Danelle Hollingsworth was detained for booking at the police station in St.
Ann, Missouri, after an arrest for stealing wine coolers from a convenience store at
a gas station. When she refused a directive from police and corrections officers to
change from her street clothes into an orange jumpsuit, a police officer stunned her
with a Taser device to encourage compliance.
Holli

Benzene was first discovered and isolated from coal tar in the 1800’s but, today, is derived mostly from petroleum. (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Toxicological Profile for Benzene (2007) [as of Sep. 1, 2015], p. 2 (Benzene Profile).) It is a colorless liquid with a sweet odor that is widely used in the United States in the manufacture of lu

Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Industrial Authority (Title 60 public trust) and BOKF, NA d/b/a Bank of Oklahoma sued Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust (a Title public trust) on breach of contract theories claiming:

Tulsa Industrial Authority, an Oklahoma public trust (hereafter the “Industrial Authority”), and BOKF, NA (d/b/a Bank of Oklahoma) for their Petition against Defendant, Tulsa Airports Improv

This action challenges the monthly assessments collected by Defendant
Delaware Manufactured Home Relocation Authority (the “Authority”) under the
Manufactured Home Owners and Community Owners Act (the “Act”).1 The Act
directed the Authority to set a three dollar monthly assessment on landlords and
tenants of manufactured home communities, which its board did in February
2

In October 2003, the State charged Jason Mashaney with one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child based on allegations made by the mother of Mashaney's 5-year-old daughter. The State later amended the complaint to add an alternative count of aggravated indecent liberties.
The district court appointed Sarah Sweet-McKinnon of the Sedgwi

A firefighter employed by the City since 1997, Gorre fell ill shortly after
returning to Washington from a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. His diagnosis was
initially a mystery. Doctors went through several tentative diagnoses before a skin
biopsy tested positive for valley fever. Valley fever is a fungal infection endemic to
the desert southwest, including Nevada and especially Cal

The PUC is an agency created by the California Constitution to regulate privately owned public utilities such as PG&E. (Cal. Const., art. XII.)
PegaStaff is a division of PegaSoft Corporation, a California corporation, that provides temporary staffing in the fields of information technology and engineering. Mark Arshinkoff, a white male, owns 100 percent of PegaSoft stock.
For nine

New York, NY - Cheng Le was found guilty of attempting to acquire ricin to use as a weapon, postal fraud, and identity theft. LE was convicted after a four-day jury trial before United States District Judge Alison J. Nathan.

U.S. Attorney Bharara said: “As a unanimous jury has found, Cheng Le attempted to acquire ricin, a potentially lethal toxin, through the Dark Web so that it could b

Nearly seven years ago, sheriff’s deputy Phillip Aleshire confronted high school sophomore April Curran over her violation of a school rule banning cell phones on campus. Their interaction lasted only ten minutes. But it was long enough to saddle Curran with a juvenile record for battery of an officer, and Aleshire with a federal lawsuit for violating Curran’s constitutional rights.
This appea

Benson purchased a used Infiniti from SCAS on October 1, 2011. He alleged that he subsequently learned the car had a damaged frame. He also alleged the car’s price on the contract he signed was $1,496 higher than the advertised price ($24,995) and the contract falsely stated he did not make a deferred down payment, when he actually did.
Benson’s counsel sent SCAS two letters, both dated

Tribeca is a California limited liability company formed in October 2005 by William Faidi, its sole shareholder. It is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm that makes investments in “distressed” real estate by purchasing and foreclosing on defaulted mortgage loans. Sky Pacific Holdings I, LLC (Sky Pacific) is another California limited liability company also formed by Faidi, who

Robert Lee Stinson spent 23 years in
prison for a murder he did not commit. He was exonerated by
DNA evidence and now sues the lead detective and two
forensic odontologists who investigated the murder and later
testified at trial. The odontologists were the key witnesses for
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the prosecution. They testified that bite marks on the victim’s

Government regulators and scientists
agree: exposure to vinyl chloride poses serious health
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risks to humans. Vinyl chloride is a known carcinogen, mutagen,
and genotoxin.1 But in what quantity and for how
long must a human—in this case, two infant children—be
exposed to vinyl chloride before those health risks materialize?
The experts for C.W. and E.W., th

On July 27, 2009, Plaintiff, John Strohecker, who is a non-Indian resident of Riverton, Wyoming, was traveling southbound on Wyoming Highway 789 from his home in Riverton to Lander, Wyoming. As Plaintiff passed the parking lot of the Northern Arapaho 789 Smokeshop/Casino, Defendant Gary C’Hair pulled out of the parking lot and struck the vehicle Mr. Strohecker was driving. Mr. C’Hair is an enro

Norman, OK - Justine Morris, as administrator of the Estate of George Morris, sued Keith L. Humphrey, in his official and individual capacity as Chief of Norman Police Department, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, a law enforcement agency, City of Norman, Oklahoma, a Political subdivision, Larry Shelton, Aaron Lancaster, Jonathon Hicks and Jansen Idlett on negligence theories claiming:

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¶1 The dispositive question presented is whether a Bosh v.Cherokee Building Authority, 2013 OK 9, 305 P.3d 994, claim for excessive force against a municipality, as applied to police officers and other law enforcement personnel, exists if an alternative cause of action may be pursued under the Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act, 51 O.S. 2011 §§151 et seq. (OGTCA). We hold that a Bosh v. Cheroke

Plaintiff Larry Kirkbride was injured while attempting to dislodge a foreign object
from a portable rock-crushing plant manufactured by the predecessor of Defendant Terex
USA, LLC. Kirkbride brought a products-liability action against Terex, and a jury found
the company liable for failure to adequately warn of the plant’s dangers, for defectively
manufacturing a critical part insid

} After undergoing bariatric surgery, New Mexico residents Nellie Gonzales and
15 Fernando Gallegos (collectively, Plaintiffs) sued Dr. Eldo Frezza for medical
16 malpractice and Presbyterian Health Plan (Presbyterian) for breach of contract and
17 negligent referral. Both surgeries took place in Lubbock, Texas at the Texas Tech
18 University Health Sciences Center (the Center).

Plaintiffs Alamo Recycling, LLC (Alamo) and Chino Valley Recycling, LLC (Chino) operate “recycling center[s]” where beverage containers sold in California may be redeemed for their “California Redemption Value.” In this action, plaintiffs sued defendant Anheuser Busch Inbev Worldwide, Inc. and other companies that sell or distribute beverages containers in California (the Beverage Companies or de

Plaintiff-Appellant Alan Baynes appeals the district court’s
grant of summary judgment to Defendants Deputy Brandon Cleland, Deputy Frank Maiorana,
and Macomb County on his claims of excessive force and deliberate indifference to a serious
medical need under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We hold that Defendants Cleland and Maiorana are not
entitled to qualified immunity for Baynes’ claim of ex

Ballard began working for Dondlinger in 2003. In December 2007, Ballard injured his neck while working and later settled a disability claim with Dondlinger, which included a lump sum payment for a 25% permanent partial general disability. In October 2010, Ballard was injured in an automobile accident while working for Dondlinger. As a result, Ballard aggravated his preexisting cervical condition a

Cardiovascular Provider Resources Inc. appeals a jury verdict in favor of Charles Gottlich, M.D. on his claim for misappropriation of his name. Bringing four issues, CPR contends the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s findings on liability and damages. CPR further contends the trial court erred in failing to award it attorney’s fees under the Texas Theft Liability Act. After re

Appellants were the plaintiffs in this suit for personal injuries, “malicious” contract breaches arising from an apartment lease, and federal civil rights violations. Their claims arose from an incident in which appellant Albert Morris was allegedly assaulted and injured without justification by an off-duty Parkland Hospital police officer and by City of Dallas police officers in the parking lot o