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Business Law Case Summaries
- Murphy v. Schaible The case involves Dianna Murphy, who sued Thomas Schaible, her financial advisor and
- F.C. Bloxom Company v. Tom Lange Company International, Inc. F.C. Bloxom Company, a Seattle-based distributor of fresh produce, entered into an agreement with
- Exit Strategy, LLC v. Festival Retail Fund BH, L.P. The case involves a dispute between two parties who entered into a partnership agreement that
California Supreme Court Case Summaries
- TriCoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra In this case, the Supreme Court of California held that a trial court has discretion to grant or
- P. v. Clark In this case, the Supreme Court of California was asked to interpret the "collective engagement"
- Haggerty v. Thornton In this case before the Supreme Court of California, the court interprets the provisions regarding
Class Actions Case Summaries
- United Svcs Automobile v. Sampson Defendants United Services Automobile Association and USAA General Indemnity Company ("USAA")
- Brayman, et al. v. Keypoint Government Solutions Plaintiffs brought two actions against KeyPoint Government Solutions: a collective action under the
- Sudholt v. Country Mutual Insurance Co. Current and former policyholders filed a class action lawsuit in Illinois against Country Mutual
Commercial Law Case Summaries
- Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. v MUFG Union Bank, N.A. In 2016, Venezuela's state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), offered a
- Smartsky Networks, LLC v. DAG Wireless, LTD. In a dispute between SmartSky Networks, LLC and DAG Wireless, Ltd., DAG Wireless USA, LLC, Laslo
- Southwest Airlines v. Liberty Insurance In this case, Southwest Airlines filed a suit against Liberty Insurance Underwriters for denial of a
Construction Law Case Summaries
- NBIS Construction & Transport Insurance Services, v. Liebherr-America, Inc. In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit had to apply Florida tort
- TCF Enterprises, Inc. v. Rames, Inc. The Supreme Court of the State of Montana affirmed a lower court's decision that an insurance
- TriCoast Builders, Inc. v. Fonnegra In this case, the Supreme Court of California held that a trial court has discretion to grant or
Consumer Law Case Summaries
- Adrianna Beckler v. Rent Recovery Solutions, LLC Debt collector Rent Recovery Solutions ("RRS") called Plaintiff to collect an alleged $900 debt to
- Ingram v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Ingram discovered a fraudulent Comcast account in his name for an address where he never lived.
- Dzielak v. Whirlpool Corp Since 1992, the Energy Star Program has set energy efficiency standards for categories of products
Contracts Case Summaries
- Berlanga v. University of San Francisco In the case, a group of students from the University of San Francisco (USF) sued the university for
- Reach Companies, LLC v. Newsert, LLC In this breach-of-contract dispute, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Johnston v. Flying S Title & Escrow, Inc. In a dispute arising from a failed subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, a group of property
Injury Law Case Summaries
- Hee Lowery, et al v. AmGuard Insurance Company After Plaintiff sustained serious injuries from a hot-soup spill at Noodle College Park, an
- Law Office of Rogelio Solis v. Curtis After a fatal truck accident claimed the lives of members of two families, the victims' families
- Perez v. Galt Joint Union Elementary School District Plaintiff-appellant Anel Perez filed a personal injury action against the defendant-respondent
Insurance Law Case Summaries
- Centaur v. River Ventures Centaur, L.L.C. entered into a Master Services Contract (MSC) with United Bulk Terminals Davant,
- McEachin v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. Annette McEachin, a human resources manager, was seriously injured in a car accident in 2017 and
- GEICO v. Mayzenberg GEICO, a group of insurance companies, presented evidence that the defendants, collectively known
Intellectual Property Case Summaries
- US Ghost Adventures, LLC v. Miss Lizzie's Coffee LLC US Ghost Adventures, LLC (Ghost Adventures) operates a bed and breakfast at the Lizzie Borden House
- National Presto Industries, Inc. v. U.S. Merchants Financial Group, Inc. National Presto Industries, Inc. ("Presto") designed and sold a personal electric heater called
- Structured Asset Sales, LLC v. Sheeran In 2014, Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge wrote the song "Thinking Out Loud," which became a global hit.
Labor & Employment Law Case Summaries
- Wayland v. OSF Healthcare System The case involves an appeal by Marianne Wayland against her former employer, OSF Healthcare System.
- Coreslab Structures v. NLRB A company named Coreslab Structures was found to have violated several provisions of the National
- Continental Cement Company v. Secretary of Labor The case was an appeal by the Continental Cement Company (Continental) against a decision by the
Professional Malpractice & Ethics Case Summaries
- Littlefield v. Littlefield Allison Littlefield filed a verified petition against her brothers, Scott and David Littlefield,
- LeBlanc v. Residence Doctor Home Inspection, LLC Hudgen LeBlanc and Jodi LeBlanc filed a complaint against Residence Doctor Home Inspection, LLC,
- LCPFV v. Somatdary LCPFV, LLC owned a warehouse with a faulty sewer pipe. After experiencing toilet backups, LCPFV
Real Estate & Property Law Case Summaries
- NBIS Construction & Transport Insurance Services, v. Liebherr-America, Inc. In this case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit had to apply Florida tort
- Wong v. Association of Apartment Owners of Harbor Square The Supreme Court of the State of Hawaii addressed the calculation of damages in cases where a
- Harvey v. Town of Barrington In this case, the plaintiff, Candice K. Harvey, challenged the decision of the Superior Court
Securities Law Case Summaries
- SEC v. Rashid This case arose from a Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action against
- Williams v. Binance The case involves a group of plaintiffs who used the online cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, to
- SEC v. Gastauer In this case, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sought to recover
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries
- U.S. v. Porter Charles Porter, a Yosemite National Park employee, was charged with various sexual assault offenses
- U.S. v. Holmes The case involves a child-pornography investigation initiated by two CyberTipline Reports forwarded
- ALEMAN-BELLOSO V. GARLAND The petitioner, Jose Ernesto Aleman-Belloso, a native and citizen of El Salvador, sought review of a
U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Department of Education v. Brown Before the resumption of federal student-loan repayments that had been suspended during the
- Biden v. Nebraska The Higher Education Act governs federal financial aid, 20 U.S.C. 1070(a), and authorizes the
- 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis Smith, wanting to expand her graphic design business to include wedding websites, worried that the