David Riehm was a high school student who wrote an essay detailing a fantasy murder-suicide inspired by the school shooting that took place at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. He left the essay with his teacher, who read it and reported it to law enforcement. He was taken from his home in Cook County, Minnesota, by court order, underwent a psychiatric evaluation and was released after

This appeal presents the question of whether right of first refusal agreements between a publisher of advertising tools and packaged goods companies violate California antitrust and tort law. We conclude that the jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff was supported by substantial evidence in the record, and we affirm.

I News America Marketing FSI, Inc. (“News�) is one of two publishers of a

Respondent Cingular Wireless, LLC (Cingular) advertises a cellular phone for sale at half the retail price if the purchaser also enrolls in a calling plan package. The California Code of Regulations requires that the sales tax must be computed against the non-sale price of the product. The regulation permits, but does not require, that the charge be passed on to the customer. Cingular does so with

Before us is an appeal of a district court’s decision to dismiss a family’s claims against various governmental entities and employees who allegedly performed unconstitutional child abuse investigations. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Gary and Melissa Gates are the parents of thirteen children—two biological (Sarah

Dave James, a former employee of Collin County, Texas (“Collin County� or the “County�), brought this suit against defendants-appellees Collin County; Ron Harris, County Judge; County Commissioners Joe Jaynes, Phyllis Cole, Jerry Hoagland, and Jack Hatchell (collectively with Ron Harris, the “Commissioners�); and Jon Kleinheksel, Director of Public Works, for violating his First Amendm

In the days and weeks following the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, someone sent letters laced with the deadly toxin anthrax through the U.S. mails to members of Congress and news organizations, and five people who handled the mail died from contact with the anthrax.

In the months that followed, Nicholas Kristof, a columnist whose articles appeared in the editorial

Today we recognize loss of chance of survival [FN3] as a theory of injury in a wrongful death action predicated on medical negligence, where the decedent's chances of survival were less than even prior to the physician's negligence. See Matsuyama v. Birnbaum, ante (2008) (Matsuyama ). See also G.L. c. 229, § 2. In this case, we principally consider whether loss of chance damages are recoverable w

Masonic Homes of California, Inc. (appellant) appeals from the judgments entered following a jury trial. The jury awarded respondent Nancy Deutsch (Deutsch) $1,915,600 and respondent Sharon Mohr-McDermott (Mohr-McDermott) $1,615,600 (Deutsch and Mohr-McDermott will be collectively referred to as “respondents�).

Deutsch, who was 46 years old at the time of trial, alleged that she was sex

Neurometrix, Inc., filed suit against Diagnostic Clinic of Longview, P.A. (DCOL) and Completecare Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions, L.P., over a debt incurred in the sale and purchase of medical testing equipment. After no answer was filed by either defendant, Neurometrix was awarded a default judgment. DCOL and Completecare have appealed the trial court's denial of their timely-filed motion for

Jeff Maynard sued the Tribune Star newspaper on a defamation theory claiming that defendant published stores about him after he was accused of wrongdoing by a Clay City woman who made allegations of misconduct following a February 28, 2004, traffic stop. Maynard contended that the Tribune-Star published two articles in March and April of 2004 containing allegations against him that “were false a

On December 26, 2003, Appellants, "in their capacity as members of [the Church]," filed an Amended Verified Complaint. (2) Appellants alleged that the Church was a non-profit corporation (3) that had been granted a Charter of Incorporation on or about November 12, 1957 and had filed its By-Laws on May 15, 1958. They further alleged that the charter had been granted to the Church on the conditions

Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. appeals the district court’s summary judgment in favor of defendants American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company and American Home Assurance Company. Sony sued the sister insurance companies for failing to indemnify and defend it in a class action suit alleging product defects in a video game system known as the Sony PlayStation 2. The distr

Daniel Hemmah was employed by the City of Red Wing from September 22, 1977 until his termination April 27, 2006. The City terminated Hemmah's employment for reasons of alleged misconduct, alleging, inter alia, that he had been dishonest, fraudulent, disloyal and insubordinate in his dealings with his supervisors at the City, and with state and federal officials. At the time of his termination

[1.] North American Truck & Trailer, Inc. (NATT) appeals from an order of judgment dismissing its claim for fraud and deceit against M.C.I. Communication, Inc. d/b/a Verizon Business Services (MCI). We reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

[2.] NATT is a South Dakota corporation with its principal place of business in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. MCI is a Delaware corporat

Vincent Biskupic is a former Outagamie County District Attorney and an unsuccessful candidate for Wisconsin Attorney General. He claims he was defamed by a newspaper article published by the Shawano Leader in August 2004. The article incorrectly stated Biskupic had been involved in bribery and graft.

2 Biskupic sued eight defendants, including the Leader, several of its employees,

The petitioners, Action Wisconsin, Inc., and Christopher Ott, seek review of an unpublished court of appeals decision reversing a circuit court judgment that required attorney James R. Donohoo to pay costs and attorney fees for filing and maintaining a defamation lawsuit that was frivolous.[1] The defamation lawsuit was commenced in response to a press release issued by Action Wisconsin.

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1 Plaintiffs Crescencio and Monica Alcazar appeal the verdict from their jury trial, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to ask their requested voir dire questions concerning the prospective jurors' exposure to information about medical malpractice and tort reform issues. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

2 Early in the morning on May

Appellants Wright Medical Technology, Inc. and Wright Medical Group, Inc. (collectively, "Wright") challenge the district court's summary judgment ruling that Wright breached its contract with Dr. Murali Jasty, as well as the district court's refusal to consider newly submitted facts on review of the report and recommendation of a magistrate judge. Jasty's cross-appeal challenges the district cour

This case requires us to consider whether a municipality's decision to privately reprimand a police officer for her off-duty sexual conduct violated the Constitution. Because we conclude the reprimand was reasonably related to police department policies, we find no constitutional violation.

Sharon Johnson was an officer with the LaVerkin City, Utah, police department. During an out-of-

This case poses the specific question whether, for purposes of worker's compensation insurance, persons who make deliveries of newspapers for the newspaper publisher Antelope Valley Press (AVP) are independent contractors or employees. The question arises not under a claim for worker's compensation benefits by one of the newspaper carriers (carriers), but rather with respect to the insurance p

An attorney published a newspaper advertisement stating that users of certain brand name galvanized screws under specified circumstances "may" have legal rights to compensation or other relief. The manufacturer of one of the named brands brought this action for defamation, trade libel, false advertising, and unfair business practices. We are called upon to decide: (1) Is this a strategic lawsu

Great Lakes Exploration Group, LLC (GLEG), a private underwater exploration and salvage company, brought an in rem admiralty action seeking an arrest warrant for an ancient sailing vessel (The Griffin) that sank in Lake Michigan in the 1600s. The state of Michigan intervened to claim title to the vessel pursuant to the Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA), 43 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2106. Under the ASA, when

Plaintiffs-appellants Brandon S. Blair and Richard N. Tousignant ("plaintiffs") appeal the district court's dismissal of two separate actions in favor of defendants City of Worcester, Massachusetts ("City"), former Worcester Chief of Police James Gallagher, and Worcester Police Officers Daniel Dowd, Thomas Dowd, Thomas C. Duffy, Falcone Footnote , Edward McGinn, James Moore, Jose Ortiz, Jonathan T

We plumb the depths of the immunity provided by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ("CDA").

Facts

Defendant Roommate.com, LLC ("Roommate") operates a website designed to match people renting out spare rooms with people looking for a place to live.2 At the time of the district court's disposition, Roommate's website featured approximately 150,000 active listings

Plaintiff, Jane Doe, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Cook County against defendants Elizabeth and Kirkpatrick Dilling, for, inter alia, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation. A jury found for Doe on the fraudulent misrepresentation claim and awarded her $2 million in compensatory damages. The appellate court vacated the judgment entered on the jury's verdict finding defendants