Case Briefs – 1996

In 1995, the Montana Legislature enacted a statute restricting the performance of abortions to licensed physicians. A… Continued

Johnny Lynn Old Chief was involved in a disturbance involving gunfire. Subsequently, Old Chief was charged with… Continued

Jerry B. Balisok, a Washington state prison inmate, was found guilty of prison rules infractions resulting in the loss… Continued

In 1989, William J. Schumer filed an action against Hughes Aircraft Co. under the False Claims Act (FCA), specifically… Continued

In the sentencing phase of the trial at which Cary Michael Lambrix was convicted on two counts of first degree murder… Continued

After being exposed to asbestos while working for Ingalls Shipbuilding as a shipfitter, Jefferson Yates filed a claim… Continued

This action was filed by the Pro-Choice Network of Western New York (PCN), on behalf of health care providers, to… Continued

After her death from toxic shock syndrome, Betty O’Gilvie’s husband and two children received a jury award of… Continued

Lords Landing Village Condominium Council of Unit Owners, an association of condominium owners, sued Continental… Continued

City Federal Savings Bank (City Federal) lost a significant amount of its clients’ money because of negligent… Continued

The Oregon Natural Desert Association filed a request with the Oregon Bureau of Land Management in order to obtain the… Continued

The Coeur d’Alene Tribe (the Tribe) of Idaho filed an action against the State of Idaho, various state agencies, and… Continued

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found James O’Hagan, a partner at Dorsey and Whitney law firm (Dorsey)… Continued

As the time neared for Leroy Hendricks’ release from prison, having served for his long history of child sexual… Continued

Warner Jenkinson Co. and Hilton Davis Chemical Co. both manufacture dyes from which impurities must be removed… Continued

A California court convicted Kenneth Roy of robbery and first-degree murder. The State argued that Roy, in coming to… Continued

Bernadine Suitum owned an undeveloped lot near Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency determined that the lot… Continued

In 1992, Elray Rash filed a repayment plan under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Associates Commercial Corporation… Continued

Asserting state law claims, Lewis, a Kentucky native, brought suit in Kentucky state court, for injuries sustained in… Continued

During Thomas J. Maloney’s tenure as an Illinois judge, William Bracy was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death… Continued

A California trial judge convicted attorney Penelope Watson of summary contempt for her conduct in court. After the… Continued

Dr. Timothy E. Quill, along with other physicians and three seriously ill patients who have since died, challenged the… Continued

In 1990, Darlene Walters was fired by Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc. (Metropolitan). Soon thereafter… Continued

Jerry E. Wells and Kenneth R. Steele were charged with knowingly making false and “material” statements to a federally… Continued

Francis Bernard Auer, a St. Louis police sergeant, other St. Louis police sergeants, and a lieutenant sued the… Continued

A Monroe County court sentenced Walter McMillian to death for murder. Later evidence, suppressed by Monroe County… Continued

In 1994, a Mississippi Chancery Court terminated M.L.B.’s parental rights to her two minor children. M.L.B. filed a… Continued

In a divorce settlement, Joanne Siragusa forfeited her entitlement to one-half of her ex-husband’s ownership share in… Continued

The United States disputed the ownership of submerged lands along Alaska’s Arctic Coast. The Alaska Statehood Act… Continued

This suit was brought by a New York parochial school board, and some of its student’s parents, as a challenge to a… Continued