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Matthew E. Warlick, DDS v. James L. West, DDS

Mathew E. Warlick, DDS sued James L. West, DDS breach of contract, tortious interference and misappropriation of trade secrets seeking injunctive and compensatory damages claiming:

1. Plaintiff Matthew E. Warlick, D.D.S. (hereinafter “Plaintiff” or “Dr. Warlick”) is an individual and resident of Tulsa County, Oklahoma.

2. Dr. Warlick is licensed and certified by the State... More...
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Dorchester Financial Securities, Inc. v. Banco BRJ, S.A.

Plaintiff-Appellant Dorchester Financial Securities, Inc. (“Dorchester”), appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Kimba M. Wood, Judge ), entered on January 25, 2012, dismissing its complaint against Defendant-Appellee Banco BRJ, S.A. (“BRJ”) for lack of personal jurisdiction. We conclude that Dorchester made a prima facie showing ... More...   $0 (07-03-2013 - NY)

Jeremy George v. Gerald Catterline Irrevocable Trust

Jeremy George sued the Gerald Catterline Irrevocable Trust, Charlene Catterline, Trustee, and Ben Catterline claiming:

1. Plaintiff entered into a written lease agreement with Ben Catterlin who purported to have agency to enter into said lease, and said lease had not expired at the time ai4 date of the circumstances described below; and [7

2. Said agreement was entered in Tulsa C... More...
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United States v. Edith Schlain Windsor

Two women then resident in New York were married in a lawful ceremony in Ontario, Canada, in 2007. Edith
Windsor and Thea Spyer returned to their home in New York City. When Spyer died in 2009, she left her entire estate to Windsor. Windsor sought to claim the estate tax exemption for surviving spouses. She was barred from doing so, however, by a federal law, the Defense of Marriage Act, which... More...
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Evergreen Partnering Group, Inc. v. Pactiv Corporation

Plaintiff Evergreen Partnering Group, Inc. ("Evergreen") appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts dismissing its Second Amended Complaint ("complaint"). The complaint alleges that defendants-appellees, polystyrene food service packaging manufacturers and two trade associations, refused in concert to deal with Evergreen in a recycling business m... More...   $0 (06-19-2013 - MA)

Karen Capone v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Petitioner Karen Capone seeks review of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Capone v. Philip Morris U.S.A. Inc., 56 So. 3d 34 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010), based upon express and direct conflict with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Niemi v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 862 So. 2d 31 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.More...   $0 (06-13-2013 - FL)

Glenda Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Plaintiffs Glenda Johnson and Steven Lucier appeal an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denying their motion to remand this action to Pennsylvania state court. They contend that the District Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over their claims because the parties do not have complete diversity of
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citizenship. We conclude that the Dist... More...
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Classic Chevrolet, Inc. v. Travis Michael Frizell

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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Southwestern Biomedical Electronics, Inc. v. Integrity Biomedical Services, LLC

Southwestern Biomedical Electronics, Inc. v. Integrity Biomedical Services, LLC and S. Michelle Shahbandeh on breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful inducement, tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, misappropriation of trade secrets, conversion, and fraud theories. Plaintiff sought actual and punitive damages.

Plaintiff claimed that Defendant contacted its customers "for ... More...
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United States v. Ronnie Benson

Ronnie Joe Benson was convicted in 1997 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack cocaine,” and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Benson’s offense conduct included distribution of cocaine, cocaine base, and marijuana. When a defendant traffics in multiple controlled substances, the sentencing g... More...   $0 (05-29-2013 - AR)

Dawn Guidotti v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, L.L.C. d/k/a The Law Firm of Macey, Aleman, Hyslip and Searns

Dawn Guidotti contracted with several parties to help her negotiate a settlement of her consumer debt. When no settlement materialized, she filed this putative class action against them, claiming that she, and people like her, had been defrauded. The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted a motion to compel arbitration as to the claims against most of the defendants, b... More...   $0 (05-28-2013 - NJ)

Donald R. Lilly v. Lynne M. Lilly

This appeal is a sequel to an appeal in the same dissolution of marriage case that we decided three years ago. Lilly v. Lilly, 35 So. 3d 1022 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010). In the first appeal this court affirmed an award of rehabilitative alimony to the former wife

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(Wife). The question presented in the current appeal is whether the trial court properly converted the rehabilitative alimony a... More...
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Rick D. Baty v. Bowen, Miclette & Britt, Inc., Samuel F. Bowen, David G. Miclette, and Edward G. Britt, Jr.,

A former employee and shareholder of a corporation appeals a judgment confirming an arbitration award regarding claims between him, on one side, and the corporation and three shareholders, on the other side. The trial court had compelled the former employee and shareholder to arbitrate his claims pursuant to an arbitration provision in a shareholders’ agreement. On appeal, the former

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Fresni, Inc. v. Tamir Enterprises, Ltd.

Appellant, Fresni, Inc., appeals a judgment entered in favor of appellee, Tamir Enterprises, Ltd., after the trial court granted Tamir’s motion for summary judgment. In four issues on appeal, Fresni asserts the trial court erred in rendering summary judgment in favor of Tamir and dismissing its (1) conversion claim, (2) wrongful foreclosure claim, (3) breach of contract claim, and (4) trespass t... More...   $0 (05-22-2013 - TX)

Rehak Creative Services, Inc. v. Ann L. Witt

Rehak Creative Services, Inc. and Robert Rehak (collectively, “Rehak”) 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, “Witt”). We affirm.

OVERVIEW

This appeal focuses on a recently enacted statute called the “Texas Citizens Participation Act,” which is codi... More...
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Betty L. Gary v. Jennifer Amos

Betty L. Gary sued Jennifer Amos on a conversion theory claiming:

1. The defendant is a resident of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

2. The events complained of occurred in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

3. The plaintiff is a resident of Yukon, Oklahoma.

4. This Court has jurisdiction and Oklahoma County is an appropriate venue.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

5. The def... More...
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Gila River Indian Community v. United States of America

This case illustrates the nuances of our federalist system of government, pitting Indian tribe against Indian tribe, and State and local governments against the federal government and an Indian tribe. The City of Glendale and various other parties (“Glendale”) seek to set aside the Department of the Interior’s decision to accept in trust, for the benefit of the Tohono O’odham Nation (“th... More...   $0 (05-20-2013 - AZ)

State of Oklahoma v. Arona James

The State of Oklahoma charged Arona James with two counts of embezzlement in violation of 21 O.S. 1451 which provides:


A. Embezzlement is the fraudulent appropriation of property of any person or legal entity, legally obtained, to any use or purpose not intended or authorized by its owner, or the secretion of the property with the fraudulent intent to appropriate it to such use or purp... More...
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Lafayette Escadrille, Inc. v. City Credit Union

Appellant Lafayette Escadrille, Inc. appeals a summary judgment granted in favor of City Credit Union (CCU) on its claim for wrongful termination of a contract. In five issues, Lafayette generally contends the trial court erred in granting CCU’s motion for summary judgment because the claim was not barred by a prior suit. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

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State of Oklahoma v. Andre Dion Brooks

State of Oklahoma v. Andre Dion Brooks

Count # 1.
Count as Filed: EMB, EMBEZZLEMENT , in violation of 21 O.S. 1451
Date Of Offense: 12/12/2012

Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: BROOKS, ANDRE DION
Disposed: DEFERRED, 05/02/2013. Guilty Plea.
Count as Disposed:EMBEZZLEMENT (EMB)
Violation of 21 O.S. 1451 which provides:

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Joseph and Jamie Schwartzott v. Maravilla Owners Association, Inc. and Hudak & Dawson Construction Co., Inc

In these consolidated appeals, we consider whether the trial court erred in sustaining two defendants’ pleas to the jurisdiction in a suit brought by two former owners of a condominium unit against the condominium owners’ association, a contractor hired by the association, and the property manager of the condominiums. We affirm the trial court’s dismissal as to one claim, reverse the trial c... More...   $0 (05-02-2013 - TX)

Julie MacLay v. Sahara M/V and G Shipping Ltd.

Julie MacLay, individually and on behalf of the Estate of Lia Hawkins sued the M/V SAHARA in rem and G Shipping Ltd., a Maltese company, in personam, in a general maritime wrongful death and survival action claiming that Ms. Hawkins, age 33, was killed as a direct result of a dangerous condition that existed on the 300-foot long M/V SAHARA that caused her to fall overboard while working on the con... More...   $3450000 (04-26-2013 - WA)

Heritage Pacific Financial, LLC v. Maribel Monroy

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 Monroy‘s 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)

Carolyn Barnes v. University Federal Credit Union

This is the second appeal in this suit filed by appellant Carolyn Barnes, plaintiff in the underlying proceeding, against appellees University Federal Credit Union (UFCU) and Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO). In our prior opinion, we affirmed the trial court’s severance order and partial summary judgment in favor of UFCU and GEICO. Barnes’s remaining claims and UFCU’s countercl... More...   $0 (04-18-2013 - TX)

Larry Mayo v. Board of Education

Five current or former temporary employees (the "Temporary Employees") of the Board of Education of Prince George’s County, Maryland ("School Board") filed a class action complaint in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, asserting employee-compensation claims against the School Board, its chair, and the Association of Classified Employees/American Federation of State, County and Munic... More...   $0 (04-12-2013 - )

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