Cross Nicastro, Dominick Mazza, and his company, Mazza & Sons Inc., were sentenced today and yesterday in federal court in Utica, N.Y., for conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act, Superfund statute, and to defraud the United States by illegally dumping thousands of tons of asbestos-contaminated construction debris on a 28-acre piece of property on the Mohawk River in upstate New York. In addit

Appellee, Plains Exploration & Productions Company, recovered over $83 million in a lawsuit against the federal government concerning offshore oil and gas leases. Appellant, Torch Energy Advisors Incorporated, claimed an interest in a

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portion of Plains Exploration’s recovery and brought the underlying suit. The trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of Plains Explorat

Plaintiff suffered injuries, allegedly as a result of ingesting a brand-name drug and its generic equivalents. She sued the manufacturers of both the brand-name drug and its generic equivalents. Although plaintiff asserts 11 separate causes of action, the gist of her claims against all defendants is the same—they failed to produce a safe product, failed to adequately warn plaintiff of the safety

Doe Run Resources Corporation (“Doe Run”), the largest integrated lead producer in the Western Hemisphere, operates the Sweetwater Mine and Mill near Viburnum, Missouri. Doe Run extracts and crushes ore containing lead and other metals at the mine, processes the crushed ore at a mill near the mine, and either sells the resulting lead concentrate on the world market or transports it by truck to

Robert Welter and Roberta Welter sued Perfection Homes by Wayne Farabough, LLC, Wayne Farabough, L & M Plumbing Contractors, Inc. and Uponor North America, Inc. on manufacturers products liability, breach of implied warrant, breach of contract, negligence, negligence supervision, and breach of implied warranty of workmanlike performance theories claiming:

1. The Welters are, and at all pert

In this interlocutory appeal, Dunham Engineering, Inc. (DEI) appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss the Sherwin-Williams Co.’s (Sherwin-Williams) claims of intentional interference with prospective business relationships, business disparagement, and product disparagement based on DEI’s actions in connection with a municipal water tower project. In three issues, DEI argues

Alma Rojas and Elda Vera sued the County of El Paso for injuries and damages sustained in a motor vehicle accident. According to Appellants, the accident was proximately caused by the County’s failure to repair and/or replace a stop sign at the intersection where the accident occurred. The County filed a plea to the jurisdiction asserting that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction b

After Plaintiffs-Appellees’ case was removed from state court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction, the district court allowed the joinder of several nondiverse defendants and remanded the case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(e). Defendants-Appellants appealed the district court’s order, claiming that the remand was in error since the joinder ruling was a prohibited exercise of supplemental ju

A hoary proverb teaches that large oaks from little acorns grow. That is a natural progression. This case, however, features a less natural progression: an obscure violation of a state securities regulation, not especially egregious in itself, has led to a litigation extravaganza — an extravaganza that pits a prominent hedge fund operator against a state official with broad regulatory authority

Katherine E. Beard sued Ryan Emmel, Acura Neon, Inc. and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company on personal injury and auto negligence theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff, KATHERINE E. BEARD, is a legal resident of the State of Oklahoma.

2. Defendant, RYAN EMMEL, (hereinafter referred to as “Defendant EMMEL”) is a resident of the State of Oklahoma.

3. Defendant,

Michelle Ragge sued Tulsa County Conservation District and John Beasley on employment discrimination theories claiming:

1. This action arises under the common law of the State of Oklahoma.

2. Plaintiff filed her claim of disability discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on or about November 22, 2010.

3. Defendants responded to Plaintiff’s claim of di

W.O. Smith Trust sued Dr. Carl M. Fisher and Rachel Fisher on breach of contract theories.

Dr. Carl M. Fisher counterclaimed on breach of contract and negligence theories.

The specifics of Plaintiff's claims are not available.

1. Defendants admit the allegations of paragraph 1 of the Petition.

2. Defendants admit the allegations of paragraph 2 of the Petition.

Eva Gibbs sued Jenks Independent School District on a governmental tort claim theory under 51 U.S.C. 151, et al. claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a result of the negligence of a school employee.

1) The Defendant Jenks Independent School District admits the allegations in numerical paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the Plaintiffs Petition for Relief.

2) The Defendant Jen

Jerry Jones sued the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority on a governmental tort claim negligence theory under 51 O.S. 151, et al. claiming to have been injured and/or damages in a bus accident that occurred on August 2, 2010.

The MTTA appeared and answered as follows:

1. The Defendant is without sufficient information to admit or deny the allegations of Paragraph 1 and therefore

As is so often the case, the issues in this appeal arise from unsettling facts presented by sympathetic plaintiffs.1 We are asked to decide whether public schools have a constitutional duty to protect students from abuse inflicted by fellow students under the circumstances alleged here.

Appellants, Brittany and Emily Morrow, and their parents, Bradley and Diedre Morrow, brought this actio

Plaintiffs Glenda Johnson and Steven Lucier appeal an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denying their motion to remand this action to Pennsylvania state court. They contend that the District Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over their claims because the parties do not have complete diversity of
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citizenship. We conclude that the Dist

Rhonda Miller and the Estate of Walter Miller sued the City of Owasso on governmental tort claim negligence theories under 51 O.S. 151, et seq.

The claims made and defenses asserted are not available.

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company dba AT&T sued the City of Tulsa on a governmental tort claim negligence theory under 51 O.S. 151 claiming that property owned by it was damaged by an act, error or omission on the part of a City employee.

The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties to this case are not available.

Westmoreland Coal Company, Inc. challenges an Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision, affirmed by the Benefits Review Board (the “Board”), to award black lung benefits to Westmoreland’s former employee, Jarrell Cochran. Because the award of benefits is supported by the record and accords with applicable law, we must deny Westmoreland’s petition for review.

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The B

Lorinda Bishop, individually and as next of kin of her husband, Robert Bishop, and as a personal representative of the Estate of Robert Bishop sued the Norman Regional Hospital, a tradename of Norman Regional Hospital Authority on governmental tort claim wrongful death medical negligence theories claiming:

1. Norman Regional Hospital is an Oklahoma corporation, operating as a hospital in

Summit Quality Homes, Inc. and Pepper Mackey Building Company, LLC sued the City of Moore, Oklahoma on negligence theories claiming:

1-Plaintiff Snnimit Quality Homes, Inc. isa corporation duly authorized by the State of Oklahoma and having its principal place of business in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.

2- Plaintiff Pepper Mackey Building Company, L.L.C. is an Oklahoma Limited Liabili

Sharon Keneda sued the Board of County Commissioners of Cleveland County and Spring Rain, LLC on premises liability negligence theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff has complied with The Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act found at 51 O.S. § 151 et seq. and given notice of his claim to Defendant.

2. That on or about November 5, 2008, Plaintiff, Sharon Keneda, was an invitee of the Cleve

The Estate of Eva June Crowell sued the Board of County Commissioners of The County of Cleveland, State of Oklahoma on a governmental tort claim negligence theory.

Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment, which contained the following statement of facts:


1. DeWayne Beggs is the Sheriff of Cleveland County, and has held this position since January 1993. Sheriff Beggs r

Rebecca D. Horsechief sued the United States of America on a federal tort claim personal injury medical negligence (medical malpractice) theory claiming to have been injured and/or harmed as a result of having received substandard care for a federal government healthcare provider.

Plaintiff also sued Joseph J. Back, D.O. and Claude Denize, P.A. and Sheila M. Taber, D.O.

The claim

In this interlocutory appeal, E.L. “Ted” O’Rourke sued the Board of Trustees of the Galveston Wharves (“the Wharves”) for invasion of privacy and

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civil conspiracy, and O’Rourke also asserted claims for declaratory and injunctive relief and sought compensatory and punitive damages. The Wharves filed a plea to the jurisdiction, asserting that O’Rourke’s claims against