Labor Code section 226.2,1 which became effective January 1, 2016, addresses the
manner in which piece-rate employees are to be compensated for rest and recovery
periods and other nonproductive time on the job (collectively, rest/NP time).
Subdivision (b) of the statute (hereafter section 226.2(b)) provides a safe harbor for an
employer that, prior to 2016, failed to properly compe... More...   $0 (10-09-2018 - CA)

The subject matter of this lawsuit is a Martin D-35 guitar that Elvis Presley
played during his final tour in 1977. He dropped the guitar during a show in St.
Petersburg, Florida, and gave the damaged guitar to an audience member. Robert
Johnson, a blues guitarist and memorabilia broker, purchased the guitar in 2007. He
delivered the Martin D-35 guitar to the National Music Museum:... More...   $0 (09-18-2018 - SD)

Providence, RI - Florida Man Admits to Trafficking Kilos of Cocaine Shipped to Rhode Island from Puerto Rico

One of two Florida men charged in U.S. District Court in Providence in August 2017 with trafficking more than 5 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty on September 12, 2018.

Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. ... More...   $0 (09-13-2018 - RI)

On June 9, 2017, appellant was indicted by the Lake County Grand Jury on the following charges: Attempted Murder, a first-degree felony in violation of R.C. 2 2923.02 (Count 1); Aggravated Robbery, a first-degree felony in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(3) (Count 2); Aggravated Robbery, a first-degree felony in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1) (Count 3); Felonious Assault, a second-degree felony... More...   $0 (09-08-2018 - OH)

Great American Chicken Corp, Inc. (“GAC”), which does business in
California as Kentucky Fried Chicken, appeals the district court’s remand of
plaintiff Celena King’s putative class action to Los Angeles Superior Court. The
action was originally filed in that court and removed to federal court by GAC
under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”). It is undisputed that removal
un... More...   $0 (09-06-2018 - CA)

Fronalee Soto, as administrator of the estate of Antonio Jimenez, appeals the
dismissal of her 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint against the Board of County
Commissioners of Caddo County, Oklahoma; Caddo County Sheriff Lennis Miller in
* After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously to honor the parties’ request for a decision on the briefs without... More...   $0 (09-05-2018 - OK)

This matter is before the Court on the November 2, 2017 Notice of Appeal
of Christopher A. Silcott. Silcott appeals from his October 18, 2017 Judgment Entry of
Conviction, issued following a bench trial, on one count of aggravated trafficking in drugs,
in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(1),(C)(1)(c), with a specification of prior convictions, a
felony of the third degree (Count I... More...   $0 (09-03-2018 - OH)

Concord, NH - Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty To Participating In Large-Scale Methamphetamine Trafficking ConspiracyTrafficking Conspiracy


Edward Espejo, 44, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, from at least July of 2... More...   $0 (08-31-2018 - NH)

This is a class action challenging the constitutionality of
a Washington statute that allows tenants to be evicted from
their homes without a court hearing. Plaintiffs seek
declaratory and injunctive relief against the Sheriff of King
County, whose office enforces the challenged statute by
executing the eviction orders. The district court dismissed
the action with prejudice... More...   $0 (08-19-2018 - WA)

Because the issues in this appeal arise from a defendant’s removal of a case filed in state court to federal court, we begin with the relevant background principles for such a removal. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a), a defendant may remove certain actions filed in state court to a district court so long as a federal court has jurisdiction over the action, and certain procedural requirements are met. T... More...   $0 (08-17-2018 - CA)

When a settlement agreement provides that the “[p]laintiffs and their counsel
agree” to keep the terms of the agreement confidential, and when the plaintiffs’ counsel
signs the agreement under the words, “Approved as to form and content,” can the
plaintiffs’ counsel be liable to the defendant for breach of the confidentiality provision?
We answer this question, “No.”

FACT... More...   $0 (08-14-2018 - CA)

Following his guilty plea, appellant was placed on deferred-adjudication community supervision for a period of ten years. The State later filed an “Original Motion to Revoke Probation.” The motion alleged that appellant committed several violations of his community supervision conditions, including failing to: comply with sex offender registration requirements; report to his probation officer; ... More...   $0 (08-12-2018 - TX)

Concord, NH - Goffstown Woman Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Katrina Jones, 39, formerly of Goffstown, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison for drug trafficking offenses.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Jones and Dustin Moss led a drug distribution network in New Hampshire. Toget... More...   $0 (08-12-2018 - NH)

A U.S. Border Patrol agent standing on American soil
shot and killed a teenage Mexican citizen who was walking
down a street in Mexico. We address whether that agent has

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qualified immunity and whether he can be sued for violating
the Fourth Amendment. Based on the facts alleged in the
complaint, we hold that the agent violated a clearly
e... More...   $0 (08-09-2018 - AZ)

. The defendant, Marquis J. Harper, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of one count of attempt to commit robbery in the first degree as an accessory in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-8 (a), 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-134 (a) (2). On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence adduced at trial was insufficient to sustain his conviction and (2) the court i... More...   $0 (08-05-2018 - CT)

This case arises from the Defendant’s violation of the terms of his Community Supervision for Life as a result of his attempted aggravated sexual battery conviction in 2006. At the guilty plea hearing, the parties agreed that the affidavit of complaint would serve as the factual basis for the Defendant’s guilty plea. The affidavit of complaint, included in the record, states that the Defendant w... More...   $0 (08-05-2018 - TN)

This case arises from the March 21, 2016, death of Earl Davis, Jr. Davis
was in his home located on Strand Avenue in Dayton when he was strangled to death by
Ramey. Ramey was indicted on one count of murder (proximate cause aggravated
burglary) in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), one count of murder (proximate cause felonious
assault) in violation of R.C. 2903.02(B), one count o... More...   $0 (08-04-2018 - OH)

On November 18, 2016, appellant was indicted on two counts of Aggravated
Burglary, first-degree felonies, in violation of R.C. 2911.11(A)(1) (Counts 1 & 3) and two
counts of Burglary, second-degree felonies, in violation of R.C. 2911.12(A)(1) (Counts 2
& 4). Appellant entered a plea of not guilty. Count 2 was dismissed prior to trial at the
request of appellee, the state of O... More...   $0 (08-01-2018 - OH)

This appeal addresses the circumstances under which a safety consultant retained
by a California employer owes a duty of care to the employer’s workers. California
recognizes the common law theory of negligent undertaking, which is described in
section 324A of the Restatement Second of Torts (section 324A). Our Supreme Court set
forth the five elements of a negligent undertaking ca... More...   $0 (07-31-2018 - CA)

Sergeant Jason Meyers of the Greenwood County Sheriff's Office had heard that Robin Davidson was selling methamphetamine in Greenwood County and was waiting for an opportunity to talk to him. Meyers got that opportunity when Davidson was detained for altering a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) on a motorcycle. When Meyers questioned Davidson about the altered VIN, Davidson offered to talk about... More...   $0 (07-28-2018 - KS)

In his telling, plaintiff Nicholas Knopick bought a $415,000 jalopy, but to be more precise, a limited liability company he controls bought the $415,000 jalopy. This factual shift determines the outcome of this case. Knopick has sued the manufacturer under the vehicle’s express limited warranty. That warranty does not cover the ve-hicle because the warranty excludes from coverage all vehi-cles pur... More...   $0 (07-17-2018 - IN)

The Defendant’s convictions relate to events that occurred at The Battery, a Johnson City nightclub, in the early morning hours of March 23, 2014. The second degree murder conviction relates to the shooting death of Deshaun Greer.1 The assault conviction relates to Zachary Breedlove, and the reckless endangerment conviction relates to Jonathan McInturff.
At the trial, Amanda Chappell, test... More...   $0 (07-14-2018 - TN)