Officer Roger Jones fatally shot Kenneth Smith, who was
then age 20. A jury awarded Smith’s estate $5,500,000, which the district court reduced to
$4,000,000. Jones appeals, arguing, among other things, that Smith’s claims are time-barred and
that the district court made various errors during the trial. We reject his arguments and affirm.
I.
In the early morning of March 10, 20... More...   $0 (01-06-2018 - OH)

Cashin was convicted for sexually abusing P.B., who was then ten years old, on the night of April 19 and 20, 2008. On that night, P.B. slept at the home of his
maternal uncle, Joseph Midlick. Cashin and Midlick were good friends, and Cashin also stayed overnight at Midlick's home on April 19 and 20, 2008. While P.B. was sleeping in the basement, Cashin came downstairs. Cashin removed his ... More...   $0 (01-04-2018 - OH)

Sometime after 11:00 p.m., Walter Ortiz Gonzalez, an employee of the InTown Suites
hotel, received a telephone call from a guest, who was concerned about a “little girl” running
around in the building. Upon investigation, Mr. Gonzalez saw a little girl running around in the
building and climbing on the third floor balcony. Mr. Gonzalez stated he did not see an adult with
the ... More...   $0 (12-17-2017 - TX)

{¶1} Lisa Jacob appeals a judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas,
Probate Division, that granted summary judgment to David Jacob, Trustee of the Juanieta L.
Jacob Revocable Living Trust. For the following reasons, this Court affirms.
I.
{¶2} Juanieta Jacob created a revocable living trust that named her daughter Lisa as the
successor trustee. A few years later she ... More...   $0 (12-04-2017 - OH)

Paul L. Kurth (Kurth) died in January 2000 at the age of 82. Kurth never married
or had children. He was, however, survived by nine nieces and nephews, including
Sinda, a niece, and Barstis, a nephew. For the last several years of his life, Kurth lived
with Sinda and her husband Marty Puryer (Marty) (together, the Puryers). O n
February19, 1998, two years before Kurth’s dea... More...   $0 (11-24-2017 - MT)

On April 28, 2016, a Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Ludwick for one count of conspiracy in connection with a plot to hire someone to murder his wife. (Apr. 28, 2016 Indictment at 1-2.) A trial began in the case with jury selection on February 6, 2017. (Tr. Vol. I at 5, filed on May 15, 2017.) The three witnesses who testified during the trial were the detective who investigated the case,... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - OH)

These matters are before the court on the respondent's Petition for Panel
Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc. We also have responses from the petitioner and the
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, in addition to amici curiae briefs from the
United States and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. We also have several motions pending
seeking to file additional amici curiae briefs.
2More...   $0 (11-10-2017 - OK)

Defendants Mista L. Lutz and Russell A. Howells appeal
from an order granting attorney fees to plaintiff Stara Orien,
respondent here, after the trial court entered an interlocutory
judgment of partition in her favor. The trial court found that an
attorney fee provision in an earlier settlement agreement among
the parties applied to the partition action, and thus awarded allMore...   $0 (11-04-2017 - CA)

In this case of first impression, we apply newly
enacted Probate Code section 21310. If, in theory, this could lead
to a debatable result, so be it. There is no “play in the joints” in
probate law, as Chief Justice Rehnquist would say. We “strictly”
follow probate law as given to us by the Legislature. (Estate of
Shellenbarger (2008) 169 Cal.App.4th 894, 896.)
Tracy J. Swea... More...   $0 (10-25-2017 - CA)

This case has a complex procedural history lasting more than a decade and spanning several state and federal venues. It began when the estates of several deceased nursing-home patients (the “Estates” or “Appellants”) brought a series of wrongful-death suits against a network of nursing homes. These suits collectively resulted in $1 billion in empty-chair judgments against the network. In an effort... More...   $0 (10-21-2017 - FL)

We consider whether police officers are entitled to
qualified immunity when they’re alleged to have caused the
death of a suspect by using tasers repeatedly and
simultaneously for an extended period.
BACKGROUND1
In the early morning of December 11, 2010, Officer Mark
Hatten of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
pulled over Anthony Jones for a routine traffic s... More...   $0 (10-20-2017 - NV)

Jose Flores, Ryan Reyes, and Brian Perez, three police officers of Latino descent (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), sued their employer and, after a nine-day jury trial, they won. The officers alleged that the City of Westminster (“the City” or “the Department”) as well as current and former Westminster Police Chiefs Mitchell Waller, Andrew Hall, Ronald Coopman, and Kevin Baker (“the Chiefs”), discrim... More...   $0 (10-11-2017 - CA)

Charles D. Wallace and Hattie Leslie Wallace1 were divorced on January 8, 2006. The agreed divorce decree awarded both Charles and Hattie fifty percent ownership, as tenants in common, of a house and lot located at 706 Carpenter Drive, Garland, Texas (the Property), and provided a procedure for the sale of the Property. After Charles’s death on April 8, 2016, Hattie filed this suit to enforce the ... More...   $0 (10-09-2017 - TX)

San Francisco, CA - Southern California Woman Sentenced To Almost Six Years In Prison For Role In Wire Fraud Scheme - Defendant defrauded victims of more than $6 million by lying about the existence of a sick heiress in need of medical care

Shirley Ernestine Molina was sentenced to 71 months in prison for wire fraud and for her role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced United ... More...   $0 (10-09-2017 - CA)

A beneficiary filed a petition for instructions as to
whether the “no contest” clause of his mother’s trust had
been violated after his sister sought to reform the trust to
eliminate his interest. The sister, in her capacity as trustee,
filed a special motion to strike the petition under Code of
Civil Procedure section 425.16 (the anti-SLAPP statute),
1
which the probat... More...   $0 (10-09-2017 - CA)

San Jose, CA - Southern California Woman Sentenced To Almost Six Years In Prison For Role In Wire Fraud Scheme - Defendant defrauded victims of more than $6 million by lying about the existence of a sick heiress in need of medical care

Shirley Ernestine Molina was sentenced to 71 months in prison for wire fraud and for her role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced United State... More...   $0 (10-07-2017 - CA)

Dallas, TX - Jury Awards Plaintiff Billions In Punitive Damages

The Family and Estate of Max Hopper sued JP Morgan Chase & Co. on fraud, breach of fiduciary and breach of contract duties theories claiming that JP Morgan for mishandling the of the former American Airlines executive.

Hopper died intestate with a $19 million estate and was hired to administer it for the family.
... More...   $0 (09-27-2017 - TX)

In December 2014, Dorothy Johnson applied to be named Independent Administrator of the relatively modest decedent’s estate of Bobby Ray Singleton, who had died apparently without a will and as a still-single widower. In late March 2016, at least in part supported by various affidavits apparently sponsored by Johnson, the County Court at Law of Bowie County entered two orders, one appointing Johnso... More...   $0 (09-23-2017 - TX)

In this consolidated appeal Alice Lawson (Alice) challenges the probate court’s
judgment confirming an arbitration award resolving her will contest, and Jeanie Dell Collins Carr
(Jeanie) challenges the court’s adverse summary judgment in her separate will contest.1 See Tex.
Est. Code § 32.001(c) (final order issued by probate court is appealable to court of appeals). As
urged by Er... More...   $0 (09-23-2017 - TX)

The Law Offices of John S. Young, P.C.1 appeals from the trial court’s final summary
judgment dismissing its claims against Michael Deadman, temporary administrator of the estate of
John Edward Sullivan. In four issues, the Law Office contends that the trial court erred in granting
summary judgment in Deadman’s favor. We will affirm the trial court’s summary judgment.
BACKGROUNDMore...   $0 (09-15-2017 - TX)

Plaintiffs Valentina Sheshtawy, L. S., Don Peterson, Mackey Peterson,
Lonny Peterson, Edward G. Rizk, and Maxwell Rizk (collectively “Plaintiffs”)
sued Defendants1 asserting claims for (1) conspiracy under the Racketeer
Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”); (2) common law fraud;
and (3) breach of fiduciary relationship.2 Plaintiffs are comprised of
individuals invo... More...   $0 (09-14-2017 - TX)

After concluding that appellant Susan Dent lacked
standing, the trial court dismissed her paternity lawsuit. The
narrow issue on appeal is whether a child who seeks a
declaration of paternity after her putative father is deceased
presents a justiciable controversy when the child requests no
financial remuneration. We conclude that Dent has standing to
pursue her paternity l... More...   $0 (09-13-2017 - CA)

The plaintiff, David Ceruolo (David) sued his
ex-wife Lyllian Ceruolo (Lyllian),2 and her mother, Martha Garcia
(Garcia) for defamation and negligent and intentional infliction
1 Lyllian Ceruolo.
2 Because these parties share the same last name, we refer
to them by their first names.
2
of emotional distress following the conclusion of a contentious
divorce. The defe... More...   $0 (09-07-2017 - MA)

San Jose, CA - Petaluma Resident Sentenced To 3.5 Years In Prison For Role In Wire Fraud Scheme

Defendant defrauded victims of more than $7 million by lying about the existence of a sick heiress in need of medical care

Robert Stephens was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, announced United States Attorn... More...   $0 (08-25-2017 - CA)

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in which the trial court declared the parties’ respective rights and interests regarding a mineral estate. Richard Cash argues the trial court erred by misconstruing assignments appellees Cara King and Chris Cash had executed, rendering a declaratory judgment, and awarding attorney’s fees. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
1 Sitting by assignment.<... More...   $0 (08-23-2017 - TX)