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Classic Chevrolet, Inc. v. Travis Michael Frizell
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Classic Chevrolet, Inc. sued Travis Michael Frizell and H. Wayne Cline on conversion, misappropriation and/or embezzlement theories.
The specifics of the claims made by Plaintiff are not available.
Travis Michael Frizell appeared and answered as follows:
1. Defendant admits the allegations contained in paragraph 1 of Plaintiff's Verified
Amended Petition.
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Maryland v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
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gunbroke into a womanâs home in Salisbury, Maryland. He raped her. The police were unable to identify or apprehend the assailant based on any detailed description or other evidence they then had, but they did obtain from the victim a sample of the perpetratorâs DNA.
In 2009 Alonzo King was arrested in Wicomico County,Maryland, and charged with first- and second-degree assault for menacing ... More... $0 (06-03-2013 - )
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Rehak Creative Services, Inc. v. Ann L. Witt
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Rehak Creative Services, Inc. and Robert Rehak (collectively, âRehakâ) appeal from a final judgment granting a motion to dismiss in favor of appellees Ann L. Witt, Ellen Witt, Raymond Witt, and the Ann Witt Campaign (collectively, âWittâ). We affirm.
OVERVIEW
This appeal focuses on a recently enacted statute called the âTexas Citizens Participation Act,â which is codi... More... $0 (05-21-2013 - TX)
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United States of America v. James Paul Wright
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The United States of America charged James Paul Wright, age 23, with conspiracy to commit robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951, attempted robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951, two counts of possession of firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. 924 and carjacking in violation of 18 U.S.C. 2119. It also sought forfeiture of firearms pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2461 in ... More... $0 (05-13-2013 - OK)
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Manzoor Memon v. Haroon Shaikh
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The defendant in this defamation case asks us to reverse the judgment and remand the case for a new trial. He argues that this result is required because the juryâs answer to the single actual-damages question was predicated on its findings that he published nine defamatory statements that he knew or should have known were false, but the evidence is legally insufficient that one of the statement... More... $0 (05-02-2013 - TX)
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Columbia Casualty Co. v. Curtis W. McGhee
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The City of Council Bluffs, police officers Daniel Larsen, Lyle Brown, and David Dawson (collectively the City), and Curtis McGhee appeal from the district courtâs order granting summary judgment to Chicago Insurance Company (CIC) and Columbia Casualty Company (Columbia), on CICâs and Columbiaâs declaratory judgment claims concerning coverage under various insurance policies. We affirm as to... More... $0 (04-30-2013 - IA)
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National Rifle Association, Inc. v. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Like other circuits, the panel adopted a two-step approach to interpretation of the Second Amendment. The first consideration is whether âthe conduct at issue falls within the scope of the Second Amendment rightâ as shown by âhistorical traditions.â NRA v. ATF, 700 F.3d 185, 194 (5th Cir. 2012).
The second level of consideration is to apply a type of intermediate scrutiny based on... More... $0 (04-30-2013 - TX)
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Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC v. Maribel Monroy
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Maribel Monroy executed two promissory notes with WMC Mortgage Corp. (WMC) when purchasing a home in Richmond, California in 2006 (the Richmond property). After a foreclosure on the senior deed of trust, Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC (Heritage) acquired Monroyâs second promissory note from WMC. Heritage sent Monroy a letter attached to a complaint and summons advising her that Heritage had fil... More... $0 (04-25-2013 - CA)
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Tarla Makaeff v. Trump University, LLC
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No one would deny that Donald Trump, the real estate magnate, television personality, author, and erstwhile presidential candidate, cuts a celebrated, if controversial, public figure. We must decide whether Trump University, LLC, a private, for-profit entity purporting to teach Trumpâs âinsider success secrets,â is itself a public or limited public figure so as to implicate the First Amendme... More... $0 (04-18-2013 - CA)
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Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC v. Richard Bensinger
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Richard Bensinger produced and screened a film about Spacecon Specialty Contractors, LLC. Claiming the film conveyed several defamatory statements, Spacecon filed suit against Bensinger in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, based on diversity jurisdiction, asserting a state-law claim for defamation per se. The district court granted Bensingerâs motion for summary judg... More... $0 (04-16-2013 - CO)
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Warren Aldous v. Eric Bruss
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In this defamation case, appellant Warren Aldous challenges the trial courtâs partial summary judgment on liability entered against him on deemed admissions and the legal and factual sufficiency of the evidence to support the damages award to appellee Eric Bruss after a contested hearing. Appellant Michael Aldous asserts that (1) the trial court erred by denying his motion for new trial in which... More... $0 (04-04-2013 - TX)
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Kent Singer v. Christopher C. Ferro
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11 Plaintiffs Kent Singer, Thomas Nollner, and Jonathan
12 Decker appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court
13 for the Northern District of New York (David N. Hurd, Judge)
14 granting summary judgment to the defendants on the plaintiffs'
15 First Amendment retaliation claims brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
16 § 1983. The plaintiffs allege that the defendants, wh... More... $0 (04-02-2013 - )
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Erin Bates v. PC Cast aka Phyllis Cast
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Erin Bates sued PC Cast aka Phyllis Cast, Kristin Cast and St. Martins Press on libel and slander theories claiming:
1. Plaintiff is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
2. Defendant P.C. Cast, aka Phyllis Cast, (hereinafter âDefendant P.C. Castâ) is an individual and a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma
3. Defendant Kristin Cast is an individual and a resident of T... More... $0 (03-31-2013 - OK)
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Kim Millbrook v. United States
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The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) waives the Governmentâs sovereign immunity from tort suits, but excepts from that waiver certain intentional torts, 28 U. S. C. §2680(h). Section §2680(h), in turn, contains a proviso that extends the waiver of immunity to claims for sixintentional torts, including assault and battery, that are based on theâacts or omissionsâ of an âinvestigative or law... More... $0 (03-27-2013 - DC)
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Jean Marie Howell v. Christopher David Boyle
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2 This case is before the court on certified questions of Oregon law from the 3 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Ninth Circuit). See generally ORS 4 28.200 to 28.255 (granting authority to answer certified questions and describing 5 procedure). The questions arise out of an action for personal injury brought in federal 6 district court against defendant Boyle and his employer,... More... $0 (03-15-2013 - OR)
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Jay C. Adkins v. John A. Alberts
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Jay C. Adkins sued John A. Alberts on a legal negligence (legal malpractice) theory:
1. Adkins is a citizen of the State of Oklahoma and a resident of Oklahoma County.
2. Defendant, John A. Alberts ("Alberts") is an attorney licensed to practice in Oklahoma. He maintains an office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
3. Defendant, Jennifer Wadley ("Wadley") is an attorney licensed to... More... $0 (03-06-2013 - OK)
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Daniel E. Smolen v. J. Daniel Morgan
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Daniel E. Smolen sued J. Daniel Morgan, Hilti, Inc., Hilti of America, Inc. and Newton, O'Connor, Turner & Ketchum, P.C. on libel and slander theories claiming:
1. Plaintiff Daniel E. Smolen is a resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
2. Plaintiff Smolen, Smolen & Roytman, PLLC is a professional limited liability
company.
3. Defendant J. Daniel Morgan is a resident of T... More... $1 (02-18-2013 - ok)
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John Pointer v. Alex Pagan dba Humble Performance
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John Pointer sued Alex Pagan dba Humble Performance on a breach of contract theory claiming:
1. Plaintiff is a resident of Wagoner County.
2. Defendant conducts business in Tulsa County.
3. Plaintiff agreed to purchase a 1993 Honda Civic Hatchback (âHondaâ) from Defendant and he agreed to modify it into an all motor pro car capable of doing nine second passes.
4 Pla... More... $1 (02-16-2013 - OK)
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Peak Alarm Co., Inc. v. Salt Lake City Corp.
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¶1 In this appeal, Salt Lake City employees Shanna Werner and Scott Atkinson (City Employees) contest the district courtâs denial of their motion for summary judgment. In that motion, they argued that appellees Michael Howe, Jerry Howe, and Peak Alarm Company (Mr. Howe) failed to file suit within the period fixed by the applicable statute of limitations. The City Employees contend that parties ... More... $0 (02-15-2013 - UT)
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Daniel Delmonico v. Arthur Rodgers Traynor, Jr.
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The issue before this Court is whether Floridaâs absolute privilege, which shields judges, counsel, parties, and witnesses from liability for alleged defamatory statements made in the course of a judicial proceeding, extends to statements made by an attorney during ex-parte, out-of-court questioning of a potential, nonparty witness while investigating matters connected to a pending lawsuit. In D... More... $0 (02-14-2013 - FL)
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Robert Writt v. Shell Oil Company
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Appellant, Robert Writt, challenges the trial courtâs rendition of summary judgment in favor of appellees, Shell Oil Company and Shell International, E&P, Inc. (collectively, âShellâ), in Writtâs suit against Shell for defamation. In two issues, Writt contends that the trial court erred in granting Shell summary judgment as Shell did not have an absolute privilege to make defamatory statem... More... $0 (02-14-2013 - TX)
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David McKee, M.D. v. Dennis K. Laurion
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This case presents the narrow question of whether the court of appeals erred in concluding that six allegedly defamatory statements made by appellant Dennis Laurion regarding an encounter with respondent David McKee, M.D., survive summary judgment. We hold that none of the six statements is actionable either (1) because there is no genuine issue of material fact as to the falsity of the statements... More... $0 (01-30-2013 - MN)
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Martina A. Silas v. James Ellis Arden
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James Ellis Arden (Arden) appeals judgment in favor of Martina Silas (Silas) in Silasâs action against Arden for malicious prosecution of a malpractice action against her. Silas represented Ross Gunnell (Gunnell) in a personal injury action resulting in a jury award that was later overturned on the grounds that workerâs compensation was the exclusive remedy. Gunnell filed a malpractice action... More... $0 (01-28-2013 - CA)
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Ola Lewis v. Ed Rapp
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Senior Resident Judge Ola Lewis sued Ed Rapp on a libel theory claiming that an April 2010 blog posting in which Rapp questioned her judicial ethics for campaigning for the-candidate State Senator Bill Rabon. Plaintiff claimed that her reputation was damaged.
Defendant claimed that the claim against him was just politics.... More... $0 (01-26-2013 - NC)
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Gail Bierman v. Scott Weier
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This defamation case concerns Mind, Body and Soul, a book written by Scott Weier. In the authorâs words, the book is âbased on my life.â It discusses Scottâs personal transformation, largely through his relationship with God, following his divorce âon bad termsâ from his first wife. Scottâs ex-wife and her father concluded the book falsely accused them of lying, abuse, and suffering ... More... $0 (01-18-2013 - IA)
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