Tucker v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16666 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 10, 2012): In this case, Plaintiff's principal argument is that the arbitrator acted in contravention of the court's holding in Thurman v. DaimlerChrysler, Inc., 397 F.3d 352 (6th Cir. 2004). Specifically, the arbitrator did not recognize that "an agreem ...

Cameron v. Rohn, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18986 (D.V.I. Feb. 14, 2012): This dispute arises out of the relationship between Rohn and Cameron and the breakup of their former law partnership, The Law Offices of Rohn and Cameron, LLC ("the Law Office"). *** Although Cameron and Rohn never signed a written partnership agreement or a written LLC ...

Caudle v. District of Columbia, 804 F. Supp. 2d 32 (D.D.C. 2011): In June and July of 2010, a three-week jury trial was held in this case. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs Frazier Caudle, Nikeith Goins, William James, Sholanda Miller, and Donald Smalls, concluding that the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (" ...

Bell v. Village of Streamwood, 806 F. Supp. 2d 1052 (N.D. Ill. 2011): Before the Court is Plaintiffs' motion to compel Ryan Ruthenberg's deposition testimony. The motion raises a question of first impression regarding whether an employee-union representative privilege should be adopted as a matter of federal common law in connectio ...

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Securities Investor Protection Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16357 (D.D.C. Feb. 9, 2012): This case was commenced by an Application of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). (Dkt. No. 1). The SEC seeks an order from this Court mandating that the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ("S ...

In re McKenzie, 2011 Bankr. LEXIS 5265 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. Oct. 5, 2011): GKH correctly states that the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has not definitively ruled on whether computerized research should be considered part of attorney's fees or whether that expense should be allowed as a litigation expense that may be in addition to an awa ...

NAACP, Inc. v. Dulin County, N.C., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12513 (E.D.N.C. Feb. 3, 2012): Rule 24(a)(2) governs intervention by right, and states as follows, On timely motion, the court must permit anyone to intervene who . . . claims an interest relating to the property or transaction that is the subject of the actio ...

Gallop v. Cheney, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2154 (2d Cir. Feb. 2, 2012): In an order dated October 14, 2011, Gallop v. Cheney, 660 F.3d 580 (2d Cir. 2011) ("Gallop III"), this Court imposed sanctions on counsel of record to plaintiff-appellant April Gallop -- Dennis Cunningham, Mustapha Ndanusa, and William W. Veale --f or filing a frivolous ...

Red River Coal Co. v. United States, 2012 U.S. Claims LEXIS 32 (Fed. Cl. Jan. 31, 2012): When determining whether to issue an indefinite stay, the Court must (1) "identify a pressing need for the stay" and (2) "balance interests favoring a stay against interests frustrated by the action." Cherokee Nation of Okla., 124 F.3d at 1 ...

BancInsure, Inc. v. Peoples Bank of the South, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5326 (S.D. Miss. Jan. 18, 2012): Peoples Bank does not contest specific documents identified on the privilege log. Rather, it makes a blanket argument that the attorney-client privilege is waived for all withheld documents based BancInsure's assertion of reliance on ad ...