It is undisputed that on January 12, 2012, after being admonished by the trial court,
Briggs pleaded no contest to the charge of intoxication manslaughter of a public servant
without a plea bargain agreement and elected to have a jury assess her punishment.
See TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 724.012(b)(1) (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.S.).
On January 20, 2012, after a hearing w... More...   $0 (11-28-2017 - )

Mercer had three outstanding arrest warrants for “assaultive conduct and
evading police.” On January 29, 2015, at between 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Tarrant
County Sheriff’s Deputies Jacqueline Mouton and Charles Chambers were
dispatched to Mercer’s apartment to execute the warrants in separate, marked
police cars. Both were in uniforms, which consisted of black shirts and pants, More...   $0 (11-25-2017 - TX)

On March 8, 2014, Branum met several friends at a bar in Fort Worth. She
arrived at 9:35 p.m., met her friend Jacquelyn Seltzer at the bar, and they each
had a shot2 and a beer before going to the table where the others were sitting.
Within the next two hours, Branum bought four shots and four beers while at the
table. Other people at Branum’s table also ordered drinks for e... More...   $0 (11-25-2017 - TX)

Pensacola, FL - Ft. Lauderdale Man Pleads Guilty to Flying without Certification

Mark Lewis Pullen, 45, of Ft. Lauderdale, pled guilty November 17, 2017 to serving as an airman without an airman’s certificate.

In October 2015, the Federal Aviation Administration notified Homeland Security Investigations that an unregistered aircraft planned to land at the Pensacola airport. Th... More...   $0 (11-25-2017 - FL)

Lahmann shot two rescue flares in front of a crop-dusting plane as it flew
over his property because he believed the plane was scaring his horses. The State
charged Lahmann with intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Before trial,
Lahmann was offered a plea agreement for a suspended sentence, which he
rejected, and the case proceeded to trial.
When discussing the jury ... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - IA)

Rebeca D. Balderas-Ramirez appeals a final summary judgment that she take nothing
on claims she had asserted against Anthony Carl Felder following an automobile collision. The
pivotal issues on appeal concern whether Balderas-Ramirez presented any competent evidence of
property damages—including several years’ worth of claimed loss-of-use damages—and whether
any such damages exceed... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - TX)

Appellant, Roberta Benson, challenges the trial court’s judgment, entered after a jury trial, in the suit for negligence and wrongful death1 brought against her by appellees, Fred Chalk, individually, and Steve Chalk, individually and as next friend of Drucilla Henkhaus (the “Chalks”). In six issues, Benson contends that the trial court erred in admitting a video recording of an out-of-court exper... More...   $0 (11-23-2017 - TX)

At approximately 1:30 a.m. on January 24, 2014, Waters was at a restaurant and bar located
in a shopping center in north San Antonio. Waters was sitting at the bar visiting with one of the
bartenders, Jennifer Kirk. The bar was not crowded at that time; however, a group of six people,
Debbie and Jaime Arredondo, John and Yvonne Smithwick, Liliana Bergholtz, and Jeff Hoot, were More...   $0 (11-22-2017 - TX)

Owens was indicted for capital murder and four counts of felony murder while
evading arrest. See id. §§ 19.02, .03. Owens and two acquaintances, Andrew Bramwell and Alex
Witherspoon, had traveled from Killeen to Austin. Bramwell testified that he used his car to drive
Owens and Witherspoon, who were scheduled to perform at a club that evening. Bramwell testified
that after they... More...   $0 (11-22-2017 - TX)

This case arises from evidence a police officer found in a vehicle that the
Petitioner had been driving before it crashed. With regard to this evidence, a Williamson County grand jury indicted the Petitioner for initiating the process to manufacture methamphetamine, driving with a suspended, cancelled, or revoked license, and driving with a suspended, cancelled, or revoked license–6th offens... More...   $0 (11-20-2017 - TN)

On February 19, 2013, nineteen-year-old Flores and three other high school students left
the school campus for lunch. Flores drove the car. Monique Castaneda sat in the front passenger
seat. Gabriella Lerma and Georgina Rodriguez sat in the back. At the intersection of the access
road to Loop 1604 and West Hausman, Flores’s car veered into a left-turn only lane, allegedly in
an... More...   $0 (11-16-2017 - TX)

In September 2014, Spillman, who had recently signed to play professional
football for the Dallas Cowboys, invited Marjorie Davis3 to visit him in Texas.
Davis, who lived in Chicago, had met Spillman there when he was shopping at
the department store where she worked. After initially being reluctant to do so,
Davis agreed to fly to Texas, and Spillman bought her an airline ti... More...   $0 (11-15-2017 - TX)

Miami, FL - Irish National Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Trafficking of Endangered Rhinoceros Horn Libation Cup

Michael Hegarty, an Irish national, was sentenced in federal court in Miami, Florida, November 14, 2017 to 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for fraudulently facilitating the transportation and concealment of a libation cup carved fro... More...   $0 (11-15-2017 - FL)

The facts that follow are derived from the filings of the parties and are undisputed for the
purposes of this appeal. On August 6, 2014, after having purchased alcohol from a local liquor
store, defendant, along with John Willette (Willette) and two underage minors, Julia, and Kajia,1
went to Willette’s home and consumed the alcohol. At 11 p.m., the group decided to drive to
... More...   $0 (11-14-2017 - RI)

Huntington, WV - Chicago man pleads guilty for role in drug conspiracy - Comprehensive drug investigation led to seizure of over a million dollars in drug proceeds and a plane

A Chicago man pleaded guilty November 13, 2017 for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Richard Fleming entered his guilty plea to aiding and abetting the attempted distribution of 100 kilograms or more of mar... More...   $0 (11-14-2017 - WV)

¶1 In this products liability case, we consider whether the trial court erred when it gave a jury instruction that allowed the jury to apply either the consumer expectation test or the risk-benefit test to determine whether a driver’s car seat was unreasonably
dangerous due to a design defect. The court of appeals concluded that the trial court

did err by instructing the jury se... More...   $0 (11-13-2017 - CO)

Tippy McCullough stole a 2013 Cadillac XTS out of a car wash in Manatee
County. McCullough's theft precipitated a high-speed police chase, during which she
struck—and caused the death of—a bicyclist. She now appeals her judgment and
sentences after entering an open plea of no contest to leaving the scene of a crash with
death, fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer caus... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - FL)

Appellant was convicted of the 1991 murder of Peter Sanelli, for which he
was sentenced to death. The evidence established that appellant shot and killed Peter
while he and Thomas Sowell were stealing Peter’s car on Prospect Avenue in Cleveland.
A detailed recitation of the evidence adduced at trial can be found in this court’s opinion
that resulted from appellant’s direct a... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - OH)

29 Plaintiff, Nick’s Garage, Inc. (“Garage” or “Plaintiff”), appeals from the
30 judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New
31 York (D’Agostino, J.) granting summary judgment in favor of the Defendants,
32 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and related entities (collectively,
3
the “Insurer”).1 1 Garage, an automobile repair shop, brought ... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - NY)

On October 17, 2016, the State charged Burton with Class A misdemeanor
operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Class B misdemeanor operating a vehicle
while intoxicated endangering a person, and Class C misdemeanor operating a
motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. On November 28, 2016, Burton
moved to suppress evidence obtained pursuant to a warrantless search of his ... More...   $0 (11-11-2017 - IN)

An independent contractor providing liquid manure disposal
services purchased a used Case IH tractor from a John Deere implement
dealer. When the tractor proved to be a “lemon,” the contractor brought
claims against multiple parties, including the implement dealer. The
trial court granted all of the defendants’ motions for summary judgment.
The contractor appealed and we transf... More...   $0 (11-08-2017 - IA)

In November 2014, Stuhlmacher and Kelly Wood had been married for over
thirty years.6 Wood was employed, but Stuhlmacher was unemployed because
of back injuries and disabilities. He was dependent on his wife for most things.
[3] On November 17, 2014, Wood went to work. Stuhlmacher called her at
lunchtime and yelled at her and then sent her numerous texts until she left
... More...   $0 (11-05-2017 - IN)

The facts as found by the trial court in defendant’s civil suspension hearing may be
summarized as follows. On October 5, 2015, a St. Albans police officer responded to a report of
a motor vehicle crash at a parking lot in St. Albans. Upon arrival at the scene, the officer observed
a pickup truck in a ditch near a telephone pole and tire marks in the gravel that suggested the
... More...   $0 (11-03-2017 - VT)

Before us is the District Court’s dismissal of Antony Turbeville’s complaint
against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and its denial of
Turbeville’s motion to remand the case to Florida state court. We affirm both.
I.
A.
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) provides that
persons who wish to use any instrumentality of interstate commerce ... More...   $0 (11-01-2017 - FL)

Tulsa, OK - Nancy R. Inhofe, Dr. Dyson Perry Inhofe, II, Perry Coleman Inhofe and Edward Glade Inhofe sued Honeywell International, Inc. Intercontinental Jet Service Corporation and Standard Aero Business Aviation Services, LLC, Professional Flight Training, LLC

Issues

For cases filed before 1/1/2000, ancillary issues may not appear except in the docket.

Issue # 1. Iss... More...   $0 (10-31-2017 - OK)