[¶1] Jamie Fuhrmann appeals from the entry of a summary judgment in favor of Staples the Office Superstore East, Inc., by the Superior Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) and the court’s dismissal of her claims against four individual supervisors, Christian Steppe, John LeMieux, Matthew Auger, and Annette Rodick, for whistleblower discrimination pursuant to the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (... More...   $0 (01-20-2013 - ME)

The Chapter 11 Trustee for Leonard M. Ross and The Leonard M. Ross Revocable Trust (U/D/T 12-20-85) appeals from an amended judgment in favor of Carolina Casualty Insurance Co. (Carolina Casualty) entered after the trial court granted in part a motion to amend the original judgment against L.M. Ross Law Group, LLP (Ross Law Group) to include Ross individually as a judgment debtor. (The court denie... More...   $0 (01-16-2013 - CA)

Filed 1/15/13 (reposted same date to correct signature page; no change to opinion text) We address in this case the question of how much evidence a defendant must present to establish a right to summary judgment under a global release by the plaintiff of “all personsâ€� exposed to liability for his personal injuries. Plaintiff contends that the trial court here erred by granting summary judgment... More...   $0 (01-15-2013 - CA)

Appellants, Amanda and David Jones (collectively, the “Jonesesâ€�), appeal the no-evidence and traditional summary judgments granted by the trial court in favor of appellees, Foundation Surgery Affiliates of Brazoria County L.L.P. d/b/a Brazoria County Surgery Center (the “Partnershipâ€�) and Brazoria County Surgery Center (the “Surgery Centerâ€�) and Henry Martinez, M.D., P.A.1 The Jonesesâ... More...   $0 (12-29-2012 - TX)

WHEREAS, on November 5, 2009, Seong Bae Choi filed a class action complaint in Seong Bae Choi, et al. v. Toyota Motor Corp., et al., No. 2:09-8143 (C.D. Cal.), alleging, among other things, that Toyota (as defined below) designed, manufactured, distributed, advertised and sold certain automobiles containing an alleged defect that allegedly would allow sudden unintended acceleration of the vehicle ... More...   $1000000000 (12-27-2012 - CA)

In 2006, Dr. Philip Timothy Wilson and Antipas Johnlang Konou executed a “Pre Registration Domestic Partnership Agreementâ€� (the domestic partnership agreement or the agreement) and then registered as domestic partners. The agreement included waivers of any rights, claims or interest in the future property, income, or estate of the other, and required a signed writing to amend or terminate this... More...   $0 (12-15-2012 - CA)

On May 5, 1992, Rene Vernon executed a warranty deed transferring title to certain real property to Raymond W. Shaw. The property is described as Tract Three-B-Thirty-Four (3-B-34), W.F. Hagan Survey, No. 146, in El Paso County (the “Property�). On the same date, Ms. Vernon sent a letter to Judy Paul at 333 Holguin in Vinton, Texas, stating:

This letter is to inform you that tha [si... More...   $0 (10-26-2012 - TX)

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered after a jury verdict that awarded Sadler Clinic Association, P.A. tort damages in the amount of $307,935 and Oncology Reimbursement Services, L.P. contract damages in the amount of $57,583. Sadler Clinic Association, P.A., Greater Houston Radiation Oncology, P.A., and Oncology Management Services, L.P. were awarded no damages on their breach of contract c... More...   $0 (10-04-2012 - TX)

In its simplest terms, the withdrawal of Ronald M. Bendalin from his law partnership with Eldon L. Youngblood gave rise to this dispute involving the two men and their entities, most notably the Youngblood and Bendalin Partnership (YB Partnership). The relationships involved and the fallout from the withdrawal, however, are far from simple.

A bench trial in Dallas County1 yielded a judgment... More...   $0 (10-04-2012 - TX)

Following the jury trial of a trespass case, the trial court rendered judgment on the jury’s verdict for the defendant, Environmental Processing Systems, L.C., (EPS). The plaintiff, FPL Farming Ltd. (FPL) claimed that EPS trespassed onto its property by causing subsurface wastewater to migrate into the subterranean level of FPL’s tracts, which are located next to a tract on which EPS operates ... More...   $0 (09-14-2012 - TX)

This case is about the procedures two individuals must follow to become domestic partners under California law.

James Burnham (Burnham) and real party in interest Kathleen Honeyman (Honeyman) wanted to become domestic partners. On a Saturday morning, they completed a notarized declaration of domestic partnership. Later that afternoon, Burnham died. The following Monday, Honeyman presented t... More...   $0 (08-31-2012 - CA)

Carl Gamboa appeals the trial court’s judgment in this divorce action filed by Patricia Gamboa. When the divorce action was filed, the Gamboas’ two children were minors. The children are now adults. The Gamboas’ divorce involved complicated issues related to the division of the marital estate. Numerous family trusts and business entities were joined as parties to the divorce action. Carl’s... More...   $0 (08-31-2012 - TX)

Hurley Packaging of Texas, Inc., and Hurley Brush Company, Inc., d/b/a The Three “Bâ€� Brush Corp. (collectively referred to as Hurley) appeal the dismissal of a suit brought against Newport Financial Partners, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, and George Bojorkuez, a/k/a George Bojorquez (collectively referred to as Newport). Hurley contends that the trial court had personal jurisdic... More...   $0 (08-24-2012 - TX)

¶ 1. Plaintiff Richard Daniels is seeking foreclosure of a mortgage on two parcels of real property owned by defendant Elks Club of Hartford, Vermont (the Club). Defendant creditors, who include the Vermont Human Rights Commission (VHRC), four individual women, and the Watts Law Firm (Watts), all have junior security interests in the property at issue and oppose foreclosure. Credito... More...   $0 (08-03-2012 - VT)

This appeal concerns a private securities fraud class action brought under § 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 19341 and SEC Rule 10b-52 against a bank holding company, BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc., and its management (collectively, “Bancorpâ€�)3 by State-Boston Retirement System, a shareholder and the lead plaintiff. State-Boston sought to prove at trial that the holding company had misrep... More...   $0 (07-25-2012 - FL)

The defendant, Cary Brody, appeals from judgments of the trial court rendered in connection with the underlying dissolution action awarding to the plaintiff, Felicia Pierot Brody, a $2.5 million lump sum alimony payment and granting the plaintiff’s two postjudgment motions for contempt. The defendant claims that the trial court improperly (1) rendered its judgment dissolving the parties’ marri... More...   $0 (07-17-2012 - CT)

John Doe (“Doeâ€�) sued the Salvation Army for employment discrimination under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act when one of its adult rehabilitation centers refused to hire him as a truck driver. The only issue on this appeal is whether Doe has satisfied the fourth element of a prima facie case under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires a plaintiff to establish that the program or ac... More...   $0 (07-11-2012 - OH)

The City of San Antonio appeals the trial court’s denial of its pleas to the jurisdiction in this lawsuit by the Rogers Ranch property owners and developers seeking a declaratory judgment recognizing the development project’s vested rights under Chapter 245 of the Texas Local Government Code. TEX. LOC. GOV’T CODE ANN. §§ 245.001-.007 (West 2005). The issues in this interlocutory appeal are... More...   $0 (07-05-2012 - TX)

5 U.S.C. § 8132 states that "[i]f an injury or death for which compensation is payable under" the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act "is caused under circumstances creating a legal liability in a person other than the United States to pay damages, and a beneficiary entitled to compensation from the United States for that injury or death receives money or other property in satisfaction of that... More...   $0 (06-21-2012 - SC)

Anand L. Daniell filed this action for malicious prosecution based on an unlawful detainer allegedly filed against him by the previous owner of his apartment complex and by the previous property manager. The defendants in this action include the alleged current owners and current property manager, who Daniell claims are liable as successors in interest.

The current owners and the current pr... More...   $0 (06-14-2012 - CA)

Plaintiff Mary Fitzsimons appeals from a judgment in favor of defendant California Emergency Physicians Medical Group (CEP) on her complaint for unlawful retaliation under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Government Code section 12900 et seq.1 She contends the trial court erred in concluding that a partner does not have standing to assert a claim for retaliation under the FEH... More...   $0 (05-16-2012 - CA)

We reconsider the appeal of an order denying the appellant’s motion to compel arbitration of disputes between it and appellee after vacation of our prior opinion by the United States Supreme Court. In our original appeal we addressed the arbitrability of two of four of the claims made by appellee against appellant and concluded that those were not subject to arbitration. Upon petition for certio... More...   $0 (05-02-2012 - FL)

In this fraud in the inducement action against the general partners of a limited partnership, a jury found in favor of respondent George J. Miske, as assignee of a limited partner‟s fraud claim, and the court entered judgment for $1,408,212.07, including compound prejudgment interest. Following the denial of posttrial motions, the court awarded Miske substantial attorney fees, based on the attor... More...   $0 (04-12-2012 - CA)

Nondebtor spouse Marcia Tipton appeals from a postjudgment order granting respondent Litke O‟Farrell, LLC (Litke) a charging order against what she asserts has become her separate property interest in certain partnerships and limited liability companies that were divided pursuant to a marital settlement agreement (MSA). The charging order was designed to satisfy a judgment entered against her hu... More...   $0 (04-10-2012 - CA)

Appellee Firdosh Patel sued appellant Edward Malone under contract and tort theories, alleging that Malone reneged on their agreement to be equal partners with a third person in a new company, Prescendo Consulting, LP. The trial court entered judgment in favor of Patel on the jury’s verdict, and Malone appeals that here. By conditional cross-appeal, Patel challenges the trial court’s granti... More...   $0 (04-05-2012 - TX)