Natacha Chandler, along with a number of persons exposed to excess radiation and survivors of persons who died as a result of excess radiation, almost all of whom are Panamanian residents and citizens (collectively "Plaintiffs"), (FN1) appeal the judgment of the trial court dismissing their claims against Multidata Systems International Corp., Inc. ("Multidata"), and Theratronics Internationa

This civil rights case requires us to decide whether police officers of the Town of Walpole and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of State Police ("Massachusetts State Police" or "MSP") were entitled to summary judgment on Plaintiff-Appellant Edmund F. Burke's claim that they violated his Fourth Amendment rights when they arrested him for a brutal murder he did not commit. We must al

Plaintiffs appeal the order of the circuit court of Kendall County dismissing their declaratory judgment action against defendants, Kirk Brown and the Illinois Department of Transportation (Department). In their second amended complaint, plaintiffs sought to have section 4--510 of the Illinois Highway Code (Highway Code) (605 ILCS 5/4--510 (West 2002)) declared unconstitutional as improperly ta

The plaintiff, Andrew Chapman, filed a small claims complaint against the defendant, Anchor Lumber, seeking to recover real estate taxes paid on a parcel of real estate bought by the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged that the parties miscalculated the real estate tax amount due to a mutual mistake of material fact. The circuit court entered judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed, con

1 Antoinette Svaldi ("Svaldi") appeals from an order of the District Court for the Third Judicial District, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, granting summary judgment in favor of the County, thereby dismissing her claim for severe emotional distress. We affirm.

2 We re-state and address the following issues raised by Svaldi on appeal:

3 1. Did the Anaconda–Deer Lodge County Attorney neglig

Appellants, former telesales employees of respondent Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, appeal from a summary judgment issued on the ground it was lawful for respondent to contract with such employees to pay a commission upon the sale of a subscription immediately, subject to a chargeback if the customer did not keep the subscription for at least 28 days. After reviewing pertinent law

This case stems from the harassing and allegedly discriminatory conduct that male employees of the New Mexico Boys' School ("School") inflicted on their female colleagues and subordinates. The School is operated by New Mexico's Children, Youth and Families Department ("CYFD"). Plaintiffs Maria Consuelo Chavez, Diane Contreras, Lori Lucero, Olga Rodriguez, and Teresa Smith (collectively "Plain

Jonathan M. Albano, a Massachusetts lawyer, sued The Boston Globe claiming it libeled him when it reported in 1999 that he used political connections to qualify for a free-labor homebuilding program operated by a vocational high school. He further claimed the story written by Walter V. Robinson, now editor of the newspaper's Spotlight Team, made false statements about him, causing him to lose

Inline, Inc. and RGB Systems, Inc. (collectively Inline) appeal the trial court's grant of summary judgment determining as a matter of law that Shurgard Storage Centers, Inc. (Shurgard), a self-storage facility, conducted a lien auction of stored goods in a commercially reasonable manner. Inline also challenges the court's $20 ceiling on restitution against Apace Moving Systems, Inc. (Apa

Jaime Bonilla and Antonio Inocentes appeal an order denying their special motions to strike Thomas J. Harron's defamation action against them under the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute. (Code Civ. Proc.,1 § 425.16.) We conclude neither defendant met his threshold burden of showing the complaint arises from protected speech within the meaning of the anti-SLA

Plaintiff, Laura McIntire, appeals from the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Tulsa, Oklahoma (the "Board"). As a result of a reduction in force, McIntire was terminated from her position as a clerk in the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office (the "Sheriff's Office"). She received a letter notifying her of the termination on March 5, 1

For almost forty years, a monument inscribed with the Ten Commandments (the "Monument") has occupied a spot in Cameron Park, a public park in the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin ("La Crosse" or the "City"). Recently, certain residents of La Crosse, joined by an advocacy group, sued the City claiming the Monument violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In response, La Cross

In a complaint filed on March 17, 2003 against River Dell Regional High School, the River Dell Board of Education and John Buller, plaintiffs D.M. (fictionally, Dave), T.D. (fictionally, Ted), E.F. (fictionally, Ed), B.F. (fictionally, Bob), D.Z. (fictionally, Dick) and M.E. (fictionally, Matt) See footnote 1 allege that, while they were students at the defendant public school in the period

What is a "big box retailer" as used by the Legislature in Health and Safety Code section 33426.7 and Government Code section 53084? Commonly known as AB 178, (Stats. 1999, ch. 462 (A.B. 178), §§ 3 & 2, respectively), these statutes prohibit a redevelopment agency from providing financial assistance to a "big box retailer" that is relocating from one community to another within the same m

We are presented with a variation on the age-old riddle of the tree that falls in the forest when there is no one around to hear it.1 It is well settled that in opposing a SLAPP motion the plaintiff must show a probability of prevailing on his cause of action and the showing must be based on admissible evidence.2 This appeal poses the question:

If the plaintiff submits inadmissible evi

The plaintiff, Gil Gilbert, appeals and the defendants, Beaver Dam Association of Stratford, Inc. (association), and all the owners of property that abuts the Beaver Dam Lake, cross appeal from the judgment of the trial court rendered after a trial to the court.

On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly held that (1) he could not rely on the Common Interest Ownership A

Mark Flattery ("Father") appeals the trial court's modification of the decree that dissolved his marriage to Rhonda Lokeman ("Mother"). Father claims that the trial court erred in (1) awarding child support in the amount of $1,047 per month to Mother, (2) awarding retroactive child support in the amount of $4,698 to Mother, (3) and awarding attorneys' fees in the amount of $8,190 to Mother. We rev

In this appeal, defendants argue that, pursuant to section 15 of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (765 ILCS 1025/15 (West 1998)), the state is entitled to retain dividends issued on shares of stock which were presumed abandoned and delivered to the state. Plaintiff argues the dividends are private property which must be returned to the property owner along with the shares of

This case arises out of conflicting claims to the excess funds1 resulting from a resale after a purchaser defau lted in a prior f oreclosure procee ding in respect to property located in Prince George's County.2 David J. Simard, petitioner, the original and subsequent purchaser, challenges a Court of Special Appeals' decision allowing the contractual waiver of petitioner's alleged common-

In this appeal, defendants argue that, pursuant to section 15 of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (765 ILCS 1025/15 (West 1998)), the state is entitled to retain dividends issued on shares of stock which were presumed abandoned and delivered to the state. Plaintiff argues the dividends are private property which must be returned to the property owner along with the shares of s

This election case arises out of the attempts by appellant Linda Boyd to qualify as a candidate for Garland County Clerk in the Republican preferential primary held earlier this year. The trial court determined that Boyd failed to file her party certificate and political practices pledge with the county clerk prior to the 12:00 noon filing deadline; therefore, the court denied Boyd's petition for

On May 31, 1921, and following into the next day, violent attacks destroyed the African-American community of Greenwood, Oklahoma. An angry white mob converged on Greenwood in a devastating assault, burning homes and businesses, killing up to three hundred people, and leaving thousands homeless. In February 2003, Plaintiffs-Appellants, all Riot survivors or descendants of survivors, filed sui

Frank Zuccarelli sued Illinois State Representative Frank Giglio, Dolton Village President Willaim Shaw and former Chicago Sun-Times reporter Ray Hanania for libeling him in a article published in a 2001 article in the South Community Newspaper. Zuccarelli was running against Giglio and Shaw for Democratic committeeman in 2002. The article questioned the propriety of the sale of 13 acres of l

Peggy Allison challenges the decision by UNUM's claims administrator to deny long-term disability benefits under her employer's group disability plan.

Ms. Allison suffers from multiple endocrine neoplasia type I (MEN-I syndrome), a relatively uncommon inherited disease that often causes overactivity and enlargement of certain endocrine glands, including the parathyroid and the pancreas.

Plaintiff Pennaco Energy, Inc. (Pennaco), brought this suit in the District of Wyoming, pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 701-06 (APA), against the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) to challenge a decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA). The challenged IBLA decision reversed a decision of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to auction three