Case Briefs - 1995

During 1987, Robert F. Lundy and his wife had $10,131 in federal income taxes withheld from their wages. This amount... Continued

Byron Keith Cooper was charged with the murder of an 86-year-old man in the course of a burglary. After an Oklahoma... Continued

In 1990, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. made a tender offer for the common stock of MCA, Inc., a Delaware... Continued

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Jason Richards and others, who are privately employed in Jefferson County, filed a state court class action suit... Continued

Sections 10(a) and 10(c) of the 1992 Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act (the Act) empower leased... Continued

Dwayne Bartholomew was convicted in a Washington state court of murder during a robbery. Bartholomew admitted the... Continued

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A general court-martial found Dwight J. Loving, an Army private, guilty of both premeditated murder and felony murder... Continued

After purchasing cocaine, Juan Melendez was charged with violating federal drug laws. The law carried a minimum... Continued

The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 (MDA) provides for "the safety and effectiveness of medical devices intended for... Continued

An Exxon oil tanker, the Houston, broke free from a mooring facility under control of the respondents, Sofec, Inc... Continued

Bennis's husband was convicted of gross indecency following his sexual activity with a prostitute in the couple's... Continued

Brian Degen was indicted in 1989 for distributing marijuana, laundering money, and related crimes. On the same day the... Continued

In 1989, 12-year-old Natalie Calhoun died in a collision in territorial waters off Puerto Rico while riding a Yamaha... Continued

O'Hare Truck Service was one among several towing companies employed by the city of Northlake. Northlake kept a list... Continued

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Barbara Smiley, a resident of California, possessed credits cards issued by Citibank, a national bank located in South... Continued

The Virginia Military Institute (VMI) boasted a long and proud tradition as Virginia's only exclusively male public... Continued

Whren and Brown were driving in a 'high drug area.' Some plainclothes officers, while patrolling the neighborhood in... Continued

James Allen Egelhoff was tried in Montana courts for two counts of homicide. Egelhoff claimed that extreme... Continued

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Charles Howe and others used to work for Massey-Ferguson, Inc., a farm equipment manufacturer, and a wholly owned... Continued

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Three years after complying with a county order to clean up petroleum contamination discovered on its property, KFC... Continued

In 1987, Jack L. Thomas filed an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class action against his... Continued

After the Federal Home Loan Bank Board recommended that Robert Pelletier be replaced because of he was under... Continued

The California Insurance Commissioner filed a state court action against Allstate Insurance Co. seeking damages for... Continued

In 1983, Korean Air Lines (KAL) Flight KE007, en route from Alaska to South Korea entered the airspace of the former... Continued

Petitioners Stacey C. Koon and Laurence M. Powell, Los Angeles police officers, were acquitted on state charges of... Continued