The facts giving rise to this appeal are undisputed. The Debtors own and operate the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The casino employs 2,953 employees, 1,467 of whom are unionized. UNITE HERE Local 54 is the largest of the employee unions, representing 1,136 employees. The most recent CBA between the Union and Taj Mahal was negotiated in 2011 for a three-year term. It co

In 2008, Chesapeake entered into various oil and gas leases with landowners in several northeastern Pennsylvania counties. Chesapeake is the “Lessee,” and the “Lessor” is (or originally was) the respective landowner, e.g., “[t]his Lease made this 10th day of January, 2008, by and between: William D. Bergey and Joanne M. Bergey, husband and wife . . . hereinafter collectively called ‘Lessor’ and

This is a patent infringement action brought, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1498(a), by CANVS Corporation (CANVS or plaintiff) against the United States, acting through the Department of the Army (government or defendant). Sub section 1498(a) of Title 28 provides: Whenever an invention described in and covered by a patent of the United States is used or manufactured by or for the United States without li

On March 3, 2014, Perkins was appointed as second-chair counsel to represent
defendant Brendan Gaytan in a murder case in which the State sought the death penalty.
The case went to trial in late February of 2015. Gaytan was found guilty and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. While representing Gaytan, Perkins submitted several
interim invoices for his legal services to the

Brooklyn, NY - School Construction Authority General Contractor Sentenced To 96 Months In Prison For Long-Running Scheme To Deprive Workers Of The Prevailing Wage

Muzaffar Nadeem, age 60, the owner of SM&B Construction Co., Inc. (SM&B), was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment, ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in restitution to the IRS, and ordered to forfeit to the government over $

During the early morning hours of March 11, 1991, a towel draped over the front door
of Shannon Jackson’s apartment caught fire. The towel had been placed there purposefully
for privacy, as covering the windows at the top of the door prevented bypassers from seeing
up the interior stairwell just beyond the door. That night, Jackson was at home and upstairs
with her and Isaac’s tw

Tulsa, OK - Donna S. Lawson sued Marc S. Rockland, M.D., Tulsa Colon and Rectal Surgery, Inc. and Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming:

Plaintiff went to Dr. Rocklin for a routine removal of polyp on her colon. During the surgery Dr. Rocklin recklessly and negligently lacerated Mrs. Lawson's right iliac vein and also her presacral vein

At issue here is the constitutionality of various provisions of three general appropriation bills enacted in 2012 through 2014. On July 29, 2015, the Appellant (Reynolds) filed an amended petition1 presenting 18 causes of action concerning SB 1975 (2012 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 311), HB 2301 (2013 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 313), and SB 2127 (2014 Okla. Sess. Laws c. 420). Reynolds asserts these three general

Dr. Charles Machen, an expert in the field of pediatric medicine, testified that he was the pediatrician for the victim, D.L.,1 and first examined the victim when he was six days old. He also examined the victim in his office on November 28, 2007, to check the baby‟s jaundice and weight, and on December 14, 2007, at the baby‟s one-month checkup. On January 24, 2008, at the victimR

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Luis
Bonilla, was convicted of larceny over $250 by a single scheme
(count 1), and uttering a false instrument (count 2); he was
sentenced to two one-year concurrent sentences to the house of
correction. On appeal, he argues that the evidence was
insufficient to support his convictions. We affirm the judgment
in part and revers

Tulsa, OK - Tammy Hanley sued Stanley Glanz, Sheriff of Tulsa County, Board of County Commissioners of Tulsa County on a wrongful termination theory claiming:

COMES NOW the Plaintiff, Tammy Hanley, by and through her attorney of record, Victor R. Wandres, of Paramount law, and brings this action against Stanley Glanz, Sheriff of Tulsa County in his official capacity, and the Board of Com

Denver, CO - Denver Man Sentenced for Failure to Pay Millions in Employment Taxes

Lucilious J. Ward, age 65, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced to serve 26 months in federal prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Lewis T. Babcock for failure to account for and pay over the employment taxes withheld from his employees’ paychecks and making a false cl

The defendant, Daniel B., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 and 53a-54a. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, (2) the trial court unduly restricted his access to certain information regarding a confidential informant who testified

Nunez was charged under Code § 18.2-250 with possession of an illegal drug. On
September 9, 2013, he entered a plea of guilty to the charge. After hearing the Commonwealth’s
proffer of evidence, the trial court found the evidence sufficient for guilt but withheld the finding of
guilt. The court ordered a presentence report and scheduled a hearing for November 15, 2013.
At

Because of the voluminous nature of the record in this case, we address only the facts necessary to decide this appeal. On July 21, 2005, plaintiff filed his complaint against Pneumo Abex Corporation; Pneumo Abex LLC; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Owens-Illinois, Inc.; Honeywell International, Inc.; Railroad Friction Products Corporation; and Illinois Central. As of October 2013, the only d

Because we reverse the circuit court’s ruling that the common fund doctrine applies to the claims of the named plaintiff, and because our conclusion on that issue is dispositive, only those facts necessary to resolve this issue will be recited. ¶ 5 On August 19, 2009, plaintiff filed the instant lawsuit against the City. Therein, plaintiff generally alleged that: (1) on or about May 17, 2007, she

In February 2000, plaintiffs filed a class action lawsuit in the circuit court of Madison County against the defendant, Philip Morris, Inc. The suit alleged that defendant’s use of the terms “lights” and “lowered tar and nicotine” on the packaging and in the marketing of its Marlboro Lights and Cambridge Lights cigarettes (Lights) violated the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (C

In May, 2010, Robert L. Mills (Bob Mills), acting as the "President/Member" of BMB, executed a purchase agreement for the purchase of a Cessna Model 560XL aircraft from Cessna Aircraft Company of Wichita, Kansas, for a total purchase price of $10,555,825. The purchase agreement states that the "Scheduled Delivery Month Fly-Away Factory . . . Wichita, Kansas, is July 2010." On July 1, 2010, BMB ten

Ms. Nesom was employed as a nursing house supervisor at the
Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital, on Bert Kouns in Shreveport; her
duties included coordinating nursing services and taking calls from those
who were unable to come to work. Her normal working hours were from
4:00 pm until midnight. Although she worked in Shreveport, she lived in
Mansfield and commuted daily.

USA Tire sells used tires. It also re-purposes used tires and casings
into water tanks, snowplows, and manure spreaders. Great Western Bank
foreclosed on a Sioux Falls business that dealt in tires. USA Tire initially assisted
Great Western in inventorying 4,400 of the debtor’s large tires (approximately 4,000
tons) and selling some of them on a commission basis. Under that

The government appeals only the district court’s ruling that it cannot proceed on
its reverse-piercing alter-ego theory.1 The court essentially ruled that the government had
failed to state a claim, regardless of the truth of its allegations. For the purposes of this
appeal, we therefore take the allegations of the government’s complaint (the Complaint)
as true, see Gee v. Pa

The trial information and minutes of testimony allege these facts, which we accept as true for purposes of this appeal.1 The defendants, Demetrius Rimmer, Rona Murphy, and Melonicka Thomas, participated in an insurance fraud ring that staged car accidents in Chicago, Illinois. Murphy and Thomas are Illinois residents, and their vehicles were registered in Illinois. Rimmer is a Milwaukee, Wiscon

Herald Farley filed his action for damages against BNSF Railway Company under the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), 45 U.S.C. § 51 (2012) et seq. After deposing Farley's expert witnesses, BNSF filed several motions, including a motion to strike or limit the testimony of the liability expert, a motion for partial summary judgment alleging Farley's claims regarding injuries to his neck, uppe

In November 2000, Davisson pled guilty to felony murder, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated robbery. In February 2001, the district court sentenced him to 20 years to life for felony murder, 246 months for aggravated kidnapping, and 61 months for aggravated robbery, with all sentences to run consecutively.
In May 2011, more than 10 years after Davisson entered his guilty plea, he filed a

Columbia, SC - Lexington Farm Pleads Guilty to Employing Illegal Aliens and Pays a Million Dollar Fine

HW Group LLC, a Lexington County Farming Operation, has entered a guilty plea to a pattern and practice of employing illegal aliens, a violation of Title 8, United States Code § 1324a, and was sentenced to a one million dollar fine and 4 years of intensive supervision. Senior United S