Case Briefs - 2013

In October 1993, Tara Williams drove two of her friends to a liquor store in Long Beach, California, with the intent... Continued

Between February and July of 1985, there were a series of restaurant robberies in Birmingham, Alabama. During the... Continued

Esteban Martinez was indicted in August 2006 for aggravated battery and mob action against Avery Binion and Demarco... Continued

In the early morning hours of New Year's Eve 2008, Jeffrey Cotton, a police officer, fired three shots at Robert Tolan... Continued

Aereo, Inc. (Aereo) provides a service that allows its subscribers to watch programs that are currently airing on... Continued

Biosig Instruments, Inc. (Biosig) holds the '753 Patent, which refers to a heart rate monitor associated with exercise... Continued

In 1980, in response to concerns about the repercussions of toxic waste dumping, Congress passed the Comprehensive... Continued

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) served five summonses to top officers of the Dynamo Holdings Limited Partnership... Continued

In 2001, Heidi Heffron-Clark inherited a $300,000 individual retirement account (IRA) from her mother's estate. The U.S... Continued

Alice Corporation (Alice) is an Australian company that owns the '479, '510, '720, and '375 patents, all of which have... Continued

Prior to the 2010 general election, Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List), a nonprofit, pro-life organization, announced... Continued

David Leon Riley belonged to the Lincoln Park gang of San Diego, California. On August 2, 2009, he and others opened... Continued

Benjamin Robers was involved in a mortgage fraud scheme. His role was to pose as a legitimate buyer of houses, make... Continued

During an economic crisis in 2001, the Republic of Argentina (Argentina) failed to make payments on bonds owned by... Continued

In the late 1990s, two professors at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Tom Leighton and Daniel Lewin... Continued

Pom Wonderful, LLC (Pom Wonderful), a California-based beverage company, sold various types of juice, including a... Continued

On January 5, 2004, Stephen Law filed for bankruptcy. He claimed that there were two liens on his property consuming... Continued

IndyMac MBS, Inc. (IndyMac MBS) is an issuer of mortgage-backed securities that issued securities known as mortgage... Continued

Carol Anne Bond worked for the chemical manufacturer Rohm and Haas. When she learned that her friend Myrlinda Haynes... Continued

The respondents are all immigrants to the United States and are considered lawful permanent residents. At various... Continued

Julie Heimeshoff worked for Wal-Mart as Senior Public Relations Manager from April 1986 through June 2005. In January... Continued

Workers at the United Steel Corporation brought a class action suit against the company arguing that the Fair Labor... Continued

S. Binyomin Ginsberg became a member of the Northwest Airlines frequent flyer program in 1999 and obtained Premium... Continued

Freddie Lee Hall was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the 1978 murder of Karol Hurst. Hall sought a writ... Continued

In 2006, Edward Lane accepted a probationary position as Director of the Community Intensive Training for Youth... Continued

Marcus Burrage was arrested for distribution of heroin and distribution of heroin resulting in the death of Joshua... Continued

Doyle R. Paroline pled guilty to possession of 150-300 images of child pornography. Included among those files on his... Continued

Diana Alvarez and Manuel Lozano, two native Columbians, met while living in London and had a daughter together. At... Continued

The Clean Air Act creates a federal-state partnership that aims to control air pollution in the United States. The Act... Continued

The plaintiffs, Jackie Lawson and Jonathan Zang, brought a lawsuit against their former employer, FMR LLC, a... Continued