James Wasson appeals from the decree dissolving his marriage to Tammy Wasson. He contends the district court erred in granting joint physical care of the parties’ two minor children, in requiring him to pay spousal support, and in ordering him to pay $1500 of Tammy’s trial attorney fees. In response, Tammy requests we affirm the district court’s decree and seeks an award of appellate attorne... More...   $0 (06-12-2013 - IA)

Hawkeye Land Company (Hawkeye) appeals from the district court ruling denying its application for a permanent injunction.1 Hawkeye seeks to prevent the city of Coralville, Iowa (Coralville) from constructing a street extension over railroad tracks in which Hawkeye claims an interest, and argues the district court erred in denying its application for injunction. Because we find that Hawkeye has an ... More...   $0 (06-12-2013 - IA)

gunbroke into a woman’s home in Salisbury, Maryland. He raped her. The police were unable to identify or apprehend the assailant based on any detailed description or other evidence they then had, but they did obtain from the victim a sample of the perpetrator’s DNA.
In 2009 Alonzo King was arrested in Wicomico County,Maryland, and charged with first- and second-degree assault for menacing ... More...   $0 (06-03-2013 - )

The issues presented in this appeal concern the legality of appellant SideCars, Inc.’s “Collateral Protection Coverageâ€� (CPC) program that it marketed, sold, and administered for “buy here, pay hereâ€� car dealers.1 Facing competing motions for summary judgment, the trial court ruled in favor of appellees the Texas Department of Insurance and Mike Geeslin, in his capacity as the Texas Comm... More...   $0 (06-01-2013 - TX)

On its face, this appeal involves a somewhat technical issue of federal appellate procedure—namely, whether we have jurisdiction under the “collateral orderâ€� doctrine to consider the merits of this interlocutory appeal. But a similarly difficult inquiry, which also bears on our analysis of the jurisdictional question, is whether the District Court properly applied governing choice-of-law pri... More...   $0 (05-31-2013 - NY)

C & H Pipeline Construction sued Enterprise Products Operating, LLC f/k/a Enterprise Products Company, Enterprise Products Partners, LP and Enterprise Texas Pipeline, LLC on negligence theory claiming that it was damaged as a direct result of the Defendants giving it an all clear for excavation worked near Cleburne, Texas that resulted in a gas line rupture and explosion that killed one of C & H's... More...   $27000000 (05-31-2013 - OK)

The United States of America charged Sami Samir Hassoun with use of certain weapons of mass destruction in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2332 and explosive penalities - if death results in violation of 18 U.S.C. 8441 as a result of Defendant placing what he believe to be a powerful bomb along a bustling city street near the Chicago Cubs' baseball stadium. The bomb was actually a fake given to him by an ... More...   $0 (05-31-2013 - IL)

The State of Illinois charged Ronald Stolberg, age 49, with first-degree murder in conjunction with the death of his wife who he held to the floor until she stopped breathing in the early morning hours of June 8, 2011 in their townhouse in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Prosecutors Jim Newman and Scott Hoffert argued that Stolberg became so irritated, sleep-deprived and frustrated with his menta... More...   $0 (05-28-2013 - IL)

The United States of America charged Dr. Peter J. Ajemian, age 64, and others with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit health care and mail fraud and conspiracy to defraud a United States agency in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and healthcare fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 287; 18 U.S.C. 1347; mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341; fraud by wire, radio or television in violation of 18 U.S.C... More...   $0 (05-26-2013 - NY)

Robert R. Tweed (Tweed) and his investment firm, Tweed Financial Services, Inc. (TFI), appeal the order denying their petition to compel arbitration of claims for damages asserted against them by Ronay Family Limited Partnership (Ronay). The claims arose out of Tweed's provision of advice concerning Ronay's purchase of investments offered by CapWest Securities, Inc. (CapWest), for which Tweed and ... More...   $0 (05-23-2013 - CA)

Melvin Towns (“Townsâ€�) challenges his conviction and sentence for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and conspiracy to possess and distribute pseudoephedrine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. He argues primarily that some of the evidence against him—pseudoephedrine purchase logs—was introduced in violation of the business records exception to the hearsay rule and the Sixth Amendment... More...   $0 (05-01-2013 - TX)

Husband appeals from a judgment of dissolution
of marriage, arguing that the court erred in dividing
the parties’ retirement benefits, and, specifically, in its
treatment of wife’s federal Civil Service Retirement System
(CSRS) benefits. In particular, husband asserts that the
trial court’s apportionment methodology (described in
detail below) violated 42 USC section ... More...   $0 (04-24-2013 - OR)

In five issues, Appellants Fain Family First Limited Partnership and Fain Family Management Corporation (collectively, FFFLP) appeal the trial court‘s

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1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.

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summary judgment for Appellee EOG Resources, Inc. We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.

II. Background

In 2004, FFFLP and EOG entered into a ―p... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - TX)

No one would deny that Donald Trump, the real estate magnate, television personality, author, and erstwhile presidential candidate, cuts a celebrated, if controversial, public figure. We must decide whether Trump University, LLC, a private, for-profit entity purporting to teach Trump’s “insider success secrets,â€� is itself a public or limited public figure so as to implicate the First Amendme... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - CA)

Katherine Lees began her freshman year at Carthage College in the fall of 2008. On September 21, 2008, she was sexually assaulted in her dorm room by two men she believed to be Carthage students. Lees withdrew from Carthage after the attack and eventually brought this negligence action against

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the college and its insurer, Lexington Insurance Company (collectively, “Ca... More...   $0 (04-16-2013 - WI)

Defendant was charged with sexually molesting two victims. A jury convicted defendant of some counts involving one victim while deadlocking on all counts involving the other victim. Nevertheless, the jury returned a true finding on a ―One Strike‖ allegation that defendant had committed offenses against multiple victims. (Pen. Code, § 667.61, subds. (b), (e)(4); all further statutory reference... More...   $0 (04-08-2013 - CA)

The State of Oklahoma charged Jennifer Lyn Adams, age 37, with second degree municipal arrest DUI in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902; unlawful possession of controlled drug in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402; transporting open container of liquor in violation of 37 O.S. 537; and driving left of center in violation of 47 O.S. 11-306.

Defendant was previously convicted to manslaughter in conjunction w... More...   $0 (04-08-2013 - OK)

Defendant Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and defendant Modern Facilities Services, Inc., appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Soma Mandal, M.D., for injuries suffered as a result of her fall at Pavonia Station in Jersey City on March 18, 2007. Because, among other things, the trial judge erroneously instructed the jury that the Port Authority was burdened... More...   $0 (04-04-2013 - NJ)

Dennis Hartman sued CSX Transportation on a FELA negligence theory claiming that he twisted his knee while working at the railroad's Rose Lake Yard in East St. Louis. Plaintiff accused CSX of conspiracy and of leaving safety hazards in its railroad yard with the result that Hartman was injured on the job.

... More...   $0 (04-01-2013 - IL)

Robert Sher sued Brisam Tulsa, LLC, Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills, Hilton Worldwide, Inc., Hilton, Inc., HLT Existing Franchise Holding, LLC, Zurich American Insurance Company, MCSAM Hotel Group, LLC, Parkard Companies, Packard Hospitality Group, LLC and Joshua Evans on negligence theories claiming;

1. That Plaintiff, Robert Sher, hereinafter referred to as “Plaintiff’, was a resident o... More...   $0 (03-21-2013 - OK)

A federal jury found Sears, Roebuck and Co. liable for causing Lisa
Learmonth’s injuries in an automobile accident. In a general verdict, the jury
awarded her $4 million in compensatory damages. On Sears’ motion, the district
court interpreted the award to include $2.2 million in noneconomic damages,
then reduced this portion of the award to $1 million pursuant to Mississippiâ€... More...   $0 (03-20-2013 - MS)

The State of Oklahoma charged Daniel Lee Watashe second degree burglary in violation of 21 O.S. 1435 and unlawful possession of controlled drug in violation of 63 O.S. 2-402.

Title 21 O.S. Section 1435 provides:

Every person who breaks and enters any building or any part of any building, room, booth, tent, railroad car, automobile, truck, trailer, vessel or other structure or ere... More...   $0 (02-28-2013 - OK)

Tulsa, OK - Criminal defense lawyer Kevin Adams represented Levi Clayton Avera who was charged by the State of Oklahoma with:

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: DI6AM, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL - SECOND OFFENSE (MUNICIPAL ARREST) , in violation of 47 O.S. 11-902(A2)
Date Of Offense: 10/06/2012

Party N... More...   $0 (02-27-2013 - OK)

¶1 Robert “Bob� Sayers (Sayers) appeals an order of the Twelfth Judicial District Court, Chouteau County, that granted summary judgment to Chouteau County (County) on Sayers’s claim seeking declaratory relief regarding whether the entire length of Lippard Road constituted a public roadway. We affirm.

¶2 We address the following issues on appeal:

¶3 Whether the District Court... More...   $0 (02-27-2013 - MT)

A federal jury found Sears, Roebuck and Co. liable for causing Lisa Learmonth’s injuries in an automobile accident. In a general verdict, the jury awarded her $4 million in compensatory damages. On Sears’ motion, the district court interpreted the award to include $2.2 million in noneconomic damages, then reduced this portion of the award to $1 million pursuant to Mississippi’s statutory cap... More...   $0 (02-27-2013 - MS)