State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. William J. Patterson |
¶1 In this reciprocal disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are (1) Does the record submitted for our examination provide sufficient evidence for a meaningful de novo consideration of the charge against respondent and of its disposition?1 and (2) Is public censure an appropriate disciplinary sanction for respondent’s breach of professional ethics? We answer both que... More... $0 (06-26-2001 - OK) |
STATE ex. rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSN. v. PATTERSON |
¶1 In this reciprocal disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are (1) Does the record submitted for our examination provide sufficient evidence for a meaningful de novo consideration of the charge against respondent and of its disposition?1 and (2) Is public censure an appropriate disciplinary sanction for respondent’s breach of professional ethics? We answer both que... More... $0 (06-26-2001 - OK) |
Bennett v. Stanley |
Torts — Negligence — Attractive nuisance — Unused residential swimming pool — Level of duty property owner owes to a child trespasser — Possessor of land subject to liability for physical harm to children trespassing thereon caused by an artificial condition upon the land, when — Adult who attempts to rescue a child from an attractive nuisance assumes the status... More... $0 (06-13-2001 - OH) |
State ex rel. Dos Hombres-Independence, Inc. v. Nixon |
Relator, Dos Hombres-Independence, Inc., petitions this court for its writ of prohibition to preclude The Honorable W. Stephen Nixon from setting aside his March 2, 2000, "Judgment of Partial Dismissal" that dismissed plaintiffs' petition asserting a wrongful death claim against Dos Hombres-Independence, Inc. and from reinstating the wrongful death claim. This court's preliminary rule in prohibiti... More... $0 (06-12-2001 - MO) |
Beattie v. Grand River Dam Authority |
¶1 This matter comes to the Court upon certiorari asking (1) whether certain relocation and removal rights held by the seller in connection with five utility easements were assignable so that those rights were transferred to the purchaser of the servient estate through an executed quitclaim deed, and (2) did a "subject to" clause in the quitclaim deed reserve the relocation and removal rights in ... More... $0 (05-15-2001 - OK) |
Nelsen v. Nelsen |
Plaintiff brought this action against defendant for personal injuries. The trial court granted defendant's summary judgment motion. Plaintiff appeals from the trial court's judgment dismissing her claim. She assigns as error the trial court's granting of defendant's motion for summary judgment. Because an objectively reasonable juror could have returned a verdict for plaintiff, a genuine issue of ... More... $0 (05-09-2001 - OR) |
Intellectual Property v. TCI Cablevision |
TCI Cablevision of California, Inc. (“TCI-California”) appeals the January 27, 2000 order of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, No. 99-CV-2982 (C.D. Cal. Jan. 27, 2000). The district court granted the motion filed by Intellectual Property Development, Inc. (“IPD”) and Communications Patents Ltd. (“CPL”) to dismiss its compl... More... $0 (05-07-2001 - DC) |
Bowling v. Peterbilt of Knoxville |
Negligence - Burn Injuries. Robert Bowling was a mechanic who worked for Peterbilt of Knoxville. He was severely burned when he attempted to use a cutting torch to cut a 55-gallon steel barrel. Unknown to Mr. Bowling, the barrel contained waste paint. He was burned over 60% of the body. He claimed that Peterbilt of Knoxville negligently failed to warn his that the barrel contained the paint.<... More... $4500000 (04-21-2001 - GA) |
Texas Department of Transportation v. Ramirez |
After a fatal automobile collision on Interstate Highway 35, family members of Ruben Ramirez, Sr. ("appellees") brought a negligence action against the Texas Department of Transportation ("the Department"), asserting a premises defect claim under the Texas Tort Claims Act ("the Act"). (1) The Department brings this interlocutory appeal from a district court order denying its plea to the jurisdicti... More... $0 (04-05-2001 - TX) |
Ty, Inc. v. Jones Group, Inc. |
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 99 C 2057--Ian H. Levin, Magistrate Judge. The Jones Group, Inc. ("Jones") manufactures and sells "Beanie Racers," which are plush toys shaped like race cars. Ty, which sells plush toys under the name "Beanie Babies," obtained a preliminary injunction against Jones, forcing it to st... More... $0 (01-23-2001 - IL) |
Harrods Limited v. Sixty Internet Domain Names |
Anti-Cybersquating Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA"), 15 U.S.C. 1125 - Plaintiff, Harrods Limited, is a private company organized under teh laws of England and which has operated the Harrods Department Store in London, England, since 1849. The store serves approximately 35,000 customers each day. In February 1999, Harrods launched an Internet site accessible on the World Wide Web at www.harrods.c... More... $0 (08-15-2000 - VA) |
Quokka Sports, Inc. v. Cup International, et al. |
Trademark Infringement - 15 U.S.C. 1114 - Cybersquatting - Plaintiff the licensee of the sponsor of the America's Cup yacht races brought suit claiming that defendants were infringing the trademark and confusing the public by operating www.americascup.com. Quokka claimed that New Zealand-based Cup International did not have the right to use www.americascup.com.... More... $0 (07-26-2000 - CA) |
K&K Jump Start/Chargers, Inc. v. Schumacher Electric Corporation |
Patent Infringement Claim - Licensee of patent sued competitor for infringement. Defendant claimed that it used a bar instead of a partition to achieve the desired result and that its product did not infringe.... More... $0 (06-07-2000 - MO) |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. v. Nissan Computer Corporation |
Plaintiff Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., is a large Japanese automaker. Its subsidiary, Nissan North America, Inc. markets and distributes Nissan vehicles in the United States. Nissan Motor Co. owns, and Nissan North America is the exclusive licensee of, various registered trademarks using the word "Nissan" in connection with automobiles and other vehicles. The first such trademark was registered in 1... More... $0 (03-23-2000 - CA) |
Damon Beckman, et al. v. The State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, et al. |
Civil Rights - 42 U.S.C. 1983 - Disabled - Sexual and Psychological Abuse - Three developmentally disabled men (all with an IQ of less than 60) were repeatedly raped, beaten and tortured in a state-licensed adult family care home. Damon Beckman (age, 26 -- IQ approximately 60) was tortured between September 1994 and July 1996. Eric Busch (age, 26 -- IQ approximately 40) was tortured between July ... More... $17800000 (03-23-2000 - WA) |
Patricia Childers, et al. v. John Monson |
Personal Injury - Invitees - Liscensees - While a guest in the home of John Monson in 1996, Patricia Childers rode in an elevator installed by Jack Reeves no earlier than 1994. The elevator crashed, causing Childers serious injuries. As a result, she and her husband sued Monson and Reeves for personal injuries and lo... More... $0 (11-02-1999 - GA) |
David L. Sheller v. Robert McWhorter, et al |
Negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, and civil conspiracy - McWhorter is a licensed attorney in Texas and possesses a federal firearms license. Sheller is also a licensed attorney in Texas. Sheller desired to invest in the firearms business. Thus, Sheller gave David Beavers and Jeff Provost, agents of McWhorter, $65,380 to purchase firearms to be sold at gun shows. Many of the firearms purchased ... More... $65380 (05-06-1999 - TX) |
Nesbitt v. Lewis |
Dog Bite - Strict Liability - Animals- Licensee - Plaintiff Valerie Nesbitt accompanied her father plaintiff Kevin Nesbitt, while he mowed the lawn at the home of defendants Gloria Lewis and Gordon W. Lewis. Defendant Brenda Taylor owned a minority interest in that home and had lived elsewhere for five years. While Valerie was out of Kevin's sight, Kevin heard noise and realized that the three c... More... $46850 (04-26-1999 - SC) |
James R. Edgar, Nancy Sue Edgar, and Kevin Edgar v. Zachary L. Riley and C.W. Riley |
Personal Injury - Dog Bite - Plaintiff was bitten by defendants' pet pit bull dog. The plaintiff and defendants were neighbors and freinds. The plaintiff visited the defendants frequently and had been told he was "welcome anytime," so he claimed he had the status of a licensee at the time of the dog bite rather than a trespasser even though he did not have specific permission on the specific oc... More... $30000 (12-04-1998 - AL) |
CFMT, Inc. v. CFM Technologies, Inc. v. Steag Microtech, Inc. |
Patent - Plaintiff, CFMT, Inc. is the owner and assignee of U.S. Patent No. 4,911,761. The patent discloses a process and apparatus for drying surfaces, such as the surfaces of semiconductor wafers. Plaintiff CFM Technologies, Inc. is the exclusive licensee of the patent. FRM Technologies, Inc., is the sole shareholder of CFMT. Defendant Steag Microtech sells a "Marangoni Dryer" within the Uni... More... $3105000 (06-18-1998 - DE) |
Hanes & Associates, Inc. v. Karl G. Schoemer |
Breach of contract - Hanes & Associates, Inc. was the central Indiana licensee of Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. and offered various Dale Carnegie courses on leadership and management. Schoemer's primary responsibility was to generate (or sell) enrollments for the Dale Carnagie training courses offered by Hanes. Commissions were paid to Schoemer on "paid enrollments" on the 15th and 30th of ea... More... $6830 (04-14-1998 - IN) |
Richard T. Story v. Robert A. Hefner, Jr. |
¶1 The Apple Valley Recreational Club had its beginning in May of 1962. The Club maintained certain real estate which encompassed a large recreational lake developed by four tenants in common under the guidance of Robert Story, the defendant appellant, who initially held only an option to buy into the joint venture. |
Richard T. Story v. Robert A. Hefner, Jr. |
¶1 The Apple Valley Recreational Club had its beginning in May of 1962. The Club maintained certain real estate which encompassed a large recreational lake developed by four tenants in common under the guidance of Robert Story, the defendant appellant, who initially held only an option to buy into the joint venture. |
Leon Lynn v. Lewis Rainey |
¶1 This is an appeal from a judgment granting plaintiffs a mandatory injunction based upon written findings of fact and conclusions of law made by the trial court in response to request therefor. |
United States of America et al v. Preferred Imaging Centers, L.L.C. |
Dallas, TX - Prefered Imaging, LLC to Pay $3,510,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations |
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