In 1995, Corey Walker shot and killed Taraja Williams following an argument about a debt Williams owed. Lorenzo… Continued
Case Briefs – 2011
Lynwood and Brenda Hall filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy and were forced to sell their family farm for $960,000 to… Continued
On November 28, 2007, Alex Blueford and a friend of his were left in charge of the 20-month-old son of Blueford’s… Continued
The National Meat Association contends that the Federal Meat Inspection Act prevents California from imposing its… Continued
Luis Mariano Martinez is serving two consecutive terms of 35 years to life, following his conviction for two counts of… Continued
Cory Maples was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by an Alabama jury in 1997. Alabama does not provide death… Continued
Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Curt Messerschmidt prepared an affidavit in support of a search warrant for the… Continued
Raphael Arriaza Gonzalez was convicted of murder in Texas state court on June 14, 2005, and was sentenced to 30 years… Continued
Charles Rehberg, a forensic accountant, discovered evidence of unethical billing practices at Phoebe Putney Memorial… Continued
Michael B. Elgin, Aaron Lawson, Henry Tucker, and Christon Colby, the petitioners, were all federal employees. Each… Continued
CompuCredit marketed a subprime credit card under the brand name Aspire Visa to consumers with low or weak credit… Continued
On November 6, 2006, Kouichi Taniguchi, a Japanese baseball player, visited the Marianas Resort and Spa in the… Continued
Novo Nordisk sued Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for infringement in the… Continued
Antoine Jones was arrested on Oct. 24, 2005, for drug possession after police attached a tracker to Jones’s Jeep –… Continued
Prometheus Laboratories Inc. patented steps of testing for proper dosages of drug treatments used to treat… Continued
These two consolidated cases involve the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 (FSA) which became law on August 3, 2010. The FSA… Continued
A jury found Eric Greene guilty of second-degree murder and other crimes, and the court sentenced him to life… Continued
Vanessa Simmonds alleged in 54 separate complaints that several investment banks shared in the profits of customers… Continued
Ohio resident Denise Edwards bought title insurance from First American Financial Corp. through a referral from Tower… Continued
Former Maryland Court of Appeals employee Daniel Coleman filed a lawsuit under the self-care provision of the Family… Continued
Missouri prosecutors offered Galin Edward Frye two deals while seeking his conviction for driving while his license… Continued
On November 29, 1996, 7-week-old Etzel Glass died. Doctors initially attributed Etzel’s death to sudden infant death… Continued
Billy Joe Reynolds pleaded guilty to one count of knowingly failing to register and update a registration, in… Continued
On October 1, 2007, Lubbock police officers arrested Monroe Ace Setser after finding suspected narcotics during a… Continued
Joel Judulang was born on June 26, 1966 in the Philippines, but claims that he obtained derivative citizenship through… Continued
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, Ltd., one of the respondents, operated oil production facilities… Continued
On August 15, 2006, Rialto firefighter Nicholas B. Delia sustained injuries while working to control a toxic spill. As… Continued
In 1994, Congress passed the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. Section 514 of the act restored U.S. copyright protection… Continued
All California state employees are required to pay a fee to the Service Employees International Union for its… Continued
When the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denies an application for a patent, the applicant may seek judicial review… Continued
