Defendant King County’s public transit agency, Metro,
operates an extensive public transportation system in the
greater Seattle metropolitan area, with the primary purpose of
providing safe and reliable public transportation. Like many
transit agencies, Metro finances its operations in part by
selling advertising space, including on the exteriors of its
buses. Advertisement... More...   $0 (08-12-2015 - WA)

Brennan appeals from the district court’s order dismissing
his action in favor of arbitration. Opus Bank cross appeals
from the district court’s implicit denial of its motion to seal
Brennan’s complaint, and the district court’s denial of its
motion for reconsideration as moot. We have jurisdiction of
both appeals pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm the
district court’s... More...   $0 (08-11-2015 - WA)

New York, NY - Former Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Extortion And Fraud Charges

NORAMIE JASMIN, the former mayor of Spring Valley in Rockland County, was sentenced today in federal court in White Plains to four years in prison for fraud and extortion, charges that stemmed from her misuse of her position as mayor in an effort to enrich herself. J... More...   $0 (08-07-2015 - NY)

In 2011, Texas (“the State”) passed Senate Bill 14 (“SB 14”), which requires individuals to present one of several forms of photo identification in order to vote. See Act of May 16, 2011, 82d Leg., R.S., ch. 123, 2011 Tex. Gen. Laws 619. Plaintiffs filed suit challenging the constitutionality and legality of the law. The district court held that SB 14 was enacted with a racially discriminatory pur... More...   $0 (08-06-2015 - TX)

In this case, we determine whether the Director of the Labor Relations Division
4 (the Director) of the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (DWS) is in
5 violation of the Public Works Minimum Wage Act (the Act), NMSA 1978, §§ 13-4
6 10 to -17 (1937, as amended through 2011), for failing to set prevailing wage rates
7 and prevailing fringe benefit rates for public works pro... More...   $0 (08-05-2015 - NM)

The automobile sales contract in the present case has an arbitration agreement that provides, among other things, that arbitral awards of $0 or over $100,000 as well as grants but not denials of injunctive relief may be appealed to a panel of arbitrators. The arbitration agreement also has provisions that require the party appealing the award to front the costs of the appeal, preserve the right o... More...   $0 (08-03-2015 - CA)

Mother appeals the parent-child contact and property division orders in a final divorce decree that assign her sole parental rights and responsibilities with regard to the parties’ children. On appeal, mother argues that the trial court was bound to consider findings of fact made by the presiding magistrate at a temporary hearing and that the court’s findings do not support its conclusions. We ... More...   $0 (08-02-2015 - VT)

Appellants sued appellees on several theories of liability including barratry. The trial court granted a take-nothing summary judgment in favor of appellees. Appellants raise thirteen issues on appeal. We affirm the trial court’s judgment in part, reverse it in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
1 The Honorable Kerry P. FitzGerald, Retired Justice, was a mem... More...   $0 (07-31-2015 - TX)

This is an appeal from the trial court’s denial of a temporary injunction. Appellant, Nueva Generacion Music Group, Inc. (“Nueva”), sued appellee, Isidro Chavez Espinoza, a musician professionally known as Espinoza Paz (“Espinoza”), for breach of a settlement agreement that attempted to resolve conflicts arising out
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of Nueva’s professional representation of Espinoza. Nueva sought a tempo... More...   $0 (07-30-2015 - TX)

Jacksonville, FL - The State of Florida charged Randall Deviney, age 25, with first-degree murder in the death of Delores Futrell, age 65, who was killed in 2008. Futrell was a neighbor of Deviney's. The State alleged that Deviney cut Futrell's throat while attempting to rob her.

Defendant admitted that he killed Futrell in an effort to escape the death penalty.

A former convi... More...   $0 (07-25-2015 - FL)

Plaintiff Gary Tsirelman’s medical license was revoked in a
New York disciplinary proceeding. On appeal, he challenges New
York’s use of the preponderance‐of‐the‐evidence standard in such
proceedings as a violation of the Due Process Clause. Because we
hold that the Constitution does not require a higher standard of
3 No. 14‐2154‐cv
proof in fr... More...   $0 (07-24-2015 - NY)

In October 2013, William “Bill” Stone moved from Ashland in Benton County to
Holly Springs in Marshall County. He now seeks the Democratic Party nomination for the
newly-created Senate District 10, a district which encompasses parts of Marshall County,
including Stone’s home in Holly Springs, and parts of Tate County. On March 2, 2015, Steve
Hale,1 a resident of Tate County who al... More...   $0 (07-24-2015 - )

Pablo Soliz appeals the final summary judgment rendered against him in a quo warranto proceeding. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Soliz was elected constable for precinct 3 of Brooks County, Texas in November 2012, and he took office on January 1, 2013. On February 27, 2014, the Attorney General of the State of Texas initiated a quo warranto proceeding against Soliz pursuant to section 6... More...   $0 (07-24-2015 - TX)

Plaintiffs are borrowers who failed to purchase hazard insurance on their
mortgaged properties, as required by the terms of their loan agreements. Their
loan servicer, GMAC Mortgage LLC (“GMAC”), bought lender-placed insurance
(“LPI”) from Balboa Insurance Company and MeritPlan Insurance Company
(together, “Balboa”) at rates that were approved by regulators. GMAC then
sought re... More...   $0 (07-22-2015 - NY)

Jacksonville, FL - The State of Florida charged Randall Deviney with first-degree murder for killing 65-year-old Delores Futrell in 2008.

Court Events
Date Time Type Location Courtroom Cancelled
9/25/2008 9:00 AM ARRAIGNMENT DATE 330 E BAY ST (CIRCUIT) 6
10/23/2008 9:00 AM PRETRIAL 330 E BAY ST (CIRCUIT) 6
11/25/2008 9:00 AM ARRAIGNMENT DATE 330 E BAY ST (CIRCUIT) 6
... More...   $0 (07-18-2015 - FL)

On November 3, 2009, Appellant was elected the seventy-first Governor of Virginia. From the outset, he made economic development and the promotion of Virginia businesses priorities of his administration. The economic downturn preceding the election had taken a personal toll on Appellant. Mobo Real Estate Partners LLC (“Mobo”), a business operated by Appellant and his sister, was losing money on ... More...   $0 (07-18-2015 - )

The mother, Emily E. Dickson n/k/a Emily E. Dial, appeals a post-judgment order
designating the school of the parties’ minor child and placing him in the care of the father,
Donald M. Dickson, on school nights. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.1
1 We reject the mother’s argument that she was denied due process without
comment. See N.C. v. Anderson, 882 So. 2d 990, 993 ... More...   $0 (07-17-2015 - FL)

Appellants, Pamela Y. Kelley, Arthur Lee Kelley, Clara Brooks, and Gary L.
Leonard, appeal a temporary injunction precluding appellants from executing a
judgment against a non-party by selling property which appellee, Lavearn Ivey,
claims to own. Ivey raises a cross-point requesting appellate sanctions. We affirm
the temporary injunction and deny the request for sanctions.
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After an incident involving his then-deputy coroner, Grant
County Coroner Jerry Lee Jasman pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and resigned
from office. By statute, Jasman's conviction prohibited him from holding public
office again. RCW 9.92.120. However, the new Grant County coroner, Craig
Morrison, quickly hired Jasman as chief deputy coroner and chief investigator. In thi... More...   $0 (07-16-2015 - )

We begin with a brief summary of the regulation of the initiative petition signature collection process to provide context for our discussion of the relevant facts. The powers of initiative and referendum reserved by the people in Article IV, section 1, of the Oregon Constitution allow them to enact statutes, adopt or reject bills passed by the legislature, and adopt amendments to the state consti... More...   $0 (07-16-2015 - )

The question presented in this case is whether appellant Kimberlee Nelson
(“Kimberlee”) is entitled to the proceeds of a term life insurance policy on her husband
under Minn. Stat. § 518.58, subd. 1a (2014). Prior to his death and after consulting a
lawyer about divorcing Kimberlee, Kimberlee’s husband, Michael Nelson (“Michael”),
changed the beneficiary on the policy from Kim... More...   $0 (07-15-2015 - )

Appellee, Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage”), sued appellant, Hsin-
Chi-Su aka Nobu Su (“Su”), seeking, inter alia, to recover Vantage shares held by
Su’s wholly-owned affiliate, F3 Capital, on the ground the stock was acquired via
Su’s fraud and breach of fiduciary duties. The trial court signed a temporary
injunction precluding Su from disposing of, or otherwise encumbering, th... More...   $0 (07-14-2015 - TX)

Between 2007 and 2012, Appellant Patricia Fountain, an IRS employee, helped orchestrate several schemes to fraudulently obtain cash refunds from the IRS. Those schemes involved filing false tax returns that claimed refunds pursuant to the Telephone Excise Tax Refund (“TETR”), the First Time Home Buyer Credit (“FTHBC”), or the American Opportunity Tax Credit (“AOTC”). Fountain employed her knowle... More...   $0 (07-14-2015 - )

Alice Shea appeals, and Theresa Lorenz and Mark Lorenz cross-appeal,
the district court’s decision following a bench trial that involved the transfer of
certain investment accounts owned by William (Bill) Lorenz before his death. Bill
was ordered to pay his former spouse, Alice, traditional alimony in the amount of
$2000 per month until her death or remarriage. This alimony o... More...   $0 (07-12-2015 - )

Over the course of five weeks of trial, federal prosecutors sought to prove that former Governor of Virginia Robert F. McDonnell (“Appellant”) and his wife, Maureen McDonnell, accepted money and lavish gifts in exchange for efforts to assist a Virginia company in securing state university testing of a dietary supplement the company had developed. The jury found Appellant guilty of eleven counts of... More...   $0 (07-11-2015 - VA)