Patrick Rhine v. Steven Johns |
Patrick Rhine v. Steven Johns |
Jodi Dinges v. Robert Beams, Anchor Stone Company and American Casualty Company |
Jodi Dinges v. Robert Beams, Anchor Stone Company and American Casualty Company |
Margie Williams and Jason Tim v. Jacklyn Nadine Denegar |
Margie Williams and Jason Tim v. Jacklyn Nadine Denegar |
United States v. Christina Richey |
After Christina Richey admitted to violating one condition of her supervised |
The People v. Eric Dayshawn Speight |
Eric Dayshawn Speight appeals from a judgment after a jury convicted him of two counts of premeditated, willful, and deliberate attempted murder and found true various enhancements. Speight argues the following: (1) the prosecutor committed prejudicial misconduct when she misstated the law concerning homicide and the error was compounded by the trial court’s statements and omission of an instruc... More... $0 (07-11-2014 - CA) |
Toriano Robinson v. Timothy Aaron Reeves |
Toriano Robinson v. Timothy Aaron Reeves |
The People v. Reynaldo Junion Eid |
Defendants were charged with kidnapping for ransom, which is punishable by life in prison. The jury instead convicted each of them of two lesser included offenses — felony attempted extortion and misdemeanor false imprisonment — which resulted in a sentence of four and a half years in custody. The Court of Appeal held that each defendant could be convicted of only one lesser included offense a... More... $0 (07-10-2014 - CA) |
Curtis Jones v. Christopher Partin and Kimberly Morris |
Curtis Jones v. Christopher Partin and Kimberly Morris |
United States of America v. Gene Harris |
Miami, FL - Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that Gene Harris, 76, of Miami, pled guilty yesterday to the sale and purchase of, the offer of sale and purchase of, and the intent to sell and purchase horns of a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) with a market value in excess of $35... More... $0 (07-03-2014 - FL) |
Amanda Sawyer v. Tracy McGuire |
Amanda Sawyer v. Tracy McGuire |
Annette M. Yarger v. Judy K. Weggesser |
Annette M. Yarger v. Judy K. Weggesser |
Carlos Martinez v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
Carlos Martinez, age 57, sued Honda Motor Co., Ltd. on a products liability theory claiming to have been paralyzed in a rollover accident in 2010. He claimed that Acura Integra that the seat belt in the vehicle that he was driving was defective and unreasonably dangerous in the it was not designed to prevent his head from hitting the roof of the car during the rollover accident that occurred when... More... $55300000 (06-27-2014 - PA) |
Derek Pokrzywinski v. Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation |
[¶1] Derek Pokrzywinski appeals the district court judgment affirming a North Dakota Department of Transportation hearing officer's decision suspending his driving privileges for three years. We affirm. |
The People v. Pablo Emmanuel Diaz |
In the first of two trials in this case, a jury found Pablo Emmanuel Diaz guilty of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated (Pen. Code, § 191.5, subd. (a)) (count 2), driving under the influence causing injury (Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (a))1 (count 3), driving with a measurable blood alcohol causing injury (§ 23153, subd. (b)) (count 4), and driving with a suspended license for an alcoh... More... $0 (06-24-2014 - CA) |
Ronald Hasso v. John Hapke |
As they say, timing is everything. In August 2007, the initial trustee of two family trusts invested millions in the Rockwater American Municipal Fund, LLC (RAM Fund)—a hedge fund engaged in municipal arbitrage.1 The RAM Fund was managed by Rockwater Municipal Advisors, LLC (RMA), its managing member. In November 2007, Charles Fish Investments, Inc. (CFI) transferred its assets to Rockwater CFI,... More... $0 (06-19-2014 - CA) |
Edward R. Lane v. Steve Franks |
Almost 50 years ago, this Court declared that citizens do not surrender their First Amendment rights by accepting public employment. Rather, the First Amendment protection of a public employee’s speech depends on a careful balance “between the interests of the [employee], as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the ... More... $0 (06-19-2014 - AL) |
Idaho Military Historical Society, Inc. v. Holbrook Maslen and Aeroplanes Over Idaho, Inc. |
This is an appeal from the district court’s order of attorney fees against the defendants, Aeroplanes Over Idaho (“AOI”) and Holbrook Maslen (“Defendants”), in a dispute arising from the claim of lien filed by AOI on a PT-23 Fairchild airplane (“Fairchild”) owned by the Idaho |
Cody Patton v. Maggie Donoho a/k/a Margaret Donoho |
Issue # 1. |
Nancy Quested v. The City of Hourson |
Today we decide whether an on-call Houston Police Department SWAT1 officer driving his personal vehicle to respond to a hostage stand-off situation is “responding to an emergency call” for the purposes of governmental immunity.2 |
Bridgett Henties v. James Schweppe, Administrator for the Estate of Michael L. Henties, Deceased, and Trustee of the Michael L. Henties Estate Trust |
The disputed issue in this appeal is the ownership of a piece of real property (the Property) located in Comal County, Texas. After James Schweppe, as administrator of the Estate of Michael L. Henties and as trustee of the Michael L. Henties Estate Trust (the Estate), filed a notice of lis pendens giving notice of a potential dispute over ownership of the Property, Bridgett Henties filed suit in d... More... $0 (06-03-2014 - TX) |
James J. Kellner and Patricia R. Bergson v. Cynthia A. David and Frank David |
James J. Kellner and Patricia R. Bergerson ("Appellants") appeal the lower court's final judgment after a jury returned a verdict in favor of Cynthia A. David and Frank David ("Appellees"). Appellants raise three issues: (1) the exclusion of Kellner's testimony about his measurements at the accident scene; (2) the denial of Appellants’ motions contesting the $420,000 award to Cynthia David ("Dav... More... $0 (05-30-2014 - FL) |
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Merardo Bonilla |
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) challenges the trial court’s denial of its immunity-based plea to the jurisdiction and summary judgment motions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. |
The People v. Steven Petrilli |
Late one night, defendant Steven Petrilli drove a stolen minivan around San Francisco with his wife and two acquaintances. The acquaintances periodically left the van, committed a robbery, and returned to the van. Once they were back inside, defendant drove away. After the fourth such robbery, police spotted the van, and defendant drove off at a high speed. The subsequent pursuit ended when defend... More... $0 (05-28-2014 - CA) |
Darrell Cannon v. Jon Burge, former Chicago Police Lieutenant |
This appeal casts a harsh light on some of the darkest corners of life in Chicago. The plaintiff, at the time of the events giving rise to this suit, was a general in the El Rukn street gang, out on parole for a murder conviction, when he became embroiled in a second murder. Among the defendants are several disgraced police officers, including the infamous Jon Burge, a man whose name evokes shame ... More... $0 (05-28-2014 - IL) |
United States of America v. Tyrone Dean Welch |
Great Falls, MT - The United States Attorney's Office announced that TYRONE DEAN WELCH, 27, of Poplar, was sentenced to a term of 46 months imprisonment and three years supervised release during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana, on May 23, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris, after his conviction for involuntary manslaughter and assault. |
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