14 Since the invention of the printing press, the distribution of books has
15 involved a fundamentally consistent process: compose a manuscript, print and
16 bind it into physical volumes, and then ship and sell the volumes to the public.  
17 In late 2007, Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”) introduced the Kindle, a portable
18 device that carries digital copies of books, known as ... More...   $0 (07-02-2015 - NY)

¶ 1. 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... More...   $0 (06-26-2015 - VT)

The underlying dispute in this case concerns where housing for low-income persons should be constructed in Dallas, Texas—that is, whether the housing should be built in the inner city or in the suburbs. This dispute comes to the Court on a disparate-impact theory of liability. In contrast to a disparate-treatment case, where a “plaintiff must establish that the defendant had a discriminatory i... More...   $0 (06-25-2015 - TX)

Wayson and Susanna Wong bought a hillside home in San Carlos for $2.35 million from Ira and Toby Stoler. Several months after they moved in, the Wongs discovered that they and 12 of their neighbors were connected to a private sewer system and were not directly serviced by the City‟s public system. Believing they had been deceived, they sued the Stolers and the real estate agents who brokered the... More...   $0 (06-23-2015 - CA)

Defendant Samuel Reed shot Amos Becknell multiple times. Becknell
survived. The State charged Reed with attempted first-degree murder and a jury
convicted him as charged. At sentencing, the district court judge departed from the
presumptive sentence for a severity level 1 crime and criminal history of A, instead
sentencing Reed as though he had a criminal history of C.
Both Ree... More...   $0 (06-19-2015 - KS)

This case is before this Court for review of the decision of the First District
Court of Appeal in Alachua County v. Expedia, Inc., 110 So. 3d 941 (Fla. 1st DCA
2013). In its decision, the district court certified the following question of great
public importance:
DOES THE “LOCAL OPTION TOURIST DEVELOPMENT ACT,”
CODIFIED AT SECTION 125.0104, FLORIDA STATUTES,
IMPOSE A T... More...   $0 (06-11-2015 - FL)

After plaintiff and appellant Jessica Chan’s mother died from internal
hemorrhaging related to Coumadin use following heart surgery, Chan successfully sued
defendant and respondent Peter Curran for medical malpractice. Neither the sufficiency
of the evidence to support the malpractice verdict, nor any other issue associated with the
trial and the rendition of the jury verdict, is... More...   $0 (06-09-2015 - CA)

Petitioner and appellant Michael Sela, M.D., (petitioner) filed an appeal from the trial court’s judgment denying his petition for writ of mandate. Petitioner sought in the trial court to set aside the decision of respondent Medical Board of California (Board) that rejected his request for early termination of the probationary restrictions on his medical license. Petitioner appealed despite the ... More...   $0 (05-28-2015 - CA)

At issue in this dissolution of a 27-year marriage are issues of division of
community property and spousal support. Appellant ex-wife questions the court’s
valuation of the couple’s two grocery stores because (1) it purportedly used the wrong
valuation date, (2) it relied on an expert who used the “marital value” of the properties
rather than the “investment value,” an... More...   $0 (05-06-2015 - CA)

Melanie M. requested an administrative hearing after the Department of Health and Human Services (Department) informed her that it was going to change her benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Department informed Melanie—a resident of North Platte, Nebraska—that it would hold the hearing in Lincoln, Nebraska. Melanie could participate telephonically at the De... More...   $0 (04-23-2015 - NE)

This appeal arises from the trial court’s judgment, following a bench trial, rescinding a 2009 amended warrant agreement involving Valerus Compression Services, L.P., Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, Orpheus Holdings, LLC, Stellar Funding Ltd., and Orpheus Funding LLC (collectively, Guggenheim). Valerus filed the underlying suit seeking rescission of the amended warrant due to its factual mist... More...   $0 (04-23-2015 - TX)

Thomas DePrince (“DePrince”) appeals the trial court’s order granting
summary judgment in favor of Starboard Cruise Services, Inc. (“Starboard”) on
DePrince’s claims against Starboard for breach of contract, specific performance,
and conversion. Because we find that disputed issues of material fact remain to be
resolved on all three counts of DePrince’s complaint, we ... More...   $0 (04-08-2015 - FL)

Defendant, who was convicted after a jury trial of
two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, ORS 163.427, and
one count of second-degree sodomy, ORS 163.395, appeals.
He asserts that the trial court erred in denying his motion
to suppress evidence, and in denying his motion for a mistrial
made during the prosecutor’s closing argument. He
also argues that nonunanimous jury ... More...   $0 (03-18-2015 - OR)

In this case concerning a homeowner’s tax protest, the trial court dismissed
most of the homeowner’s claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and granted
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summary judgment to the appraisal district on the homeowner’s remaining claim
regarding his 2011 property taxes. The homeowner challenges these rulings, and
additionally argues that the trial court erred in faili... More...   $0 (03-03-2015 - TX)

¶1 Zagg, Inc. appeals from the district court’s interlocutory
order denying its request for an injunction to prevent Lorence A.
Harmer from selling shares of Zagg stock under the terms of a
settlement agreement between the parties. We reverse that order
and remand the matter to the district court for further proceedings.
Zagg, Inc. v. Harmer
BACKGROUND
¶2 Harmer is ... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - UT)

Our Supreme Court has transferred this matter to us with directions to vacate our decision filed November 26, 2012 and to reconsider the cause in light of Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC (2014) 59 Cal.4th 348 (Iskanian).1
Following the rule announced in Iskanian, we reverse and remand with directions the trial court’s order denying the petition of defendant Arakelian Enterpri... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - CA)

This is an interlocutory appeal of a temporary injunction ancillary to pending
arbitration proceedings. With the exception of one narrow feature of the order that must be
modified, we will affirm the order.
BACKGROUND
The appellants (collectively, “GEMSS”) are affiliated entities that manufacture
medical equipment. In May 2013, GEMSS executed a “Master Distribution Agreem... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - TX)

In related proceedings, appellant Jay H. Cohen, Individually and as Trustee of the JHC Trusts I and II, challenges the trial court’s summary judgments granted in favor of appellees Sandcastle Homes, Inc. and NewBiss Property, LP Specifically, Cohen challenges the trial court’s conclusion that the Sandcastle and NewBiss established their status as bona-fide purchasers of certain real property i... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - TX)

In related proceedings, appellant Jay H. Cohen, Individually and as Trustee of the JHC Trusts I and II, challenges the trial court’s summary judgments granted in favor of appellees Sandcastle Homes, Inc. and NewBiss Property, LP Specifically, Cohen challenges the trial court’s conclusion that the Sandcastle and NewBiss established their status as bona-fide purchasers of certain real property i... More...   $0 (02-26-2015 - TX)

This appeal involves a dispute between two distributors of French skin-care products. The distributor for the Western United States, RD Management Corporation, sued the distributor for the Eastern United States, Ehring Enterprises, Inc., alleging breach of a territorial restriction in a contract and other causes of action.2 After a bench trial, the court found in favor of RD on its contract claim ... More...   $0 (02-25-2015 - TX)

This appeal involves a dispute between two distributors of French skin-care products. The distributor for the Western United States, RD Management Corporation, sued the distributor for the Eastern United States, Ehring Enterprises, Inc., alleging breach of a territorial restriction in a contract and other causes of action.2 After a bench trial, the court found in favor of RD on its contract claim ... More...   $0 (02-25-2015 - TX)

Appellant Michael Karns, owner of the El Fenix chain of Mexican food restaurants in the
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, sought to purchase a competing chain of Mexican food restaurants
from Appellees Jalapeno Tree Holdings, L.L.C., Mark S. Parmerlee, and Paul Bambrey
(collectively “Jalapeno Tree”). Although the parties initially agreed to certain terms outlined in a
letter of inte... More...   $0 (02-21-2015 - TX)

Appellant Eddie Lerma, challenges a jury verdict and subsequent judgment holding him liable to Appellee Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc. (“Border Demolition”) for breach of an oral demolition contract and attorneys’ fees. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Factual History
On May 28, 2008, the City of El Paso condemned a house and detached garage located at 7429 Rose Lane Circle in El P... More...   $0 (02-20-2015 - TX)

[¶1] Darren Seay appeals from a district court judgment granting Svetlana Seay's motion to move with the parties' minor child out of North Dakota and denying his motion to modify primary residential responsibility. We reverse and remand for findings on the best interest factors.

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[¶2] The parties married in June 2004 and divorced in September 2011. After a trial, Svetlana Seay... More...   $0 (02-12-2015 - ND)

Jennifer Ghigliotti and Chris Ghigliotti sued Jimmy E. Smith, Joe Carey and Elizabeth Carey seeking damages claiming:

1. Plaintiffs own and live in a house located at 1525 S.E. 6th Street in Moore, OK.
2. Several months ago, Plaintiffs neighbors (Defendants Joe Carey and Elizabeth Carey, hereinafter “The Careys”) sued Plaintiffs over a dispute over a fence the properties share, SC... More...   $0 (02-11-2015 - OK)