In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, appellants, Stewart Pierce, Vivian Finch, Gene Voorhies, Donald Eudaly, and Margaret Fabian, complain about a trial court order granting a temporary injunction filed by appellee, CRB Partners, LLC. By one issue, appellants argue that the trial court abused its discretion in granting a temporary injunction in favor of appellee because: (1) appellee failed t... More...   $0 (04-01-2010 - TX)

Appellant Carl T. Wibbenmeyer appeals a district court judgment that awarded appellees TechTerra Communications, Inc.; Christian Behier; and Adella Almazan-Seabolt attorney's fees but no other relief. Wibbenmeyer argues that there is no statutory or contractual basis for awarding attorney's fees and that, if there was, the amount awarded was an abuse of discretion. We agree that there was no stat... More...   $0 (03-26-2010 - TX)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and the President and Fellows of Harvard College (collectively, “Ariad”) brought suit against Eli Lilly & Company (“Lilly”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 6,410,516 (“the ’516 patent”). After ... More...   $0 (03-22-2010 - MA)

{1} Defendant Katherine Allen appeals from a jury verdict finding her liable for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, malicious abuse of process, and defamation. Based on these findings of liability, the jury awarded Plaintiff Bill Papatheofanis, Katherine’s ex-husband, $257,500 in compensatory and punitive damages. On appeal, Katherine argues that there was insufficient evidence to support the elem... More...   $0 (03-16-2010 - NM)

Jaymie Quigley brought claims against her landlord, Dale Winter, pursuant to the Fair Housing Act (FHA), 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and the Iowa Civil Rights Act (ICRA), Iowa Code ch. 216, alleging (1) sexual harassment; (2) sex discrimination; and (3) coercion, intimidation, threat, and interference with Quigley’s enjoyment of her housing rights. A jury found in favor of Quigley on all claims a... More...   $0 (03-16-2010 - IA)

David Kunzie (Appellant) appeals from the trial court's denial of his motion to set aside arbitration proceedings on the basis that the trial court erred in finding that a validly formed arbitration agreement existed between Appellant and his former employer, Jack-in-the Box, Inc. (Respondent). We find that Appellant's continued employmentalone did not objectively manifest his intent to be bound t... More...   $0 (03-09-2010 - MO)

This appeal is another chapter in the litigation between Dr. Brenton R. Smith and three hospitals run by Adventist Health System/West. (See Smith v. Selma Community Hospital (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 1478 [hospital governing board erroneously revoked Smith‟s staff membership and hospital privileges]; Central Valley General Hospital v. Smith (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 501 [litigation resulting from fail... More...   $0 (03-05-2010 - CA)

This appeal is another chapter in the litigation between Dr. Brenton R. Smith and three hospitals run by Adventist Health System/West. (See Smith v. Selma Community Hospital (2008) 164 Cal.App.4th 1478 [hospital governing board erroneously revoked Smith‟s staff membership and hospital privileges]; Central Valley General Hospital v. Smith (2008) 162 Cal.App.4th 501 [litigation resulting from fail... More...   $0 (03-04-2010 - CA)

This appeal arises from the trial court’s grant of an interlocutory injunction preventing American Lien Fund, LLC (“ALF”) from barring Sharon Dixon’s right to redeem her real property under OCGA § 48-4-40 et seq., after ALF purchased the property at a tax sale. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In 1976, Dixon acquired title to certain real property in Fulton County. In 2003, ... More...   $0 (03-01-2010 - GA)

Following an evidentiary hearing, plaintiff Citadel Investment Group, LLC (Citadel), filed this interlocutory appeal pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 307(a)(1) (188 Ill. 2d R. 307(a)(1)), seeking reversal of the portion of the circuit court’s order which granted preliminary injunctive relief lasting only through November 16, 2009, against defendant Mikhail Malyshev and through November 17... More...   $0 (02-24-2010 - IL)

Petitioner Arnold Houghton, an officer in the Baltimore City Police Department (“BCPD”), was sued for intentional and constitutional torts committed against Respondent Cheryl Forrest in the course of Houghton’s duties. The case was tried in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, where a jury found against Houghton and awarded compensatory damages to Forrest. On appeal, Houghton argued that th... More...   $0 (02-19-2010 - MD)

Hilda Negrete sued the City of Laredo (“the City”) under Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, alleging claims for hostile work environment and retaliation. See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 21.051, 21.055 (Vernon 2006). The jury found in favor of Negrete on both of her claims, and she was awarded $300,000 in compensatory damages plus attorneys’ fees. We reverse the trial court’s judgment to the ... More...   $0 (02-15-2010 - TX)

Appellants Lifeguard Benefit Services, Inc. and The Amacore Group, Inc. bring this accelerated, interlocutory appeal from the imposition of a temporary injunction (1) enjoining Appellants from denying Appellees Direct Medical Network Solutions, Inc. (ADirectMed@) and Consumer Assistance Services Association (ACASA@) access to and possession of data and information regarding Appellees= members and ... More...   $0 (02-14-2010 - )

¶1 Petitioner, Robert Ward (Father), appeals the trial court's order finding him in contempt of court for failure to pay child support. Having recast this appeal as an application for a writ of prohibition, we deny same.

BACKGROUND

¶2 In 1995, Father and Respondent, Valerie Ward (Mother), were divorced. It is not disputed that the divorce decree awarded Mother custody of the co... More...   $0 (02-11-2010 - OK)

The filing of a bankruptcy petition immediately gives rise to an automatic stay. The stay applies to block or freeze most judicial actions against a debtor. It also permits a debtor to recoup any “actual damages,” including attorney fees, that result from a willful stay violation. See 11 U.S.C. § 362. This case presents questions both as to when a willful stay violation occurs and as to what ... More...   $0 (02-09-2010 - AZ)

Plaintiffs Terri Crandall and JoAnn Hubbard sued for injunctive relief against the City and County of Denver under the citizen-suit provision of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. § 6972(a)(1)(B). Their concern is that aircraft deicing fluid (ADF), which can produce hydrogen-sulfide gas when it decomposes, endangers human health at Concourse B of the Denver Inter... More...   $0 (02-08-2010 - CO)

This interlocutory appeal concerns the attorney compensation structure established by the district court in this ongoing multidistrict litigation ("MDL"), and the applicability of that compensation structure to the Mulligan Law Firm ("Mulligan"). Mulligan represents more than two thousand plaintiffs in upwards of seventy cases that have been transferred by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litig... More...   $0 (02-08-2010 - NY)

These appeals have their origin in a failed real estate transaction. Appellants Farrokh and Scheherezade Sharabianlou offered to purchase a commercial building owned by respondent Berenstein Associates.1 The Sharabianlous engaged real estate agent Ronald Karp and his company California Realty Investment Company (hereafter the Karps) to represent them in the transaction. Soon after the offer was ma... More...   $0 (02-05-2010 - CA)

¶1 Michael David Randolph, Appellant, was tried by jury and found guilty in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-2007-1661, of Count 1, trafficking in illegal drugs, after former conviction of two (2) or more felonies, in violation of 63 O.S.Supp.2004, § 2-415; Count 2, possession of marijuana, second offense, after former conviction of one (1) or more felonies, in violation of 63 O.... More...   $0 (02-04-2010 - OK)

24 This interlocutory appeal concerns the attorney
25 compensation structure established by the district court in this
26 ongoing multidistrict litigation ("MDL"), and the applicability
27 of that compensation structure to the Mulligan Law Firm
28 ("Mulligan"). Mulligan represents more than two thousand
29 plaintiffs in upwards of seventy cases that have been transferred
30... More...   $0 (02-03-2010 - NY)

Appellant, Michael A. Freedman, claimed that appellee, the group of corporate entities known and commonly referred to as “Comcast,” violated the 1997 Maryland Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act, Md. Code (1974, 2006 Repl. Vol.), § 10- 402 et seq. of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (“CJ”). Appellant filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City and the parties fil... More...   $0 (01-29-2010 - MD)

This case involves a dispute regarding a beach access easement. The property is located in the Township of Long Beach, on a portion of Long Beach Island known as Loveladies. Plaintiffs, who we will generally refer to as the Rosens or the Rosen family, brought this action seeking enforcement of a claimed access easement over the beachfront property owned by defendants, Peter and Eileen Keeler. The ... More...   $0 (01-27-2010 - NJ)

Federal law prohibits corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds to make independentexpenditures for speech defined as an “electioneering communication” or for speech expressly advocating the election or defeat of a candidate. 2 U. S. C. §441b. Limits on electioneering communications were upheld in McCon-nell v. Federal Election Comm’n, 540 U. S. 93, 203–209 (2003). ... More...   $0 (01-21-2010 - DC)

The plaintiffs in this appeal brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that a mental health specialist, two sheriff’s deputies, and the County of Contra Costa violated the Fourteenth Amendment due process rights of their son, Robert Clouthier, by failing to prevent his suicide while he was in pretrial detention. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. We... More...   $0 (01-21-2010 - CA)

From 1978 until July 1995, Robert Gilbert worked as a social studies teacher at Palatine High School, which was run by the Board of Education of Township High School District 211 (the “District”). While Gilbert was widely regarded for his skills in the classroom, he continually sparred with colleagues and school officials. Tired of the conflicts, the District discharged Gilbert on July 12, 199... More...   $0 (01-11-2010 - IL)