On March 28, 2002, The Old Line Life Insurance Company of America (“Old Line”)1 issued a $100,000 life insurance policy to David Ray Hood (“Hood”), who had named his son, Erik Christopher Hood (“Erik”), as the sole beneficiary under the policy. When Hood died on September 17, 2007, Erik, who was sixteen years old, left his father’s residence in order to reside with his older half-sis... More...   $0 (12-19-2013 - TN)

Litigation by class action has long been recognized as a superior method of resolving wage and hour claims in California (see Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court (2012) 53 Cal.4th 1004, 1033 (Brinker)), including those seeking redress for unpaid overtime wages. Nonetheless, when confronted with the myriad individual facts asserted by employers in support of the executive exemption as a defe... More...   $0 (12-04-2013 - CA)

In December 2011, the City of Live Oak (the City) passed an ordinance prohibiting the cultivation of marijuana for any purpose within the City. Plaintiffs sued, contending the ordinance violated the Compassionate Use Act (CUA) (Health & Saf. Code,1 § 11362.5), the Medical Marijuana Program (MMP) (§ 11362.7 et seq.), equal

1 Further undesignated statutory references are to the Health and... More...   $0 (12-01-2013 - CA)

Apple Inc. appeals from an order of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denying Apple’s request for a permanent injunction against Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Inc., and Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (collectively, “Samsung”). See Apple Inc. v. Samsung Elecs. Co., 909 F. Supp. 2d 1147 (N.D. Cal. 2012) (“Injunction Ord... More...   $0 (11-18-2013 - DC)

The United States of America sued John Michael Palmer, Jr. with felony possession of a firearm and amunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922 and 924 which provides:

Section 922:

(a) It shall be unlawful—

(1) for any person—

(A) except a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, to engage in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in fi... More...   $0 (10-31-2013 - OK)

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company d/b/a AT&T Oklahoma sued Levitts Underground, LLC a property damage negligence theory claiming:

1. On or about the 27th day of August, 2009, the Defendant, by and through its authorized
agents, subcontractors or employees, negligently damaged telecommunications equipment owned by the Plaintiff and located at or around the front of 5200 South Harvard... More...   $61000 (10-27-2013 - OK)

The United States of America charged Christopher Dean Staples, age 30, with:

Count: 1 Citation: 21:846=CD.F Offense Level: 4

21:846 and 841(b)(1)(A)(iii)-DRUG CONSPIRACY; 21:853(a)-CONSPIRACY FORFEITURE

Count: 11 Citation: 21:841A=CD.F Offense Level: 4
21:841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)(viii)-DISTRIBUTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE; 21:853(a)-CONSPIRACY FOR... More...   $0 (10-17-2013 - OK)

In this case we address an issue of apparent first impression in Texas: whether an action brought against a guarantor of payment to recover a deficiency after a non-judicial foreclosure is barred by the four-year statute of limitations in section 16.004 of the Texas Practices and Remedies Code if the action is filed more than four years after the claim on the guaranty accrued but less than two yea... More...   $0 (09-03-2013 - TX)

Plaintiff j2 Global Communications, Inc. appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendant City of Los Angeles on j2‟s claim for a refund of taxes it paid for telecommunication services it used in connection with services it provided to its customers over the Internet. j2 contends it is exempt from taxation on those telecommunication services under the Internet Tax Freedom Act, as amended in... More...   $0 (07-26-2013 - CA)

We must decide whether federal law pre-empts the New Hampshire design-defect claim under which respondent Karen Bartlett recovered damages from petitioner Mutual Pharmaceutical, the manufacturer of sulindac, a generic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). New Hampshire law imposes a duty on manufacturers to ensure that the drugs they market are not unreasonably unsafe, and a drug’s safety... More...   $0 (06-24-2013 - DC)

Plaintiffs-appellants Debra Seitz, a real estate professional, and Greg Welter, then an Elgin police officer, found themselves in trouble after the City of Elgin (“City”) learned about Greg’s use of police databases to further the interests of a real estate management company that he partially owned. The City learned of Greg’s actions when it received print-outs of email traffic between Gr... More...   $0 (06-24-2013 - IL)

Beckey Caraway and DAvid Caraway d/b/a DLC Telecom sued Mike Caraway and Ronnie Lee on tortious interference with contact claiming:

1. Plaintiffs are residents of the state of Oklahoma, and are doing business as DLC Telecom within the state of Oklahoma with their principal place of business located at 15420 S.E. 104th Street, Choctaw, Oklahoma, 73020.

2. Defendant Caraway is an i... More...   $1 (05-31-2013 - OK)

The United States of America charged Jeremy Hammond with computer fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030; fraud activity connected with computers in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1030; trafficing in counterfeit device in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1029; and fraud with identification documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1028 in conjunction with "hacktivist" activities associated with illegally accessing computer... More...   $0 (05-28-2013 - NY)

The People of the State of California charged Rico Lyntice Riley, age 31, with multiple sexual assault charges, including rape and tying up the female victim.

The woman was assaulted by Riley and one of her friends after she refused Riley's sexual advances, according to a Sacramento County District Attorney's Office news release. The friend eventually left the woman's apartment, but Rile... More...   $0 (04-19-2013 - CA)

Southern Walk at Broadlands Homeowners Association brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment against OpenBand at Broadlands, the corporation with which it had contracted in 2001 for wire-based video services. Southern Walk alleges that the 2007 Exclusivity Order issued by the Federal Communications Commission renders "null and void" OpenBand’s exclusive rights under the 2001 contracts t... More...   $0 (04-05-2013 - VA)

The federal Medicaid statute’s anti-lien provision, 42 U. S. C. §1396p(a)(1), pre-empts a State’s effort to take any portion of a Medicaid beneficiary’s tort judgment or settlement not “designated aspayments for medical care,” Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Servs. v. Ahlborn, 547 U. S. 268, 284. A North Carolina statute requires that up to one-third of any damages recovered by a ben... More...   $0 (03-30-2013 - NC)

The United States of America charged Homer Helter, age 68, and James Kassel, age 61, with illegally selling guns with a license and conspiring to deal firearms without a license. Helter owns and operated Homer Helter's Antique & Military Mall in Naples, Florida.

The Defendant claimed that they were selling guns from their personal collections and did so infrequently, which is legal withou... More...   $0 (03-30-2013 - FL)

Appellant Conejo Wellness Center, Inc. (Conejo) is located in the City of Agoura Hills. Conejo is a California cooperative corporation that operates as a nonprofit collective engaged in the distribution of medical marijuana to its members. Respondent is the City of Agoura Hills (Agoura).

In the court below, Conejo filed a complaint which sought injunctive and declaratory relief against Agou... More...   $0 (03-29-2013 - CA)

After plaintiff Gustavo E. Vasquez purchased a used car on credit from defendant Greene Motors, Inc. (Greene), the vehicle‘s financing was assigned to defendant American Honda Finance Corporation (Honda). When Vasquez later sued Greene and Honda in connection with the terms of the financing, defendants petitioned the superior court to compel arbitration of the matter under a clause in the sales ... More...   $0 (03-27-2013 - CA)

Appellant Jeffrey Wiest brought an action under the whistleblower protection provisions set forth in Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”), 18 U.S.C. § 1514A, and under Pennsylvania law against Appellees Tyco Electronics Corporation and several officers and directors of Tyco Electronics (collectively, “Tyco”). The District Court granted Tyco‟s Motion to Dismiss the federal whist... More...   $0 (03-19-2013 - PA)

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over cases“arising under any Act of Congress relating to patents.” 28 U. S. C. §1338(a). The question presented is whether a state law claim alleging legal malpractice in the handling of a patent case must be brought in federal court.
I In the early 1990s, respondent Vernon Minton developed a computer program and telecommunications network design... More...   $0 (02-20-2013 - TX)

This is an employment discrimination case, specifically pregnancy discrimination. It is an unusual case in several respects, including that the interactions between plaintiff and defendant‟s representatives were relatively brief, over a period of less than four months; save for four in-person interviews or meetings and a handful of telephone calls, those interactions were all via email; and plai... More...   $0 (12-28-2012 - CA)

The City of Houston appeals the trial court’s judgment dismissing, without prejudice, the City’s claims against CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC. In two issues, the City contends that the trial court erred by granting CenterPoint’s plea to the jurisdiction.

We affirm.

Background

CenterPoint is a regulated utility in the business of transmitting and distributing e... More...   $0 (12-24-2012 - TX)

Gayen Hancock, David Cross, Montez Mutzig, and James Bollinger (collectively “Plaintiffs”) seek to represent a class of customers dissatisfied with “U-verse,” a digital telecommunications service. The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma dismissed their claims based on forum selection and arbitration clauses in the U-verse terms of service. Plaintiffs appeal th... More...   $0 (12-12-2012 - OK)

Crystal Morgan, Karla Sylvester and Janay Famous (plaintiffs or appellants) filed this lawsuit against their former employer Wet Seal, Inc. and Wet Seal Retail, Inc. (Wet Seal). Plaintiffs alleged that Wet Seal violated California law by requiring employees to (1) purchase Wet Seal clothing and merchandise as a condition of employment and (2) travel between Wet Seal business locations without reim... More...   $0 (11-07-2012 - CA)