M & M Lumber Company sued Lassiter Richey Company, Inc., Owasso Hospitality, Inc., Owasso Hospitality, LLC, A&D Supply, INc. and First National Bank of Owasso. Ronald Weathers, Laura Weathers and Assurance Company of America were brought into the case as third party defendants by Owasso Hospitality, Inc. Plaintiff's claims were based on breach of contract, conversion, unjust enrichment and forec... More...   $1 (06-30-2012 - OK)

Appellees, Robert G. Taylor II, Joseph F. Archer, Claiborne Bruce, Allam Alshayeb, Russ Himel, Raymond Chachere, Dennis McLaughlin, Dale Gorman, Louay Joubarani, Seman Matta, and Carlo Congelosi (collectively, “the Investors”), sued appellants, James R. Cleveland, Paul R. Cleveland, Kellie L. Dorman, Nicos Energy, LLC, Oasis Petroleum, LLC, and Lone Star Land & Exploration, LLC (collectively, ... More...   $0 (06-28-2012 - TX)

The owner of a parcel of real property with a building on it demolishes the building to make way for new development. Unfortunately, the owner is unable to complete the development and ends up defaulting on a purchase money promissory note secured by a deed of trust on the property. The holder of the note and deed of trust exercises the power of sale under the deed of trust and buys the property b... More...   $0 (06-27-2012 - CA)

¶1. Complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA), filed a fourteen-count complaint against Respondent, John B. Hill, pursuant to Rule 6, of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, (RGDP), Okla. Stat. tit. 5, ch. 1, app. 1-A (2011), for violating the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct, (ORPC), Okla. Stat. tit. 5, ch. 1, app. 3-A (2011).1 The OBA and Respondent then entered into a stipulat... More...   $0 (06-26-2012 - OK)

In this interlocutory appeal, Chana Horowitz challenges the trial court’s denial of her special appearance. We reverse and remand with instructions to the trial court to dismiss Horowitz from the suit for lack of personal jurisdiction.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Chana Horowitz is an Israeli citizen residing in Israel, where she worked as an independent contractor for the ... More...   $0 (06-21-2012 - TX)

Church of Holistic Science, Inc. sued Garry D. Bilder, Chad Rose, Gail Rose, Karen Harr and Guardian Angels Security Plus, Inc. on conversion, negligence, and tortious interference with business relations theories.

Gail Rose filed a cross petition on a breach of contract theory.

Everett Lee Stone filed a third party petition on an assault and battery, negligence and false impriso... More...   $0 (06-14-2012 - OK)

Khurrum Rauf Shamsi, Labrena Rae Shamsi and Shamsi Revocable Living Trust, Dated 12-31-11 sued Charter Oak Homeowners Association on declaratory judgment, conversion, damages, conversion and equitable relief theories.

Charter Oak counterclaimed and moved for summary judgment.

This case involves a dispute between a homeowner in a residential, gated subdivision and the subdivisio... More...   $0 (06-14-2012 - OK)

Bryan Sharp and James Chris Sharp (the “Sharps”) filed suit against Chester Gray Mosier (“Mosier”) and Phillip James Williams (“Williams”) for conversion, violation of the Texas Theft Liability Act, negligence, unjust enrichment, violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”), and conspiracy related to the removal of pecan trees on the Sharps’ property. The Sharps... More...   $0 (06-08-2012 - TX)

Prissy Cole and First Tulsa Title Company sued J. Curt Hendrix, Lindsay Mills Hendrix, J. Curt Hendrix & Associates and Allegiance Title and Escrow, LLC on fraud and concealment, violation of fiduciary duty and usurption of corporate opportunity, conversion and intentional interference with contract theories.

The specifics of the claims made and defenses asserted are not available.... More...   $1 (06-08-2012 - OK)

After investigating a report that Kendall Tucker was in possession of a stolen backhoe, Karl Williams, a state law enforcement investigator, seized the backhoe without a warrant. Tucker brought a civil rights action in district court, claiming that his rights under the Fourth Amendment and Due Process Clause were violated. The district court disagreed and dismissed Tucker’s claims on summary jud... More...   $0 (06-05-2012 - IL)

This dispute involves a probate court’s apportionment of $100,000 received from the settlement of a wrongful-death and survival action. Raising seven issues, Appellant Price Otho Hubbard Jr. complains about the apportionment. We will affirm.

BACKGROUND

This case arose out of a house fire in February 2006 that left three children dead and another severely injured. Among the children... More...   $0 (05-31-2012 - TX)

Pending before the Court is a motion filed by Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc., Appellee, to review the sufficiency of security. See Tex.R.App.P. 24.4. We grant the motion and order that the amount of security is increased to include the attorney’s fees award of $78,001.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

Corral-Lerma filed suit against Border Demolition and i... More...   $0 (05-31-2012 - tx)

This case concerns the appeal of Frank Ronald Marek and Gayle Marek (the Mareks) of the district court’s decision and judgment decreeing the locations of two boundary lines in dispute between the Mareks and Earl A. Lawrence and Sandra L. Lawrence (the Lawrences). As the deed at question in this appeal was unambiguous, we find that the district court impermissibly consulted evidence outside of th... More...   $0 (05-30-2012 - ID)

1. Alaska’s probate nonclaim statute, AS 13.16.460, provides that claims against an estate arising before the decedent’s death are barred unless presented: (1) within four months of the first publication of notice to creditors; (2) within three years of death if no notice to creditors is published; or (3) within limits specified by other applicable statutes of limitations.1 The statute also ba... More...   $0 (05-25-2012 - AK)

The facts in this opinion are drawn from the allegations in the complaint. No trial has occurred. Neither party has presented evidence, and no facts have been found by a factfinder. Because this case comes to us as an appeal from a denial of a motion to dismiss, the applicable standard of review requires us to presume that the allegations in the complaint are true. Our decision to include in this ... More...   $0 (05-24-2012 - TN)

Nancy K. Alanis sued Edward F. Valdespino and Strasburger & Price, LLP, asserting seven claims based on allegations that she was wrongfully deprived of payment of a portion of the proceeds awarded in a separate condemnation proceeding. Nancy also sued Artemio A. Alanis, Jr. for fraud and conversion based on the same allegations. Two claims were dismissed when Nancy failed to timely amend her plead... More...   $0 (05-23-2012 - TX)

Gloria Crawford brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against officials who seized numerous dogs from a kennel she ran on her property. The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants on Crawford’s claims. We affirm.

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Since 1995, Gloria Crawford has operated a kennel out of her Arkansas home. On March 15, 2005, Van Buren County Animal Control Officer Debby F... More...   $0 (05-21-2012 - AR)

Since 1999, the Town of Greece, New York, has begun its Town Board meetings with a short prayer. In 2008, town residents Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens brought suit against the town and Town Supervisor John Auberger in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, asserting that aspects of this prayer practice violated the Establishment Clause. The district court (Charl... More...   $0 (05-17-2012 - NY)

{¶1} Appellant, Heron Point Condominium Unit Owner’s Association, appeals from the judgment of the Summit County Court of Common Pleas. This Court affirms. I. {¶2} Appellant is the Heron Point Condominium Unit Owner’s Association (“Heron Point”). Appellees E.R. Miller, Ltd. and Elton Miller were involved in the development of Heron Point Condominiums in the Village of Lakemore, Ohio. Mr.... More...   $0 (05-16-2012 - OH)

06/18/2012 CLS: DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE P 1
Notice of Stipulated Dismissal with Prejudice
03/09/2012 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE P 1
Certificate of Service (Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories, Request for Production & Request for Admissions to Defendant)
02/24/2012 NTC: OF HEARING
Notice of Hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for default judg... More...   $0 (05-10-2012 - NM)

Appellant, Ellen Russo, appeals a non-final order granting Marilyn Fink’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

By way of background, Russo, a Florida resident, filed a complaint against Leonard Fink and Marilyn Fink, residents of Nevada. The complaint set forth counts for conversion, civil theft pursuant to section 772.11, Florida Statutes, breach of fiduciary d... More...   $0 (05-09-2012 - FL)

Plaintiff Kimberly Aleksick, individually and on behalf of a class of those similarly situated, appeals a judgment following an order granting defendant 7-Eleven Inc.'s (7-Eleven) motion for summary judgment. 7-Eleven provides payroll services to its franchisees. Aleksick contends reversal is required because 7-Eleven's payroll system violates both the "unlawful" and "unfair" prongs of Business an... More...   $0 (05-08-2012 - CA)

This case concerns breaches of a settlement agreement that attempted to resolve the differences between appellant, Mark Henry, and appellee, Marcos Masson. A jury found that both parties materially breached the Settlement Agreement, but it awarded damages only to Masson. In a previous opinion in this case, we affirmed the verdict in favor of Masson and reversed the trial court’s ruling that He... More...   $0 (05-03-2012 - TX)

This case requires us to consider whether Temitope Taju Akinsade’s (“Akinsade” or “petitioner”) record of conviction for embezzlement by a bank employee in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 656 (“§ 656”) establishes that he actually and necessarily pleaded to committing an offense that involved fraud or deceit. For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that it was error for the Board of ... More...   $0 (05-01-2012 - NY)

This case arises from a dispute between a lessee and its commercial landlord. Appellants, Mary Gret McKenzie d/b/a Gen’s Antiques and Mary Gret McKenzie (collectively, “Gen’s Antiques”), leased retail spaces in an antiques mall from appellee, Positive Action International, Inc. d/b/a Grace Hart & Co. (“Hart & Co.”). Gen’s Antiques alleged multiple causes of action, including const... More...   $0 (04-26-2012 - TX)