From 1991 to 2012, Gerald Geier, a certified public accountant, was the treasurer
of Stop Now!, a Missouri political action committee (PAC) that engaged in issue
advocacy opposing ballot initiatives that would raise taxes. He was required to register
the PAC with the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC), the agency responsible for
administering Missouri’s campaign finance disclosu... More...   $0 (11-24-2015 - MO)

Christopher Mathew Payne was convicted of two counts of first degree murder, three counts of child abuse, and two counts of concealing a dead body, and was sentenced to death for each murder. We have jurisdiction of this automatic appeal pursuant to Article 6, Section 5(3) of the Arizona Constitution and A.R.S. § 13–4031.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1

¶ 2 Christo... More...   $0 (11-22-2015 - AZ)

On April 23, 2015, the Government filed a Superseding Indictment (“SI”) charging Silver
with two counts of honest services mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1346; two counts of honest
services wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1346; two counts of extortion under color of official
right, 18 U.S.C. § 1951; and money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1957. SI ¶¶ 33-45. The
Superseding Indictmen... More...   $0 (11-17-2015 - NY)

A provincial court in Ecuador has entered a multibillion dollar judgment against Chevron Corporation ("Chevron") in an action brought by indigenous peoples in the Amazonian rain forest (the "Lago Agrio Plaintiffs" or "LAPs").1 The gravamen of their case is alleged pollution of the rain forest in years ending in 1992 by Texaco, Inc. ("Texaco"), the stock of which Chevron acquired at the end of 2001... More...   $0 (11-15-2015 - NY)

Amarin is a biopharmaceutical company incorporated in Delaware and based in New
Jersey. Compl. ¶ 24. It and four medical doctors resident in New York2 (collectively, “Amarin”)
bring this suit against the FDA, two officials with responsibility over the FDA (Dr. Stephen
Ostroff and Sylvia Matthews Burwell), and the United States (collectively, the “FDA”).3 The
FDA is the federa... More...   $0 (11-15-2015 - NY)

Michael Steven Morgan, an attorney and politician, appeals from a bribery
conviction. See 18 U.S.C. § 666. As he would have it, the evidence was insufficient to
convict and the jury was not properly instructed on specific intent. Not only that, but he
should have a new trial because the government failed to disclose tacit agreements with a
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witness. The government’s cross-... More...   $0 (11-10-2015 - OK)

On April 15, 2014, FedFirst and CB Financial announced that the two corporations
had executed a merger agreement that, if approved by the stockholders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of stock, would result in the merger of FedFirst and CB Financial.2 The
merger agreement provided that FedFirst shareholders would receive either $23.00 in cash
or 1.1590 shares of CB Fina... More...   $0 (11-09-2015 - MD)

In this case, which is before us on the certification of state-law questions by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, we address whether, under Ohio’s Dormant Mineral Act, codified in R.C. 5301.56, a recorded lease of severed oil and gas rights, or the expiration of that lease, is a title transaction that constitutes a saving event to preclude the se... More...   $0 (11-05-2015 - OH)

For four years, from 1966 to 1970, James Folta was employed as a shipping clerk and product tester for defendant Ferro Engineering. During that time period, as part of his job duties, he was exposed to products containing asbestos. Forty-one years later, in May 2011, James was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a disease associated with asbestos exposure. One month later, he brought a civil action in th... More...   $0 (11-04-2015 - IL)

The plaintiffs, Sharon Price and Michael Fruth, as individuals and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, filed a petition in the circuit court of Madison County seeking relief from judgment pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2012)). The circuit court denied the petition on the merits and the appellate court reversed In February, 200... More...   $0 (11-04-2015 - IL)

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of appellant’s plea to the jurisdiction. In an opinion and judgment dated July 29, 2015, we affirmed in part, reversed and rendered a dismissal in favor of appellant in part, and remanded for further proceedings. On August 13, 2015, appellant filed a motion for rehearing. Although we deny the motion for rehearing, we withdraw our opinion and judgment... More...   $0 (10-28-2015 - TX)

In 2007, MHC applied for a permit with ACE to fill wetlands in the roadbed of a
proposed connector road in the Turkey Creek Watershed near Gulfport. MHC planned to use
wetland mitigation bank credits to offset the loss of wetland in the roadbed, but the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), ACE, and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) took issue with that s... More...   $0 (10-28-2015 - MS)

Sixteen years ago more than sixty Native American tribes
entered into Tribal-State Gaming Compacts with the State of
California. Sadly, the long and tortured history leading to the
culmination of these Compacts did not cease there. Rather,
litigation based on ambiguous provisions as to the number of
authorized gaming devices has ensued for most of the
duration of these Comp... More...   $0 (10-26-2015 - CA)

Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown ("Sheriff Brown") appeals from orders entered on 4 November 2013 denying his motions to dismiss under Rule 12 as well as granting a preliminary injunction in favor of plaintiffs Sandhill Amusements, LLC n 2 July 2013, Alcohol Law Enforcement ("ALE") Special Agent Kenny Simma ("Agent Simma"), Assistant Supervisor Keith Quick ("Agent Quick"), and Onslow County Sheriff'... More...   $0 (10-25-2015 - NC)

When the Mississippi State Highway Commission (MHC) sought a permit from the
Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) to fill wetlands in the roadbed of a proposed limited-access
road, it pledged approximately 1,300 acres of Ward Gulfport Properties, L.P.’s and T. Jerard
Gulfport, L.L.C.’s (“Ward,” collectively) property as wetlands mitigation. ACE issued the
permit to MHC in 2009. Ward filed... More...   $0 (10-24-2015 - MS)

Alamo Heights Independent School District (AHISD) appeals the denial of the plea to the jurisdiction it filed in response to the discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by former employee Catherine Clark. We affirm the trial court’s order.
BACKGROUND
Clark was hired by AHISD as a physical education teacher and coach for female students at Alamo Heights Junior School in 2007. Her direc... More...   $0 (10-21-2015 - TX)

The issue before this court is whether the panel abused its discretion in denying U.S.D. 512's motion to intervene. A motion to intervene under either the intervention as a matter of right or permissive standard can be defeated by untimely application. And we conclude U.S.D. 512's motion was untimely. Accordingly, we hold the panel did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion. Standard of r... More...   $0 (10-20-2015 - KS)

1 In 2000, Roger Jones purchased approximately 4,900 acres of property in Teton County, Montana, known as Boadle Ranch. Since acquiring the property, Jones has prohibited public use of the two main roads transecting Boadle Ranch. Public Lands/Water Access Association (PLWA), a Montana non-profit membership organization dedicated to promoting access to public-owned lands, has consistently sought to... More...   $410000 (10-19-2015 - MT)

Todd Bohlen appeals the district court’s ruling on his petition to recover
child support overpayments he made to Jennifer Heller after his parental rights
were terminated. Todd Bohlen and Jennifer Heller divorced in 1997. Bohlen was ordered to
pay Heller child support of $312 per month. Bohlen left the state and lost contact
with his child. He also fell behind in his child s... More...   $0 (10-18-2015 - IA)

Boadle Ranch is an approximately 4,900 acre parcel in Teton County, Montana.
Two roads transect Boadle Ranch—Boadle Road and Canal Road. Boadle Road enters
Boadle Ranch at the east boundary of the property and travels west where historically it
crossed the Sun River Slope Canal (Slope Canal) via Boadle Bridge and intersected with
Canal Road. Canal Road runs northwest to Pish... More...   $405000 (10-15-2015 - MT)

Beginning in 1995, Proctor started gambling on video gaming machines at various restaurants and bars in Columbia, South Carolina. From 1999 to 2005, Proctor frequently gambled on video poker machines located in Rockaways and Pizza Man, which are operated by Whitlark & Whitlark, Inc. ("Whitlark"). Forest Whitlark and Paul Whitlark are part owners of Whitlark. At the time, Charlie E. Bishop and B... More...   $0 (10-13-2015 - SC)

This appeal has a complicated background, involving multiple lawsuits in
federal district courts, Florida state court, and a Spanish bankruptcy court. The
common denominator of these suits is Quail Cruises Ship Management (“Quail”),
from which multiple parties, including participants in this appeal, have tried to
collect money that they believe Quail owes them.
contract w... More...   $0 (10-12-2015 - FL)

Petitioners in these four actions, transferred to and consolidated in this court by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation for handling as a multi-circuit case, represent eighteen states1 who challenge the validity of a Final Rule adopted by respondents U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “the Clean Water Rule.” 80 Fed. Reg. 37,054 (June 29, 2015). ... More...   $0 (10-11-2015 - GA)

Petitioners in these four actions, transferred to and consolidated in this court by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation for handling as a multi-circuit case, represent eighteen states1 who challenge the validity of a Final Rule adopted by respondents U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “the Clean Water Rule.” 80 Fed. Reg. 37,054 (June 29, 2015).... More...   $0 (10-11-2015 - TX)

Petitioners in these four actions, transferred to and consolidated in this court by the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation for handling as a multi-circuit case, represent eighteen states1 who challenge the validity of a Final Rule adopted by respondents U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “the Clean Water Rule.” 80 Fed. Reg. 37,054 (June 29, 2015).... More...   $0 (10-11-2015 - OK)