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Muhammad v. City of Chicago, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4551 (7th Cir. Mar. 11, 2016): Miykael Muhammad sued the City of Chicago and others for allegedly violating his civil rights during a traffic stop when a police officer forced him to take a field sobriety test. See 42 U.S.C. § 1983. During discovery Muhammad failed repeatedly ...
Muhammad v. City of Chicago, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4551 (7th Cir. Mar. 11, 2016): Miykael Muhammad sued the City of Chicago and others for allegedly violating his civil rights during a traffic stop when a police officer forced him…
Matter of the Paternity of HLG, 2016 Wyo. LEXIS 38 (Wyo. Sup. Ct. Mar. 11, 2016): [*P1]  JN (Mother) appeals from the district court's order granting RFSG (Father) custody of their son, HLG (the child). She claims the district court abused its discretion by refusing to allow the child's therapist to give opin ...
Matter of the Paternity of HLG, 2016 Wyo. LEXIS 38 (Wyo. Sup. Ct. Mar. 11, 2016): [*P1]  JN (Mother) appeals from the district court's order granting RFSG (Father) custody of their son, HLG (the child). She claims the district court…
Reading Int’l, Inc. v. Malulani Grp., Ltd., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 3311 (9th Cir. Feb. 25, 2016): Appellee The Malulani Group, Limited ("TMG") moves to disqualify counsel for appellant Reading International, Inc. ("Reading"), Bronster Fujichaku Robbins ("Bronster Firm"). TMG seeks disqualification because ...
Reading Int’l, Inc. v. Malulani Grp., Ltd., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 3311 (9th Cir. Feb. 25, 2016): Appellee The Malulani Group, Limited ("TMG") moves to disqualify counsel for appellant Reading International, Inc. ("Reading"), Bronster Fujichaku Robbins ("Bronster Firm"). TMG seeks…
Americold Realty Trust v Conagra Foods, Inc., 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1652 (U.S. Mar. 7, 2016): Federal law permits federal courts to resolve certain nonfederal controversies between "citizens" of different States. This rule is easy enough to apply to humans, but can become metaphysical when applied to legal entities. This case ask ...
Americold Realty Trust v Conagra Foods, Inc., 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1652 (U.S. Mar. 7, 2016): Federal law permits federal courts to resolve certain nonfederal controversies between "citizens" of different States. This rule is easy enough to apply to humans, but…
Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co., Ltd. v. Hongsa Lignite (Lao PDR) Co., Ltd., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29864 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2016): Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Hongsa Lignite (LAO PDR) Co., Ltd., (collectively, "Petitioners"), filed a petition for confirmation of a foreign arbitral award pursuant to the Federal ...
Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co., Ltd. v. Hongsa Lignite (Lao PDR) Co., Ltd., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29864 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 8, 2016): Thai Lao Lignite (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and Hongsa Lignite (LAO PDR) Co., Ltd., (collectively, "Petitioners"), filed a petition…
In re Queen’s Univ. at Kingston, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4259 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 7, 2016): Petitioners Queen's University at Kingston and PARTEQ (together, "Queen's University") are engaged in a patent infringement action against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (together, "Samsung ...
In re Queen’s Univ. at Kingston, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4259 (Fed. Cir. Mar. 7, 2016): Petitioners Queen's University at Kingston and PARTEQ (together, "Queen's University") are engaged in a patent infringement action against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Samsung…
Slater v. U.S. Steel Corp., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 3225 (11th Cir. Feb. 24, 2016): The equitable doctrine of judicial estoppel, also known as the doctrine of preclusion of inconsistent positions, "precludes a party from asserting a . . . position that contradicts or is inconsistent with a prior position taken by the same pa ...
Slater v. U.S. Steel Corp., 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 3225 (11th Cir. Feb. 24, 2016): The equitable doctrine of judicial estoppel, also known as the doctrine of preclusion of inconsistent positions, "precludes a party from asserting a . . .
Estate of Gardner v. Continental Cas. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26555 (D. Conn. Mar. 1, 2016): RULING ON MOTION [*2]  FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION Plaintiffs the Estate of Marie L. Gardner, the Estate of Francis R. Coughlin, M.D., the Estate of Barbara B. Coughlin, Janice B. Foster, and Marie Miller bring this cas ...
Estate of Gardner v. Continental Cas. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26555 (D. Conn. Mar. 1, 2016): RULING ON MOTION [*2]  FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION Plaintiffs the Estate of Marie L. Gardner, the Estate of Francis R. Coughlin, M.D., the Estate…
United States v. Afyare, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4173 (6th Cir. Mar. 2, 2016): This is one of two companion opinions from this panel in separate appeals from a much [*3]  larger criminal prosecution. In this appeal, the government challenges three in limine rulings, arguing that the district court misinterpreted 18 U.S. ...
United States v. Afyare, 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 4173 (6th Cir. Mar. 2, 2016): This is one of two companion opinions from this panel in separate appeals from a much [*3]  larger criminal prosecution. In this appeal, the government challenges…

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