Appellees Gwendolyn Gene Layton (Gwen) and Troylynn Ann Layton, husband and wife, sued appellants Ledford E. White and Ledford E. White, P.C. (White P.C.) (collectively the White Appellants) and appellant M&M Joint Venture
1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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when they were not repaid funds they had provided, at White’s suggestion, to White’s friends. After a jury trial, the trial court render... More...   $0 (08-10-2017 - TX)

* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1110, this opinion is certified for
publication with the exception of parts III and V.

Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General, Chris A. Knudsen, Assistant Attorney
General, Christine Mersten and Jodi L. Cleesattle, Deputy Attorneys General, for
Defendant and Respondent California Department of Parks and Recreation.
Plaintiff Melo... More...   $0 (08-09-2017 - CA)

After 40 years of employment at Memorial Hermann hospital, Dr. Samia Khalil sued Memorial Hermann Health System for defamation, tortious interference with an existing contract, conspiracy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Khalil, age 77, also sued for age discrimination. Memorial Hermann sought to dismiss several of her claims under summary dismissal procedures found in the Texas ... More...   $0 (08-08-2017 - TX)

This appeal concerns a
constitutional challenge brought by a protester who opposes
abortion. He seeks to enjoin the enforcement of a provision of
the Maine Civil Rights Act ("MCRA"), Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 5,
§ 4684-B(2), that, he contends, facially violates the First
Amendment's guarantee of the freedom of speech.1 The challenged
provision bars a person from making ... More...   $0 (08-08-2017 - ME)

The Orange County Water District (District) was created by the California
Legislature to protect and manage groundwater supplies within its territory, which covers
most of Orange County, California. The District and other regulatory agencies have long
been aware of localized groundwater contamination caused by hazardous substance
releases at various sites in the so-called "South Ba... More...   $0 (08-07-2017 - CA)

In this complex real estate purchase transaction, the seller brought a breach
of contract action against the buyers for failing to purchase the subject property.
The defendant buyers asserted an affirmative defense of novation, arguing that
they were not liable under the purchase agreement because it had been superseded
by the parties‟ option agreement; that option agreement ... More...   $0 (08-06-2017 - CA)

Global Tel*Link Corporation (“GTL”) moved to dismiss a suit brought by Securus Technologies, Inc. (“Securus”) based on the provisions of the Texas Citizen’s Protection Act (“TCPA”). Securus responded asserting the commercial speech exception applied to its suit or, in the alternative, it had clear and convincing evidence to support the claims asserted. Following a hearing, the trial court denied G... More...   $0 (08-01-2017 - TX)

In three cases consolidated in the trial court, the Estuary Owners Association
(EOA) and individual owners of condominiums built on the site of a former bulk fuel
distribution terminal sued successive owners and developers of the property, as well as
contractors involved in constructing the condominiums, over alleged contamination of
the soil and groundwater at the site and imprope... More...   $0 (07-27-2017 - CA)

Las Vegas, NV - Phoenix Man Sentenced To Over 68 Years In Prison For Threat And Assault Of Federal Law Enforcement And Other Charges Related To 2014 Armed Standoff In Bunkerville

A Phoenix, Ariz. man was sentenced today to 819 months in prison in connection with the armed assault against federal law enforcement officers that occurred in the Bunkerville, Nev. area in April 2014, over ranch... More...   $0 (07-26-2017 - NV)

Plaintiff FilmOn.com (FilmOn) is an Internet-based
entertainment media provider. Defendant DoubleVerify, Inc.
(DoubleVerify) provides authentication services to online
advertisers. FilmOn sued DoubleVerify for trade libel, slander,
and other business-related torts, alleging DoubleVerify falsely
classified FilmOn’s websites under the categories “Copyright
Infringement-File S... More...   $0 (07-26-2017 - CA)

One winter night, a Des Moines police officer stopped a vehicle driven by
Daniel Chandler. The officer had “pulled him over several times” before and
knew “he was on a temporary restricted license, that he was supposed to have
an Intoxilyzer in his vehicle, and that he was supposed to have a work permit if
he was driving a vehicle.” She also knew he worked for a lawn care com... More...   $0 (07-25-2017 - IA)

Robert N. Green was convicted of simple rape, a violation of La.R.S. 14:43. He was sentenced to twenty-five years at hard labor, to be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Green appeals the conviction and the sentence. Finding no reversible errors in the jury’s conviction and no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s sentence, we affirm the conviction and sente... More...   $0 (07-23-2017 - LA)

Fort Worth, TX - Serial Armed Robber Sentenced to 400 Months in Federal Prison

Nathaniel Roshaun Bowens, 34, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced on July 17, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 400 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.

Bowens was convicted of five counts relating to the robbery of T-Mobile stor... More...   $0 (07-17-2017 - TX)

On July 2, 2014, William O’Neill was delivering pizza at an apartment complex. O’Neill
left his car running during the delivery. Del Cid, who was walking in the parking lot with a friend,
took O’Neill’s car and ran over O’Neill, killing him. Del Cid was charged with capital murder in
Cause No. 2014CR8889. Attorney John Economidy was appointed to represent Del Cid on July 11, 201... More...   $0 (07-17-2017 - TX)

This is an appeal from a final judgment rendered after a trial by jury in a personal-injury lawsuit. The injury occurred on a commercial construction site, following the collapse of a crane. The claimant was the general contractor’s superintendent, and he sued a subcontractor on claims of negligence, gross negligence, and intentional injury. The jury made findings in favor of the claimant, and the... More...   $0 (07-13-2017 - TX)

Before the Court is Radiant Financial, Inc.’s May 17, 2017 Motion for Rehearing. We deny the motion. On our own motion, we withdraw our opinion issued on April 18, 2017, and vacate our judgment of that same date. The following is now the opinion of the Court.
Radiant Financial, Inc. (“Radiant”) appeals from a judgment in favor of appellees Faye Bagby (“Ms. Bagby”), Bagby Investments, LP (“Bagb... More...   $0 (07-10-2017 - TX)

Appellant Cantu Enterprises, LLC (Cantu) seeks reversal of the trial court’s denial
of a refund of sales and use tax, interest, and penalty that Cantu paid under protest on the purchase
of an aircraft. Cantu asserts that its purchase is an exempt sale for resale under sections 151.006 and
151.302 of the Texas Tax Code (the “sale-for-resale exemption”). Appellees, Glenn Hegar,
Compt... More...   $0 (07-10-2017 - TX)

The resolution of this interlocutory appeal from the denial of special
appearances turns on an application of the burden-shifting standards described
in Kelly v. General Interior Construction, Inc., 301 S.W.3d 653, 658–59 (Tex.
1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4.
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2010). Because the appellees in this case brought forward legally and factually
sufficient evidence in support of their... More...   $0 (07-10-2017 - TX)

Albuquerque, NM - Santa Fe Woman Sentenced for Conviction on Attempted Armed Robbery Charge

Co-Defendant Previously Sentenced to 13-Year Prison Sentence For Conviction on Armed Bank Robbery Charge

Sonya Padilla, 42, of Santa Fe, N.M., was sentenced on July 6, 2017 to a year and a day in prison followed by three years of supervised release for her conviction for attempting to rob ... More...   $0 (07-08-2017 - NM)

“In 2008, oil and gas companies descended on east Texas . . . seeking to acquire leases to exploit the Haynesville Shale formation, which they viewed as having enormous potential.”1 During this frenzied period, Chesapeake Louisiana, L.P. (Chesapeake), entered into a letter agreement with Buffco Production, Inc. (Buffco), and Twin Resources, L.L.C. (Twin), to purchase three-year term assignments in... More...   $0 (07-07-2017 - TX)

This is an appeal from the approval of a settlement of a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) class action arising out of hexavalent chromium contamination in Jersey City,
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New Jersey. The class action was brought on behalf of property owners in several neighborhoods in Jersey City whose homes were allegedly contaminated by byproducts disposed of at two chromium chemical manufacturing... More...   $0 (07-03-2017 - NJ)

No judge in active service on this court requested that the court be polled
in response to the petition for rehearing en banc. The petition is denied. The
panel’s prior opinion is withdrawn, and this opinion is substituted.
When Brenda Brinsdon was a sophomore at a high school in McAllen,
Texas, she was required to participate in what defendants claim was a mock
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performan... More...   $0 (07-03-2017 - TX)

Plaintiff Bridgette Marlow sued her employer The New Food Guy, Inc., d/b/a
Relish Catering, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA requires
employers to pay a minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, see 29 U.S.C. § 206(a)(1)(C), plus
time and a half for overtime, see 29 U.S.C. § 207(a)(1). Relish paid Ms. Marlow $12 an
hour and $18 an hour for overtime. So what is the problem?... More...   $0 (06-30-2017 - CO)

Not long after Victor Duarte bought an insurance policy from Pacific Specialty
Insurance Company (Pacific) to cover a rental property he owned, he was sued by his
tenants. When Pacific refused to defend him against the tenants’ claims, Duarte sued
Pacific, seeking, among other things, a declaration that Pacific was required to defend
him in the tenant suit. The trial court granted ... More...   $0 (06-30-2017 - CA)

In this action, originally filed in New York State court, plaintiffs Emanuel
Zeltser and Vladlena Funk sue defendants Concern Belneftekhim (“BNTK”) and
Belneftekhim USA, Inc. (“BUSA”) for their alleged roles in plaintiffs’ 2008
abduction from London and their prolonged detention in Belarus by authorities
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of that country. After defendants removed the case to the United States ... More...   $0 (06-29-2017 - NY)