AmeriPath, Inc. (“AmeriPath”) and DFW 5.01(a) Corporation (“DFW”) appeal the trial court’s judgment, which finalized a series of summary judgments and separate legal rulings, and which awarded attorney’s fees to appellee Steven Hebert. In four issues, appellants contend the trial court erred by (1) denying their motion to confirm an arbitration award, (2) granting summary judgment on a... More...   $0 (08-11-2014 - TX)

Plaintiff and appellant Nancy F. Lee hired Attorney William B. Hanley to represent her in certain civil litigation. After the litigation settled, Lee sought a refund of unearned attorney fees and unused expert witness fees she had advanced to Attorney Hanley. Not having received a refund, Lee hired Attorney Walter J. Wilson and terminated the services of Attorney Hanley. Attorney Hanley thereafter... More...   $0 (08-08-2014 - CA)

Tulsa, OK - The State of Oklahoma charged Daniel Lawrence Bittick with:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: EMB, EMBEZZLEMENT, in violation of 21 O.S. 1451
Date of Offense: 04/13/2014

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Disposition Information

BITTICK, DANIEL LAWRENCE Disposed: DEFERRED, 08/07/2014. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: EMBEZZLEMENT(EMB)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1451
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Richard Giesler and Idaho Trust Deeds, LLC (collectively “Giesler”) appeal the Twin Falls County district court’s judgment declaring the rights and obligations on a contract. This case arose out of several oral and written agreements between Giesler and Gregory Hull that related to purchasing and subdividing property. After a bench trial, the court found that Hull sold the property to Giesle... More...   $0 (08-06-2014 - ID)

This interlocutory appeal arises out of a lawsuit Jane T. Nicholson filed in probate court against her brother Ted Stauffer a nonresident. Nicholson sued Stauffer individually and as “Successor Trustee of the Anne Bodulus Stauffer Revocable Trust.” Stauffer filed a special appearance to the action asserting the court lacked personal jurisdiction over him. After a hearing, the court denied the ... More...   $0 (07-30-2014 - TX)

This suit regards a dispute between Pat Lowrey’s natural children and his former step-children (children of a woman from whom Pat was divorced several years before his August 31, 2012 death after a long bout with cancer)1 over the proceeds of a bank account.
Clinton Keith Dawson and Brandy Lake, Pat’s former step-children, brought suit against Will Lowrey (Pat’s son, who also was his att... More...   $0 (07-29-2014 - TX)

Sharon Talbot, the defendant below, appeals several orders of the trial court, including a default and default final judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff, Margaret Rosenbaum. Talbot raises three issues on appeal, one of which we determine merits discussion. Talbot contends that the damages alleged in Rosenbaum’s complaint were unliquidated therefore requiring a hearing to determine the pro... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - FL)

Defendant, Kenneth Charles Rader, enjoyed a meal at a steakhouse and then paid $100 of the bill with counterfeit $20 bills. He left the restaurant and was arrested shortly thereafter. He stands convicted of: one count of second degree burglary (Pen. Code, § 459)1; two counts of felony theft (§§ 484, subd. (a) (484), 666); and two counts of forgery (§§ 472, 476). Defendant admitted he had sust... More...   $0 (07-23-2014 - CA)

5F, LLC, challenges the order granting final summary judgment in favor of Robert Dresing, Sarah F. Dresing, and the Northern Trust Company, trustee for the Michael W. O'Shaughnessy Trust (collectively referred to as the Dresings). The lower
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court found that the Dresings, as riparian land owners, have a common law right to construct a pier on submerged land owned by 5F which abuts the... More...   $0 (07-16-2014 - FL)

Plaintiff and appellant Nancy F. Lee hired Attorney William B. Hanley to
represent her in certain civil litigation. After the litigation settled, Lee sought a refund of
unearned attorney fees and unused expert witness fees she had advanced to Attorney
Hanley. Not having received a refund, Lee hired Attorney Walter J. Wilson and
terminated the services of Attorney Hanley. Attorney H... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - CA)

Guillermo Benavides Garza Investment Co., Manuel A. Benavides, and Norma Z. Benavides appeal the trial court’s order granting a temporary injunction. Because the applicant, Guillermo Benavides, Z., did not show that he would suffer irreparable harm or that any judgment he obtained would be rendered ineffectual in the absence of a temporary injunction, we hold the trial court abused its discretio... More...   $0 (07-09-2014 - TX)

Appellee Rachelle Marie Powers was appointed Independent Executor of the Estate of Paul Edward Check (“Paul”) pursuant to the decedent’s will. Appellant Patrick A. Check, the decedent’s twin brother, filed a will contest objecting to the probate of the will. In response to the will contest, and certain actions allegedly taken by Check, Powers filed, among other things, a counterclaim alleg... More...   $0 (07-09-2014 - TX)

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 685.040,1 a judgment creditor is entitled to the reasonable and necessary costs of enforcing the judgment, including statutory attorney fees ―otherwise provided by law.‖ A motion to claim enforcement costs must, however, be made ―before the judgment is satisfied in full.‖ (§ 685.080, subd. (a).)
In the present case, plaintiff Fessha Taye, conserva... More...   $0 (07-07-2014 - CA)

Jean Brown appeals the district court’s entry of a criminal judgment against her following a jury trial, whereby she was convicted of conspiring to traffic in 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana, and of additional charges stemming from the kidnapping and murder of Michael Knight in connection with her trafficking operation. Brown also appeals the sentence of life imprisonment imposed on one of ... More...   $0 (07-01-2014 - MD)

William Beavers, a former Chicago alderman and Cook County Commissioner, was convicted of multiple counts of tax fraud. He appeals his conviction on several grounds. Beavers challenges many of the district court’s evidentiary rulings and jury instructions, and he also contends that his right to a jury composed of a fair cross-section of the community was violated. We affirm.

2 No. 13-3198... More...   $0 (06-30-2014 - IL)

Seeking a bill of review, Appellant Mark Cantu petitioned the trial court to set aside its August 4, 2008 judgment against him for $1.6 million in damages for legal fees in a product liability suit claiming the wrongful death of Santa Magdalena Gonzalez. His petition alleged that Appellees Guerra & Moore, LLP, Carlos Guerra, J. Michael Moore, and David Lumber conspired to defraud him of the legal ... More...   $0 (06-25-2014 - TX)

In this case, we again address whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a state law rule that restricts enforcement of terms in arbitration agreements. Here, an employee seeks to bring a class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and similarly situated employees for his employer‘s alleged failure to compensate its employees for, among other things, overtime and meal and rest periods. Th... More...   $0 (06-23-2014 - CA)

These two interlocutory appeals arise from a commercial dispute involving appellees Greta Yvette Mobley, David Michael Mobley, Texas Quality Mats, LLC, Texas Quality Gate Guard Service, LLC, and Quality Lease Air Service, LLC (collectively “Mobley”). In appellate cause number 13-14-00064-CV, appellant Quality Lease and Rental Holdings (“QLRH”) contends that the trial court erred in denying... More...   $0 (06-19-2014 - OK)

MMS Construction & Paving, L.L.C. entered into a subcontract with Head, Inc. to pave asphalt runway shoulders at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. The project was delayed and MMS, expressing concern that Head had not been making agreed payments, quit the job. MMS also complained that completing the job would be more expensive than it originally believed because certain requirements were being impo... More...   $0 (06-19-2014 - OK)

This is an appeal from the district court’s order of attorney fees against the defendants, Aeroplanes Over Idaho (“AOI”) and Holbrook Maslen (“Defendants”), in a dispute arising from the claim of lien filed by AOI on a PT-23 Fairchild airplane (“Fairchild”) owned by the Idaho
Aviation Hall of Fame (“IAHOF”) and transferred to the Idaho Military Historical Society (“IMHS”)... More...   $0 (06-17-2014 - ID)

I&W, Inc. owned a solution mining operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Its operations formed a cavern under its own property, which grew so large it infringed upon the subsurface property of the nearby Circle S Feed Store, LLC.

This cavern, in turn, caused subsidence and damages to Circle S’s surface property. A New Mexico state court found I&W negligent and liable for damages its solution ... More...   $0 (06-17-2014 - NM)

A SLAPP suit is one in which the plaintiff ―seeks to chill or punish a party‘s exercise of constitutional rights to free speech and to petition the government for redress of grievances. [Citation.]‖ (Rusheen v. Cohen (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1048, 1055.)1 The California Legislature in 1992 enacted Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16—the anti-SLAPP statute—under which SLAPP suits may be dispo... More...   $0 (06-13-2014 - CA)

Appellants Mohamad Mooti and Ilham Elsaleh d/b/a Bryan Auto Body & Auto Sales and Brazos Valley Collision Center appeal the trial court’s award of prejudgment interest, attorney’s fees, and costs to Appellee Ahmad Aldirawi in this partnership dissolution case. Mooti and Elsaleh complain that the trial court should have instead awarded them attorney’s fees and costs because they were the prev... More...   $0 (06-13-2014 - TX)

After the trial court resolved this case on cross-motions for summary judgment, appellant Patricia Cantu appealed the judgment entered in favor of the appellees, Frye & Associates, PLLC, Phyllis R. Frye, and Salvador Benavidez. In

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three issues, she argues that summary judgment should not have been granted as to her causes of action and that summary judgment should have been granted... More...   $0 (06-12-2014 - TX)