-07-2020 - GA)

Brooklyn, NY - The United States of America charged ABH Nature's Products, Inc., ABH Pharma, Inc., StockNutra.com; and Mohammed Jahirul Islam with distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements and unapproved and misbranded drugs.

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York has entered a consent decree barring three corporations, ABH Nature’s Product... More...   $0 (01-02-2020 - NY)

A citizens’ taxpayer organization sued to invalidate
certain contracts allegedly made in violation of Government
Code section 1090. The question is whether Government Code
section 1092 gives plaintiff the statutory standing to do so. We
hold that section 10921 does not provide plaintiff a private right
of action because it was not a party to the contracts. The Court
of Appe... More...   $0 (12-29-2019 - CA)

This case concerns a Mississippi law that prohibits abortions, with limited exceptions, after 15 weeks’ gestational age. The central question before us is whether this law is an unconstitutional ban on pre-viability abortions. In an unbroken line dating to Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s abortion cases have established (and affirmed, and re-affirmed) a woman’s right to choose an abortion before v... More...   $0 (12-16-2019 - MS)