Daniel Arrowood appeals from an adverse ruling on his petition for judicial review of the final agency decision of the Iowa Workers‟ Compensation Commissioner, which found Arrowood did not establish he sustained a work-related injury. He argues the district court erred in its application of the abuse of discretion and substantial evidence standards of review when it failed to reverse the commiss... More...   $0 (08-10-2011 - IA)

This is an unusual case involving a nuisance claim based on "neutral-to-earth voltage" (NEV), also called "stray voltage" or "stray current," passing along the ground of a residential property. Plaintiffs, Gary and Eileen Smith, husband and wife, sued defendant, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, because high NEV levels from its electrical distribution system gave them shocks in their backyard.... More...   $0 (08-10-2011 - NJ)

This appeal requires us to consider the contours of the ministerial exception, under the first amendment to the United States constitution,1 to Connecticut courts’ subject matter jurisdiction over certain employment related claims brought against religious institutions. The plaintiff, Patricia Dayner, brought this action against the defendants, the Archdiocese of Hartford (archdiocese) and Fathe... More...   $0 (08-02-2011 - CT)

This is an appeal from a bench trial. Appellees, Eddie and Beth Haffner, filed a DTPA action against appellant, Wortham Bros., Inc., in connection with roofing jobs performed by Wortham Bros. on houses owned by the Haffners. The trial court found in favor of the Haffners on all issues. The central issue in this appeal focuses on the extent that a property owner may testify regarding repairs m... More...   $0 (07-28-2011 - TX)

The City of Oklahoma City sued WTG Enterprises, LLC on an eminent domain theory seeking to obtain certain rights, title and interests in property owned by Defendant for public purposes in Cleveland County for a sewer project.

The court appointed commissioners to make a preliminary assessment of the damages that Defendant might sustained as a result of the taking of its property and they ass... More...   $7900 (07-27-2011 - OK)

ONEOK Gas Storage, LLC sued Sandra J. Pope, as Trustee of the Lewis C. Pope and Sandra J. Pope Joint Living Trust on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interest in real property owned by Defendants for underground gas storage in Logan County under Defendant's property.

The commissioners appointed by the Court awarded Defendant $66,201.25.More...   $66000 (07-14-2011 - OK)

The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Merrole Dickens on an eminent domain theory seeking to condemn property owned by Defendant for public use.

The Court appointed commissioners (Johnny Owens, Hank Foster and Steve Aust) awarded Defendant $2,000.00.... More...   $0 (07-14-2011 - OK)

Neighborhood Enterprises, Inc. ("Neighborhood"), Sanctuary In The Ordinary (SITO), and Jim Roos (collectively, "Sanctuary") filed suit against, inter alia, the City of St. Louis ("City") and St. Louis Board of Adjustment ("Board") challenging the Board's denial of a sign permit. Sanctuary further challenged the constitutionality of provisions of Chapter 26.68 of the Revised Code of the City of St.... More...   $0 (07-13-2011 - MO)

¶1 Appellants, Marion Energy, Inc. (Marion) and the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (the Trust), lease and own oil and gas deposits that lie underneath property owned by the KFJ Ranch Partnership (KFJ). In order to build a road to access these deposits, Marion and the Trust seek to condemn a portion of KFJ’s land. To do so, they rely upon a statute that permits... More...   $0 (07-12-2011 - UT)

Plaintiffs Dyer L. Vandevere, John McCombs, Gary Hollier, and John Jent fish commercially for salmon in the waters of Alaska’s Upper Cook Inlet. State-issued entry permits and shore fishery leases allow them to fish there. After Alaska promulgated regulations that shorten the fishing year and limit the number of salmon that commercial fishers may harvest, Plaintiffs brought this action against D... More...   $0 (07-11-2011 - AK)

ON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, it is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED, and DECREED that the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED in part and VACATED in part, and the case is REMANDED for further proceedings.

This case comes to us on remand from the Supreme Court. We presume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and procedural history, which we recount only to the extent necessary to explain ou... More...   $0 (07-07-2011 - NY)

Minnesota homeowners brought this action1 against Zurn Pex, Inc. and Zurn Industries, Inc (Zurn) alleging that brass fittings used in the company's cross linked polyethylene (PEX) plumbing systems are inherently defective. In pretrial motions the homeowners sought class certification for their consumer protection, warranty, and negligence claims, and Zurn moved to strike the testimony of two of th... More...   $0 (07-06-2011 - MN)

A.V.E.L.A., Inc., X One X Productions, and Art-Nostalgia.com, Inc. (collectively, “AVELAâ€�) appeal a permanent injunction prohibiting them from licensing certain images extracted from publicity materials for the films Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, as well as several animated short films featuring the cat-and- mouse duo “Tom & Jerry.â€� The district court issued the permanent injunc... More...   $0 (07-05-2011 - MO)

The Minnesota Department of Transportation sued Paul D. Kottschade d/b/a B&F Properties on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire certain rights, title and interest in property owned by Defendant for a public highway.... More...   $8000000 (07-01-2011 - MN)

David Roth was attempting to unload a railway tank car filled with sulfuric acid when its chemical contents exploded, spraying Roth across his face and chest and inflicting severe burns. Roth brought suit, seeking damages for his personal injuries under the common law, but the District Court held that his lawsuit was preempted by the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (―HMTA‖), 49 U.S.C. Â... More...   $0 (06-28-2011 - PA)

This appeal involves a suit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by a New Jersey resident who was arrested by municipal police for violating a public intoxication ordinance. At issue is whether a federal cause of action exists when one is arrested for violating an ordinance that might be invalid under state law. We hold that it does not.

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In October 2007, Joseph McMullen was arrested in ... More...   $0 (06-27-2011 - NJ)

This appeal is from a judgment against an entertainment company that sued the current members of “Exposé,â€� an American girl dance band, about the trademark name of the band. Crystal Entertainment & Filmworks, Inc., is the purported assignee of the trademark rights of Pantera Group Enterprises and Pantera Productions, Inc., which created the original Exposé band in 1984. The current members o... More...   $0 (06-21-2011 - FL)

In this case we address the remedies available to a patient when a debt collector, acting on behalf of a medical professional, is asserted to have illegally disclosed confidential patient medical information to various consumer reporting agencies in the course of a dispute over an alleged medical debt. Individuals, as patients, have a substantial interest in the privacy of their medical informatio... More...   $0 (06-21-2011 - )

State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Department of Transportation sued Adonna Roland aka Adonna J. Roland, Adonnas Oasis, and Stillwater National Bank and Trust Company on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interested in real property owned by Defendants for public use.

Stillwater Bank disclaimed any interest in any payment to Defendants.

Th... More...   $325000 (06-20-2011 - ok)

The plaintiffs are landowners in Bayfield County, a rural county at the northern tip of Wisconsin. They brought this suit to quiet title to their property, over which the County claims a right derived from federal law to build snowmobile trails; the plaintiffs contest the County’s claim. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. We reversed, 520 F.3d 822 (7th Cir. 2... More...   $0 (06-17-2011 - WI)

In this appeal we consider whether, in a condemnation case, the trial court erred by striking evidence the landowner claims supported its position that certain items were fixtures, not personalty, and removing that issue from consideration by the jury.

BACKGROUND

On February 15, 2008, the Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner of Virginia (Commissioner) filed Certificate of Take No... More...   $0 (06-09-2011 - VA)

¶1 The plaintiffs, Robert J. "Bob" Barton (Barton); Robert J. "Bob" Barton, Trustee of the Robert J. "Bob" Barton Revocable Trust, dated September 23, 1992 (Barton Trust); House of Realty, Inc. (HRI); and collectively the following "Tenants", Pamela L. Barton Stober, Sharlett R. Madison, Jeffrey C. Tackett, Harlan Drake, Phillis Casey, Larry Phillips, Iris Jones, Diane Frith, Richard Spriggs, Ric... More...   $0 (06-07-2011 - OK)

Seng-Tiong Ho and Yingyan Huang brought this action against Allen Taflove and Shi- Hui Chang in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. They alleged that the defendants, members of another research team at the same university, violated the Copyright Act by publishing equations, figures and text copied from the plaintiffs’ work. The plaintiffs also raised several s... More...   $0 (06-07-2011 - IL)

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation sued G. Arthur Richey, III, Donna K. Richey,Don Brown, Sherry Brown and Lamar Central Outdoor Advertising, LLC seeking to acquire by condemnation through the exercise by it of the power of eminent domain certain, rights, title and interests in real property owned by Defendants for public purposes.

The commissioners appointed by the Court awarded D... More...   $240000 (06-06-2011 - OK)

In this appeal, plaintiff-appellant Voice of the Arab World, Inc. ("VOAW") challenges the district court's interlocutory order granting defendant-appellee MDTV Medical News Now, Inc.'s ("Medical News Now") motion to preliminarily enjoin VOAW from the use, sale, or promotion of the mark "MDTV," or formative versions of that mark on the Internet, in connection with medical-related informational or e... More...   $0 (05-27-2011 - MA)