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On April 19, 2017, HCSB Corporation’s board of directors entered into a merger agreement to be acquired by United Community Banks, Inc. (UCBI). The merger agreement held that stockholders of HCSB
The plaintiffs in this case brought suit against Morgan Joseph Holdings, Inc., an investment bank, regarding the preferred stock they had in the bank. The plaintiffs bought the stock in 2001 when the
In December 2018, AB Concrete (AB) discovered that Amber Clark, AB’s former volunteer bookkeeper, had been writing company checks made payable to herself and her husband, Kai Clark. The Clarks
AT&T is by far the largest telecommunications corporation in the United States, with yearly revenues of over $180 billion. In 2017, the company sought to buy out Time Warner Inc., a huge media
Thomas and Jack Canna are brothers and attorneys who started their own law firm, Canna & Canna Ltd. (C&C), in 1990. Thomas and Jack each owned 50 percent of C&C and served in positions on the board.
In 2014, Diane Straka formed an accounting corporation with three male colleagues. Straka and her partners each held a 25 percent share of the firm and served as the directors and officers. One of
On June 22, 2017, Representative Chris Collins was on the South Lawn of the White House for the Congressional Picnic. He received an email from the head of Innate Immunotherapeutics, an Australian
Arcturus Corporation and Aschere Energy, LLC are two companies owned by Leon Parvizian. The companies were Texas corporations based in Dallas that offered and sold interests in gas and oil drilling
In June 1963, Texas Gulf Sulphur acquired the option to buy land in Timmons, Ontario. A preliminary drilling in November 1963 suggested that the land held great amounts of copper and zinc. This
John Marshall and Alan Tucker began working together at Marshall’s financial consulting firm in approximately 1995, and they renamed the firm Marshall, Tucker & Associates, LLC. In addition to
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ariad), is a small Cambridge-based pharmaceutical company whose shares are traded on the Nasdaq exchange.Maureen Curran joined Ariad in 2006 and eventually became the
Here we have yet another pharmaceutical insider trading case. Elan Corporation and Wyeth were jointly developing an Alzheimer’s drug.Steven Martoma, a portfolio manager at a hedge fund, began
The Brian B. Sand & Zachary B. Sand Joint Trust (the Trust) sued the Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mark Lampert controlled BVF as well as
For the last five years, Madison has worked 20 hours per week at Save Right Pharmacy. She has always been a reliable and efficient employee.When her mother became seriously ill, Madison notified Save
Reynaldo Delgado died following an explosion at a smelting plant in Deming, New Mexico, after a supervisor ordered him to perform a task that, according to Delgado’s widow, was virtually certain to
Plaintiff Deborah Ehling was hired by Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corp. (MONOC) in 2004 as a registered nurse and paramedic. Plaintiff’s claims in this case arise out of an incident involving
In January 2016, Casey’s notified employees at its Ankeny warehouse about a new drug-testing policy authorized under Iowa Code section 730.5. That statute allows private employers to conduct drug
Plaintiff applied for a job at Neiman Marcus’s Oak Brook, Illinois, store as an entry-level dress collections sales associate. Ohle was interviewed and was informed that she should expect an offer
Generally, an employer is responsible for ensuring that its workplace is safe and, therefore, for any violations of OSHA standards. The instant case implicates a narrow exception to that rule: An
Plaintiff Staschiak had worked as a commercial truck driver for Checkered Express from May 2003 to 2009. From 2009 to April 2011, he was employed in the same capacity with Certified Logistics. He
Brad has worked in the marketing department of “So Clean!” for the last five years. So Clean! is a company that produces household cleaners.Brad is an excellent employee and was recently
Plaintiff Stephanie Crowley Brennan sued her employer for sexual harassment. At trial, plaintiff testified that an August 2004 email was the only incident of harassment based on her gender directed
In each of these cases, an employer allegedly fired a long-time employee simply for being homosexual or transgender. Clayton County, Georgia, fired Gerald Bostock for conduct “unbecoming” a
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC (PGW) manufactures automotive glass in Harmarville, Pennsylvania. In 2008, the automobile industry began to falter. PGW engaged in several reductions in force (RIFs) to
Medtronic is a company that specializes in medical devices for cardiac, neurological, spinal, diabetes, and vascular conditions. Medtronic hired Valtierra at its Tempe location in November 2004 as a
Beginning on March 29, 2007, the Plaintiff Carolyn Johnson worked as an Administrative Coordinator at the LSU Health Science Center–New Orleans under the supervision of her alleged harasser,
On October 20, 1999, a group of 19 private organizations filed a rule-making petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate “greenhouse gas emissions from new motor
The administrative subpoena at issue seeks to discover the identity of the owner of the email address “aurorapartners@gmail.com,” which the SEC has reason to believe may have been used to tout
The trial court granted Plaintiff’s petition for a writ of administrative mandate compelling the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to set aside its revocation of Plaintiff’s class C driver’s
On May 15, 2017, while detained in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, Jimenez died in an apparent suicide. According to the Complaint, Defendant had identified Jimenez
Thormac, LLC, d/b/a McCormack’s Whisky Grill and Smokehouse, had its alcoholic beverage license suspended for seven days, plus a \($500\) fine, for failure to comply with the statute that requires
Lake Point Phase I, LLC, and Lake Point Phase II, LLC (collectively, Lake Point), the District, and Martin County entered into a partnership for an environmental project. After contract disputes
Because New York City cannot tap the rivers, bays, and ocean that inhabit, surround, or, on occasion, inundate it to slake the thirst of its many millions of residents, it must instead draw water
Chris Mitchell bought an excellent PPO Plan with an A-rated carrier that qualified as an ACA plan from Simple Health. Simple Health told Mitchell that the plan covered doctor visits; diagnostic
Case Foster’s Beer is an Australian-style beer brand owned by MillerCoors, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. William and Ralph Foster brewed the first batch of Foster’s
Stanley Crawford owed \($2,037.99\) to the Heilig-Meyers furniture company. Heilig-Meyers charged off the debt in 1999, and in September 2001, a company affiliated with the defendant in this case,
Doctor Michael Kaplan was a urologist who owned and operated two urology clinics in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nevada. Both clinics regularly performed prostate needle biopsies. The procedure is used
Ben & Jerry’s was founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Ben & Jerry’s was sued by James Ehlers in a class action suit alleging false advertising. Ehlers
Linda and Christopher Gunn fell behind in paying assessments owed to their homeowners’ association. When the debt reached about \($2,000,\) the association hired a law firm (Thrasher, Buschmann &
Upsher-Smith manufactures a generic form of the prescription drug amiodarone hydrochloride (amiodarone). The FDA approved amiodarone in its brand-name formulation as a drug of last resort for
Rogers Corporation is a Massachusetts company that manufactures foam products in Connecticut. During the production process, oil dripping from machinery creates hazardous wastes. Rogers collected
The CCR Project is a forest management effort and timber sale affecting 11,742 acres in Mt. Hood National Forest. The United States Forest Service (USFS)undertook the CCR Project in order to
Georgia Power Co. sold used electrical transformers at an auction to Ward, who repairs and rebuilds transformers to meet the specifications of third-party consumers and resells them to those third
In April 2015, Elvis, Edison, and Romi Mirzaie filed an action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated against the Monsanto Company for allegedly violating California’s False
William and Nancy Liebhart together own three houses on the same block in Watertown, Wisconsin. Besides a few other houses, the rest of the block was previously occupied by an abandoned transformer
For several years, the Otis Capital USA Corp has been exploring for gold on its mining claims held on public lands near the Idaho-Montana border. Otis filed a proposal to expand its current
Beginning around 1915, Natural Products Refining Corporation (NPRC) operated a chemical plant in Jersey City, New Jersey, at which it turned chromite ore into chromium chemicals (primarily sodium
2019. Peabody Energy Company and Arch Resources, Inc., are two titans in a now-dwindling industry. Peabody operates three mines in the Southern Powder River Basin (SPRB) in Wyoming, one of which is
In January 2011, Sprint entered into a contract with Cellustar under which Cellustar agreed to become a distributor of Sprint’s prepaid mobile phone service and product brand, Boost Mobile, in
When GTE Sylvania discovered it was losing market share to other television manufacturers, it developed a franchise plan that limited the number of retailers selling its product in each area.
In June 2014, Penn State Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System signed a letter of intent for a proposed merger. Hershey is located in Hershey, in Dauphin County in Pennsylvania and
Clarett sought summary judgment on the merits of his antitrust claim. The NFL asserted that Clarett lacked “antitrust standing” and, as a matter of law, that the eligibility rules were immune
On October 20, 2020, the Department of Justice filed antitrust claims against Google, one of the biggest companies in the world. The DOJ alleged that Google “unlawfully maintain[s] monopolies
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover control practically all credit card transactions in the United States. The credit card industry is a two-sided market; that is, cardholders benefit
cell before his work shift. A few items remained in his old cell: a pair of Adidas shoes, some electronic equipment, and some food. Melvin hid the property and asked the guard to deadlock the cell.
Megan Murphy and Joseph McGoldrick began dating in July 2010 and eventually decided to marry. In late 2016, Megan and Joseph decided to purchase a home for \($205,000.\) Because Joseph had the
Nelson Rodriguez and Belinda Georgeson had a daughter together and had been living together since some time in 2012. In June 2015, Rodriguez became physically abusive with Georgeson. Rodriguez was
J&L had a retail space license agreement with EPK and under that agreement operated a jewelry booth at EPK’s “Super Discount Mall.” There were more than 100 vendors at the mall and about 11 of
In October 1974, Alice C. Tyler established a revocable trust to hold certain of her assets. The trust held over 100 works by artist Suzanne Regan Pascal (the Pascal collection) and provided that,
In January 2013, Wesley Erik Hawley met Denise T. Reed. The two became romantically involved in March 2013 and eventually were engaged to be married. Mr. Hawley was a widower and a thoroughbred horse
This is a dispute about who owns a dog named Oliver. Dannielle Zephier purchased Oliver in 2008. Oliver lived with Zephier and her other dog, Alex, in Minnesota. But Zephier eventually moved to
Larry Henley received Lot 6-A in Soldotna, Alaska, as a gift in 2001. The parcel was a treed lot with no improvements. Lot 6-B was adjacent and directly south of Lot 6-A. Later that year, Henley
Charles Rocheleau owned 160 acres of land in Jefferson County, West Virginia, which included a farmhouse built in the 1800s. In 2006, Douglas Stolipher purchased the land and farmhouse from Rocheleau
In 2018, Kafka Properties, LLC, purchased a portion of the property subject to a restrictive covenant, referred to as Lot One. The covenant provides, in relevant part, that the owner of the property
Since the early 1980s, defendant Garcia Management has operated a Dunkin’ Donuts franchise on property that includes a 15-foot-wide alley that leads to the road from the back of the parcel. Since
On May 26, 1996, William Patrick Hill acquired ownership of a tract of real property. Directly abutting Hill’s real property was a tract of real property owned by Roger Unker. Unker obtained title
Noah A. Messing owns the property at 10 Deepwood Drive (the Property) in the Town of Hamden (the Town). He purchased the Property in 2018. The Property sits at the bottom of a hilly road. Until 2016,
On November 25, 2013, Arkuszewski filed a petition for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Arkuszewski did not file a certificate regarding a credit counseling briefing by December 9, 14
Campogan was a licensed child care provider who cared for children in her home. She had a contract with Troy and Wendy Wurtz to care for their infant daughter, Zoe. The contract required Campogan to
Ganci filed a lawsuit against Townsend in July 2010 alleging sexual harassment and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Ganci’s claims were based, in part, on an alleged sexual assault in
Alan and Catherine Murray filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 13 in September 2014. The Murrays had student loans totaling \($77,524\) in principal and more than \($200,000\) in accrued interest
Miller filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on April 26, 2013. Based upon the filing date, the period for determining Miller’s current monthly income was October 1, 2012, through March 31,
The trustee calculated Miller’s current monthly income to be \($6,601.91.\) The disagreement stemmed from a paycheck Miller received on October 10, 2013, in the amount of \($2,942.66,\) for wages
In July 2006, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local Union 25, filed two petitions and held an election for a collective bargaining representative at two FedEx locations. However, FedEx
On June 3, 2019, Catherine Shanahan received an unsolicited phone call on her cell phone. When she answered, she heard a prerecorded voice message advertising extended automobile warranties (Service
Frankie and Trena Gibbs and Joel and Madeira Glenn were members of the Creek Baptist Church. On Saturday, May 31, 2008, the Gatlin Creek Baptist Church, which both couples had attended, held a
John Whalen was employed by the City of Binghamton as the director of Parks and Recreation. In his capacity as the director, Whalen was to collect various fees and was entrusted with related funds.
T-Mobile customers with qualifying plans can participate in a promotional service called “T-Mobile Tuesdays,” which offers free items and discounts from various well-known stores. Messages are
On August 14, 2018, Jane Doe asked her boyfriend to call an Uber for her as Doe’s phone had low battery. Doe’s boyfriend was not with her, so she did not know which driver Uber had assigned to
Longfellow Ranch in Pecos County, Texas. While Amerimex would usually provide mobile bunkhouses for its crews on site, the present contract required them to locate the bunkhouses 30 miles north in
In March 2014, Barbara Ann Morris executed an estate plan that designated her daughters, Karen Wyman and Pamala Bruckner, as the beneficiaries and Wyman as the personal representative of her estate.
This tort suit was brought by Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 against Uber Technologies, Inc., stemming from separate alleged sexual assault incidents.In February 2015, in Boston, Massachusetts, Doe 1 and
Allianz is a financial services company that sells a range of products, including life, health, property, and casualty insurance. In 2005, Jerry Mais bought his first product from Allianz and became
Indiana Grand owns and operates the Indiana Downs horse racing track. When races are not being held at the track, racehorses are exercised and trained there. It is not uncommon for exercise riders to
In 2008, Ghahan, LLC, entered into a management agreement with Palm Steak House, LLC, to manage and invest in a nightclub. Nick Hasan and Steve Roumaya, two of Ghahan’s owners, represented Ghahan
Kirk Horshaw was an inmate at Menard Correctional Center in Illinois. In 2012, Horshaw was brutally beaten by other inmates acting on the instructions of a gang leader who felt disrespected. Horshaw
Kia Motors America sells its cars through hundreds of dealerships in the United States. Kia has the exclusive right to use and license others to use its trademarks, service marks, and trade name. If
This case arises from a failed joint venture to provide a mobile taxi hailing service in Mexico City. The Plaintiff, Taxinet, Corp., is claiming that it entered into a joint venture with Defendant
CryoUSA Import and Sales, CryoUSA Franchising, LLC, Cryo USA Holding, LLC, and CryoUSA Mobile, LLC, are Texas corporations. Together, they obtain, supply, and provide training to operate cryotherapy
In September 2008, a company named Sui Juris, LLC (Sui Juris, or the franchisee), acquired an existing Domino’s Pizza franchise in Southern California. The franchise agreement was signed for Sui
In October 2012, Michael Eisenberg and Miriam Weisbecker executed a purported joint venture agreement with Gerard Rem wherein Eisenberg advanced \($220,000\) to secure a 50 percent interest in the
Afzal Lokhandwala owns and operates eight KFC franchises in Illinois. Each franchise operates under an identical franchise agreement.Lokhandwala says he identified selling Halal chicken as a
AmeriSpec is a national franchisor of residential and commercial property inspection services. In 1995, Arnold McLaurin entered into an agreement to operate an AmeriSpec franchise for 10 years, which
In 2006, members of Vietnamese families decided to buy a farm with six chicken houses in Georgia. A \($320,000\) down payment was required for the \($1,490,000\) Georgia Farm. The family members
The parties to this action together own property located at 172–174 Shrewsbury Street in Worcester (property). The plaintiff, Gail F. Sullivan, holds her twoninths interest as the result of a
Floyd Finch and Bruce Campbell were partners in a law firm starting in September 2009. After several years, relations between the two became strained, and Campbell sought to dissolve the
Robert Law, in his capacity as a trustee for a trust, asked the trial court to enter a charging order under ORS 70.295 against the four limited partnerships that Ronald Zemp was partner of for
What is the distinction between partnership as a legal entity and partnership as a legal aggregate?
ETP and Enterprise are two of the largest energy companies in the United States. In 2011, Enterprise approached ETP about potentially building an oil pipeline together. Before the project commenced,
Kathleen Roche purchased a consignment store in 2001 and was its sole owner. During that time, Kathleen ran the business as a full-time on-site owner-manager and was assisted by several unpaid
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