This is an appeal out of Ada County from an order granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in a commercial lawsuit in which the jury found in favor of the defendant. We reverse the order and remand this case for consideration of the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

I.

Factual Background.

Glenn Mosell is a commercial real estate broker in investment sales and a land... More...   $0 (02-22-2013 - ID)

This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s order denying the motion of appellant, Edward D. Jones, L.P. (“Edward Jonesâ€�), to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAAâ€�). See TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.016 (West Supp. 2011); CMH Homes v. Perez, 340 S.W.3d 444, 448–49 (Tex. 2011) (explaining that section 51.016 of the civil practice and remedies c... More...   $0 (02-21-2013 - TX)

Leg Up Operating Company, Inc. sued MRD Bourell, LLC, which in turn sued TBC Energy Holdings, LLC claiming:

1. In addition to seeking damages sounding in contract and tort, this is a Petition for
Declaratory Judgment brought pursuant to 12 O.S. § 1651, et seq. wherein Plaintiff seeks a
determination concerning the performance of its obligations under certain agreements enteredMore...   $0 (02-18-2013 - OK)

Lisa Lenihan sued Mary Beth Smith, individually and as trustee of the Edmond P. Lenihan Revocable Trust on a constructive trust theory claiming:

A. Petitioner and her now deceased ex-husband. Edmond P. Lenihan, (hereinafter “Decedent�)
entered into an Agreed Decree of Dissolution of Marriage in September, 2009, (hereinafter
“Decreeâ€�) which was filed of record on January 14... More...   $1 (02-15-2013 - OK)

This lawsuit concerns the breakup of a medical practice group. Although the group involved several related business entities, appellant Harmohinder S. Bhatia sued his former partners regarding his interest in just one of the entities, Northwest Houston Cardiovascular Imaging Center II, Ltd. (Imaging Center). At the conclusion of trial, a jury found that no party was liable for any damages to any o... More...   $0 (02-14-2013 - TX)

Kyle West sued Christopher Manfield, J. Edward Vierheller and Mr. Ed's Auction, Inc. on negligence theories claiming:

1. Petition for probate of the will was filed on April 2,2009, and Chnstopt.er Mansfield was appomted to serve as special administrator on April 27, 2009.

2. Kyle lives m Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Marie lives m Denver, Colorado Although they are brother and sister, the... More...   $1 (02-14-2013 - OK)

2 Plaintiffs appeal from a general judgment dismissing their interference with
3 economic relations, conversion, and unjust enrichment claims. Plaintiffs assign error to
4 the trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment. Because we conclude
5 that plaintiffs demonstrated sufficient evidence for a trial on their interference with
6 economic relations, conversion, ... More...   $0 (02-06-2013 - OR)

David C. Harrison sued Oszie J. Davis on an auto negligence theory claiming:


1. Plaintiff, David C. Harrison, resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma.

2. Defendant, Oszie J. Davis, resides in Midwest City, Oklahoma County, State of Oklahoma.

3. That on June 4, 2011 Oszie J. Davis, without reason and!or provocation shot Plaintiff, David C. Harris... More...   $0 (02-02-2013 - OK)

Christopher James sued Thomas Craig Scheer and James Leonard and Toni Leonard d/b/a The Hudson Company Auto Brokers on personal tort theories claiming:

1. This case stems from the theft of a 2004 model Dodge pickup truck from Plaintiff during December 2009; the procurement of false Certificates of Title to the stolen vehicle based on fraudulent Affidavits submitted to the Oklahoma Tax Com... More...   $0 (01-31-2013 - OK)

Bethel World Outreach Ministries brought this action asserting that Montgomery County’s zoning regulations, which prevented Bethel from constructing a church, violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act ("RLUIPA"), the United States Constitution, and the Maryland Declaration of Rights. The district court granted summary judgment to the County on all claims. For the reasons ... More...   $0 (01-31-2013 - MD)

Plaintiff Haim Avidor is the lead plaintiff in this class action by current and former card dealers employed by defendant Sutter's Place, doing business as Bay 101 (often abbreviated by the parties as Bay 101 or the casino), which operated a cardroom in San Jose. Bay 101 required its dealers to contribute a set amount of the gratuities they received from players to a common account, which was dist... More...   $0 (01-26-2013 - CA)

The common law theory of continuous accrual posits that a cause of action challenging a recurring wrong may accrue not once but each time a new wrong is committed. We consider whether the theory can apply to actions under the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.; hereafter UCL) and, if so, whether it applies here to save plaintiff Jamshid Aryeh‟s suit from a limitations ba... More...   $0 (01-26-2013 - CA)

Appellant Gerald Byron Barras appeals from a final decree of divorce ordering him to pay appellee Leslea Loring Barras $125,000, to be represented by a promissory note and secured by a deed of trust against Gerald’s separate property, and ordering his separate estate to reimburse the community estate for $154,073 as part of the property division. On appeal, Gerald argues that (1) the trial court... More...   $0 (01-26-2013 - TX)

In this dispute between next-door neighbors, plaintiffs prevailed in a prior action, establishing that their neighbor had unlawfully dumped contaminated debris on their property. Judgment was entered for plaintiffs. The judgment required the neighbor to remove the debris pursuant to a court-approved remediation plan. The funds for the remediation plan were placed in the trust account of the neighb... More...   $0 (01-20-2013 - CA)

In this suit for reimbursement of workers’-compensation benefits, the trial court granted the summary-judgment motion of employer Harris County and denied the summary-judgment motion of the County’s employee, Tim Piland. In the dispositive issues asserted in this appeal, Piland contends that the County could seek reimbursement only through a timely claim for conversion, and not through an acti... More...   $0 (01-19-2013 - TX)

Bonneville Billing and Collections, Inc. (BBC) appeals from the district court’s order, on intermediate appeal, vacating the magistrate’s award of summary judgment in BBC’s favor. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and reinstate the judgment of the magistrate.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

BBC is a collection agency which had outstanding accounts for a debtor. Medical ... More...   $0 (01-18-2013 - ID)

Hallmark Cards, Inc. ("Hallmark") sued its former employee, Janet Murley, for a breach of the parties' separation agreement and won a $860,000 jury verdict on its breach of contract claim. The district court denied 1 Murley's motion for a new trial. Murley now appeals, arguing the district court erred in delivering an adverse inference instruction to the jury and the award on Hallmark's breach of ... More...   $860000 (01-16-2013 - MO)

A claim of tortious interference with prospective advantage—also referred to as tortious interference with prospective economic advantage, tortious interference with business expectancy, wrongful interference with business relations or relationships, tortious interference with prospective contractual relations or relationships, and wrongful interference with prospective contractual relations or ... More...   $0 (01-16-2013 - MN)

Efficiency Technologies, Inc. sued Don Clark on conversion, interference with contracts and business relations and misappropriation of trade secrets theories.

Defendant filed a motion for summary judgment claiming that the following facts were not disputed:

1. Defendant, Don Clark, was one of the original founders of Efficiency Technologies, Inc.
(See Ex. A, Affidavit of Don ... More...   $1 (01-10-2013 - OK)

Patricia J. Sherer appeals the trial court’s judgment awarding Gloria Jean Sherer, individually, and James Ray Sherer, individually and with power of attorney for Bertha M. Sherer,1 $72,891.21 in damages, attorney’s fees in the amount of $18,531.36, and costs in the amount of $4,891.25.

I. Factual and Procedural History

James and Gloria sued their stepmother, Patricia, to recover... More...   $0 (01-09-2013 - TX)

Brown O'Haver of Oklahoma, LLC sued Ceasar Davis and America's Servicing Company, a division of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. on a breach of contract theory claiming:

1. Plaintiff Brown O’Haver is, and at all times relevant to this Petition was, an Oklahoma limited liability company engaged in thebusiness ofproviding services as public adjusters to insureds throughout the state of Oklah... More...   $21750 (01-07-2013 - OK)

Appellants, Amanda and David Jones (collectively, the “Jonesesâ€�), appeal the no-evidence and traditional summary judgments granted by the trial court in favor of appellees, Foundation Surgery Affiliates of Brazoria County L.L.P. d/b/a Brazoria County Surgery Center (the “Partnershipâ€�) and Brazoria County Surgery Center (the “Surgery Centerâ€�) and Henry Martinez, M.D., P.A.1 The Jonesesâ... More...   $0 (12-29-2012 - TX)

This is an appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Buku Properties, LLC. Buku initiated this lawsuit to recover earnest money deposits from Raoel and Janet Clark and Jerry and Betty Peterson (collectively “Appellants�), after two codependent land sale contracts involving Buku and Appellants failed to close. We affirm.

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HIS... More...   $0 (12-21-2012 - ID)

General Mechanical Corporation (GMC) appeals the trial court’s order denying its motion for attorney’s fees and costs. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand.

In 2009, Mark Williams filed suit against GMC and Peter Tydir, the owner of GMC. The complaint included several counts including breach of contract, unpaid wages, fraud, and conversion. The counts all stemmed from ... More...   $0 (12-17-2012 - FL)

¶1 This matter is before the court on interlocutory appeal from the district court’s grant of a rule 56(f) motion filed by members of the Cloud family and their companies (collectively, the Clouds) and the district court’s denial of a motion for summary judgment filed by Washington City and three of its employees (collectively, Washington City or the City). We reverse and remand.

BACKG... More...   $0 (12-13-2012 - UT)