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STATEMENT OF FACTS
Plaintiff, Janna Esau (“Ms. Esau”), for her cause of action against Defendant, CSCC
Nursing, LLC (“CSCC Nursing”), alleges and states as follows:
1. Ms. Esau is an individual who resides in Tulsa County.
2. CSCC Nursing is a Georgia limited liability company which is doing business in Tulsa County. CSCC Nursing operates a nursing h... More...   $1 (12-03-2014 - OK)

In an unsuccessful attempt to apprehend George P. Conway’s adult son, Donald Conway,1 who reportedly had fired shots at George, officers from defendant County of Tuolumne (County) fired a tear gas canister into George’s mobile home. Donald was not inside but was apprehended later. George brought suit against the County for damage to
1We refer to George and Donald Conway by their first name... More...   $0 (11-24-2014 - CA)

Union Carbide Corporation appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Plaintiffs Bobbie Izell and Helen Izell on claims for personal injuries and loss of consortium stemming from Mr. Izell’s alleged exposure to Union Carbide asbestos and subsequent diagnosis with mesothelioma. After a four-week trial the jury returned special verdicts finding Union Carbide 65 percent comparatively at fault for P... More...   $0 (11-21-2014 - CA)

Appellants Floyd Squires, III and Betty Squires (when referred to collectively, plaintiffs) sued the city of Eureka and several individuals. The complaint alleged 10 causes of action, the first seven common law claims, the last three under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Defendants filed an anti-SLAPP motion, which the trial court granted as to the first seven causes of action, allowing plaintiffs to conduct d... More...   $0 (11-14-2014 - CA)

The State of Texas brought an action against Jae Kim, Fannin Food Mart, Inc., and The Real Property Known as 2111 Fannin Street (collectively, “the Fannin Parties”), asserting a common nuisance claim. The State obtained a permanent injunction against the Fannin Parties aimed at reducing crime occurring
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on and around the property. In six issues, the Fannin Parties assert (1) the evide... More...   $0 (10-09-2014 - tx)

These consolidated appeals concern the dismissal with prejudice, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 12(b)(6), of the second amended complaints filed in two related toxic tort cases asserting common-law and statutory claims under Florida law. Given the posture of these appeals, one would have expected the parties’ briefs to focus exclusively on whether the allegations in the complaints st... More...   $0 (10-06-2014 - FL)

Defendants DISH Network LLC (DISH), AT&T Corporation (AT&T), and EchoStar Satellite LLC (EchoStar) appeal the judgment and two postjudgment orders in favor of plaintiffs Manuel and Deborah Holguin (the Holguins) following a jury trial on the Holguins' complaint for breach of contract, negligence, and other torts. DISH, AT&T, and EchoStar contend that the trial court erred by denying their motion f... More...   $0 (09-22-2014 - CA)

Defendants DISH Network LLC (DISH), AT&T Corporation (AT&T), and EchoStar Satellite LLC (EchoStar) appeal the judgment and two postjudgment orders in favor of plaintiffs Manuel and Deborah Holguin (the Holguins) following a jury trial on the Holguins' complaint for breach of contract, negligence, and other torts. DISH, AT&T, and EchoStar contend that the trial court erred by denying their motion f... More...   $0 (09-22-2014 - CA)

This appeal arises from a claim by appellant Lee Ann Wheelbarger that the appellees, the City of El Lago and Richard Smith (sued in his official capacity only), violated her constitutional right to due process in determining that a condominium complex in which she owned a unit had been “substantially
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damaged” by Hurricane Ike. She claimed that this determination, communicated in a le... More...   $0 (09-18-2014 - TX)

The California Coastal Commission (Commission) appeals from a judgment in a
mandamus action directing the Commission to remove three conditions from a coastal
development permit amendment (permit) issued to Barbara Lynch and Thomas Frick
(collectively, respondents). The Commission contends respondents waived any challenge
to these conditions by signing and recording documents agree... More...   $0 (09-09-2014 - CA)

Defendant, a founding member of a medical marijuana cooperative, was charged with a sale of marijuana (Health & Saf. Code, §§ 11360, subd. (a); all further undesignated statutory references are to this code) and possession of marijuana for sale (§ 11359). The first jury was unable to reach a verdict, splitting six to six on the sales charge and nine to three for not guilty on the possession for... More...   $0 (08-22-2014 - CA)

During a windstorm in late November 2011, a tree owned by the City of Pasadena (City) fell on the residence of James O’Halloran. As a result of the damage caused to the house, the insurer Mercury Casualty Company (Mercury) paid benefits to O’Halloran pursuant to his homeowner’s insurance policy. Mercury then sued the City for inverse condemnation and nuisance based on the damages caused by t... More...   $0 (08-14-2014 - CA)

This case involves a dispute between the owners of adjacent commercial property located in Sunnyvale at 170 North Wolfe Road (170 Wolfe, or 170 Wolfe property) and 162 North Wolfe Road (162 Wolfe, or 162 Wolfe property). In March 2010, appellants Steven Hoffman (Hoffman) and Swee Lin Hoffman (collectively, the Hoffmans), purchased the 170 Wolfe property. After close of escrow, the owner of the 162... More...   $0 (08-13-2014 - CA)

Appellee Northeast Harris County MUD 1 filed an eminent domain suit against appellants Frank and Shelley Thornton. The Thorntons brought counterclaims for inverse condemnation, nuisance, trespass, and negligent trespass. MUD filed a plea to the jurisdiction, arguing that there was no legislative waiver of its governmental immunity and that the Thorntons’ counterclaims did not give rise to a cons... More...   $0 (07-24-2014 - TX)

¶ 1 This case requires us to once again define the contours of the ―natural condition‖ exception to the waiver provision of the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
¶ 2 Appellant Todd Glaittli sued the State of Utah for injuries he suffered when his boat ―heaved‖ and struck him, shattering his
GLAITTLI v. STATE
Opinion of the Court
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shoulder. Mr. Glaittli claimed his i... More...   $0 (07-15-2014 - UT)

¶ 1 This case requires us to once again define the contours of the ―natural condition‖ exception to the waiver provision of the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
¶ 2 Appellant Todd Glaittli sued the State of Utah for injuries he suffered when his boat ―heaved‖ and struck him, shattering his shoulder. Mr. Glaittli claimed his injuries were due to the
GLAITTLI v. STATE
Opinion... More...   $0 (07-14-2014 - UT)

[¶1] On June 7, 2010, Appellee, the Teton County Board of County Commissioners
and Teton County Planning Director (“Teton County” or “County” or “Planning
Director”),1 issued a Notice to Abate to Appellant Roger Seherr-Thoss (“RST”). The
County found that RST’s gravel business violated the County’s Land and Development
Regulations (“LDRs”) because the busin... More...   $0 (06-29-2014 - )

[¶1] Robert Hale, individually and on behalf of the State of North Dakota, and Susan Hale appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their public nuisance claim against Ward County and the City of Minot. We conclude the Hales, as private persons, are not entitled to maintain a claim for a public nuisance under N.D.C.C. § 42-01-08, because they did not show the alleged public nuisance is specially... More...   $0 (06-24-2014 - ND)

In this case, we again address whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a state law rule that restricts enforcement of terms in arbitration agreements. Here, an employee seeks to bring a class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and similarly situated employees for his employer‘s alleged failure to compensate its employees for, among other things, overtime and meal and rest periods. Th... More...   $0 (06-23-2014 - CA)

Luis M. challenges an order that he pay the City of Lancaster (the City) over $3,800 in restitution for felony vandalism based on nine acts of defacement by graffiti. The Court of Appeal granted this minor‟s writ of mandate.

When a minor‟s actions involve graffiti, the Legislature has expanded the juvenile court‟s general authority to grant restitution. It has enacted a tailored schem... More...   $0 (06-19-2014 - CA)

I&W, Inc. owned a solution mining operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Its operations formed a cavern under its own property, which grew so large it infringed upon the subsurface property of the nearby Circle S Feed Store, LLC.

This cavern, in turn, caused subsidence and damages to Circle S’s surface property. A New Mexico state court found I&W negligent and liable for damages its solution ... More...   $0 (06-17-2014 - NM)

Appellant Jason Barnett appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of appellee Charles Michael Havard Jr., which declared the scope of an easement and the respective rights of Barnett as owner of the servient estate and Havard as owner of the dominant estate. Barnett challenges the trial court’s interpretation of the express easement and the trial court’s dismissal of his trespass and negli... More...   $0 (06-12-2014 - TX)

John Erlach (appellant) appeals from a judgment of dismissal of his complaint against Sierra Asset Servicing LLC (Sierra) entered after the trial court sustained Sierra's demurrer without leave to amend. Appellant contends that it was error for the trial court to determine that his residential lease was void and that he was a squatter with no legal rights because a code enforcement notice (red tag... More...   $0 (06-10-2014 - CA)

This appeal casts a harsh light on some of the darkest corners of life in Chicago. The plaintiff, at the time of the events giving rise to this suit, was a general in the El Rukn street gang, out on parole for a murder conviction, when he became embroiled in a second murder. Among the defendants are several disgraced police officers, including the infamous Jon Burge, a man whose name evokes shame ... More...   $0 (05-28-2014 - IL)

In this divorce proceeding, the trial court made findings of fact and conclusions of law after a two-day bench trial and rendered a final decree of divorce. In the decree, the trial court divided the marital estate, awarded a reimbursement to the separate estate of appellee Denis Lyons Burns, and burdened specific separate property of appellant Virginia Roe Hinton1 with an equitable lien to secure... More...   $0 (05-22-2014 - TX)