Jason Jenkins brought this action against Occidental Chemical Corporation after an acid addition machine designed by Occidental sprayed acid in Jenkins’s face, rendering him partially blind. The jury found for Jenkins on liability and damages, but the trial court entered judgment in Occidental’s favor based on two statutes of repose.1 In two issues, Jenkins argues that the trial court erred in... More...   $0 (02-14-2013 - TX)

¶1 Appellant Dennis Stokes (Stokes), personal representative of the estate of Peter Andrew Carter (Carter), appeals the jury verdict and judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court concluding that Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Overland West, Inc. (Overland) were not liable in strict products liability or negligence in Carter’s death. We affirm.

¶2 We consider the following issues... More...   $0 (02-12-2013 - MT)

The plaintiff here tripped, fell, and injured herself on an old

firehouse stairway. The stairway did not comply with current building codes -- the rise

was too tall, the run was too small, and there was no handrail. The court summarily

dismissed the suit after concluding that the plaintiff had voluntarily assumed the risk of

injury. She had commented on t... More...   $0 (02-05-2013 - WA)

After the Texas Department of Public Safety (“the Departmentâ€�) sent Danish Mahmood Shaikh a notice revoking his concealed handgun license (“CHLâ€�) and Shaikh requested a hearing on the revocation before the justice court, the court denied the Department’s petition to revoke. Upon the Department’s appeal, the county court at law ruled that the Department failed to comply with the statuto... More...   $0 (01-31-2013 - TX)

2 Claimant seeks review of a final order of the Employment Appeals Board
3 (EAB) determining that she was discharged for "misconduct connected with work," ORS
4 657.176(2)(a), and, therefore, that she is not eligible for unemployment benefits. The
5 EAB concluded that an on-the-job error that claimant made, which gave rise to a
6 disciplinary proceeding against her by the Oregon St... More...   $0 (01-30-2013 - OR)

Cherilyn Gatten appeals the trial court’s final judgment dismissing her claims against Windell McCarley and Tammy McCarley. In her sole issue, appellant contends the trial court erred by dismissing her third amended petition against appellees, Windell McCarley and Tammy McCarley, for failure to state a cause of action. For the reasons set forth herein, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.<... More...   $0 (01-30-2013 - TX)

[¶1] Steam Brothers, Inc., doing business as Steam Brothers Carpet Cleaning, appealed from a summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action by John Riedlinger, Dale Stroh, Kevin Vetter, Leo Horner, and Duane Leier, five individuals with separate license agreements creating business relationships with Steam Brothers (collectively referred to as "licensees"), in which the district court decided ... More...   $0 (01-28-2013 - ND)

Appellant Mouris Ahdout appeals from a judgment entered following the superior court‘s denial of his petition to vacate an arbitration award and its grant of a petition to confirm the award filed by respondents Majid Hekmatjah aka Michael Braum (Braum), Hekmatjah Family Limited Partnership (Hekmatjah), and Braum Investment & Development, Inc. (BIDI). Ahdout and respondent Hekmatjah were the sole... More...   $0 (01-26-2013 - CA)

Smith & Nephew, Inc. (“Smithâ€�) appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon which granted judgment as a matter of law that Arthrex, Inc. (“Arthrexâ€�) does not infringe claim 1 of U.S. Patent 5,601,557 (the “’557 patentâ€�). Smith & Nephew, Inc. et al. v. Arthrex, Inc., No. 3:04-cv-00029-MO (D. Minn. Dec. 16, 2011) (Dkt. No. 1034). Becaus... More...   $0 (01-17-2013 - OR)

The Plaintiff-Appellant JSLG, Inc. (“JSLGâ€�) brought suit against the Defendants-Appellees, the City of Waco (“the Cityâ€�) and Randy Childers,1 Building Official for the City, raising constitutional challenges to an ordinance governing sexually oriented businesses. The district court granted summary judgment for the City and denied JSLG’s request for a preliminary injunction. Finding no re... More...   $0 (01-11-2013 - TX)

Willa Baker, Special Administrator of the Estate of Joyce Manuel, deceased, sued Manor Care of Tulsa OK, LLC, dba Manorcase Health Services; Four Seasons Nursing Centers, Inc. dba Manorcare Health Services; Healing Solutions, LLC; 307 HCR Properties of Tulsa OK, LLC; HCR II Healthcare, LLC; HCR II Healthcare, LLC; HCR Helathcare, LLC, Manor Care, LLC; RCR Manorcare, Inc. Heartland Employment Servi... More...   $1 (01-11-2013 - OK)

St. Agnes Academy, Sharpstown Civic Association, and Clarewood House Residents Association (collectively "Protestants") contested the application of Club Bellaire, Inc. d/b/a El Corral ("Club Bellaire") for a permit to sell alcoholic beverages in the vicinity of Protestants' properties. See Tex. Alco. Bev. Code Ann. § 5.435 (West 2007) (public participation in licensing or permitting hearings). ... More...   $0 (12-14-2012 - TX)

2 This appeal presents a single issue: Does New York’s
3 handgun licensing scheme violate the Second Amendment by
4 requiring an applicant to demonstrate “proper cause� to
5 obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun in public?
6 Plaintiffs Alan Kachalsky, Christina Nikolov, Johnnie
7 Nance, Anna Marcucci-Nance, and Eric Detmer (together, the
8 “Plaintiffsâ€�) al... More...   $0 (11-28-2012 - NY)

Jeff Davi, as Commissioner of the Department of Real Estate (DRE) (Commissioner) denied Dave Singh‟s application for a real estate broker‟s license based on the “dishonest natureâ€� of his prior conviction for theft by false pretenses and the concern that it would not be in the public interest to issue Singh a license. Singh petitioned for a writ of administrative mandamus (Code Civ. Proc., ... More...   $0 (11-19-2012 - CA)

Plaintiff and respondent Twenty-Nine Palms Enterprises Corporation (Palms), a tribal corporation, sued defendant and appellant Cadmus Construction Co. (Cadmus), a sole proprietorship wholly owned and operated by Paul Bardos (Bardos) (1) to recover money paid to Cadmus, because it alleged Cadmus was an unlicensed contractor (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 7031),1 and (2) for unfair competition, in that Cadm... More...   $0 (11-09-2012 - CA)

This appeal concerns the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(b)(1) and (c)(1), and attendant regulations, which prohibit federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to persons under the age of 21. Appellants—the National Rifle Association and individuals who at the time of filing were over the age of 18 but under the age of 21—brought suit in district court against several fe... More...   $0 (10-26-2012 - TX)

Mark Menard and Carol Menard appeal from a district court order dismissing their complaint for failure to state a claim and denying their motion to amend the complaint. Mark Menard, whom we refer to as "Menard," was permanently injured while crossing through a railroad freight yard; the district court ruled that his complaint against CSX Transportation, Inc. ("CSX") failed to assert sufficient fa... More...   $0 (10-25-2012 - MA)

Plaintiff David Fink appeals after judgment was entered in favor of, inter alia, defendant S&E Stone, Inc. (S&E). Acting in propria persona, Fink filed a complaint against S&E and others, as the assignee of Stone Center Corporation‟s (Stone Center) claims against them and litigated those claims through a bench trial. In a thorough statement of decision issued after the trial court granted S&E‟... More...   $0 (10-24-2012 - CA)

This case arises from various disputes between a landlord and tenant. The landlord is Ms. Heller, the counterclaimant-appellant herein, and the tenant is Sola Salon Studios, Inc. (“Solaâ€�), the appellee herein. Only one of the parties’ many claims and counterclaims is before this court. All that is left for our resolution is a determination *This order and judgment is not binding precedent, e... More...   $0 (10-22-2012 - CO)

Appellee, Lexington Insurance Company (“Lexington�), moved for rehearing of our April 19, 2012 opinion. We grant the motion for rehearing, withdraw our April 19, 2012 opinion and judgment, and issue this opinion and judgment in their stead. Our disposition remains the same. We dismiss Lexington’s May 21, 2012 motion for en banc reconsideration as moot.1

Appellant, Javier Alvarado, s... More...   $0 (10-18-2012 - TX)

Appellants Michael and Lydia Ruiz filed a complaint against Safeway, Inc., (Safeway) under Business and Professions Code section 25602.1,1 seeking damages for their son‟s death in a car accident. Safeway filed a motion for summary judgment arguing it was entitled to prevail, as a matter of law, because it did not furnish or cause to be furnished alcohol to the minor who caused the accident withi... More...   $0 (10-13-2012 - CA)

The State of Oklahoma charged Christopher Chance Willis with sale of alcoholic beverage to a minor in violation of 37 O.S. 537 and sale of liquor without a license in violation of 37 O.S. 538.

Title 37 O.S. 527 provides:

A. No person shall:

1. Knowingly sell, deliver, or furnish alcoholic beverages to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age;

2. Sell, deliver or kn... More...   $0 (10-01-2012 - OK)

Defendants, Rysher Entertainment, LLC, 2929 Entertainment, LP, and Qualia Capital, LLC, appeal from a judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Don Johnson Productions, Inc. On December 7, 1994, plaintiff and Rysher Entertainment, LLC entered into a contract for the services of an actor, Don Johnson. Entitled the ―Term Agreement‖ (the contract), it provided for production of the ―Nash Bridgesâ... More...   $0 (10-01-2012 - CA)

¶1 Doug Torian brought suit against his former employer (EnvironMax) and its directors to recover the value of shares he received to offset wages owed to him by the company—shares he claimed were diluted by corporate misdeeds. The district court dismissed Torian‘s suit on summary judgment, concluding that the claim was derivative in nature and that ing to assert it directly. In so ruling, th... More...   $0 (09-28-2012 - UT)

¶ 1. BURGESS, J. Appellant Foti Fuels, Inc. (Foti), a fuel distributor, appeals from the Washington Civil Division’s judgment in favor of Evans Group, Inc. (Evans), also a fuel distributor. Evans cancelled its agreement to sell fuel to Foti for resale and delivery to a retail gasoline station, and sued for payment of an outstanding balance of $68,864. Foti claims the unilateral t... More...   $0 (09-14-2012 - VT)