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SBFO Operator No. 3 v. Onex Corp., 101 F.4th 551 (8th Cir. 2024): This appeal involves a catastrophic series of investments in the Missouri-based discount grocery chain Save-A-Lot and its independent licensee program. The Owner-Operators1 of ten licensed grocery stores and their related company, Anchor Mobile Food Markets, ...
SBFO Operator No. 3 v. Onex Corp., 101 F.4th 551 (8th Cir. 2024): This appeal involves a catastrophic series of investments in the Missouri-based discount grocery chain Save-A-Lot and its independent licensee program. The Owner-Operators1 of ten licensed grocery…
Dvoinik v. Rolff, 2024 WL 2974475 (11th Cir. June 13, 2024): PER CURIAM: *1 Plaintiffs-Appellants Elena Dvoinik and Boris Zavadovsky, pro se, appeal the dismissal of their complaint against Defendants-Appellees Elke Rolff and Dale Webner—without prejudice and without leave to amend—as an impermissible shotgun pleading. Plaintiffs argue that t ...
Dvoinik v. Rolff, 2024 WL 2974475 (11th Cir. June 13, 2024): PER CURIAM: *1 Plaintiffs-Appellants Elena Dvoinik and Boris Zavadovsky, pro se, appeal the dismissal of their complaint against Defendants-Appellees Elke Rolff and Dale Webner—without prejudice and without leave to…
Randolph v. Best, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 32416 (9th Cir. Dec. 19 2024) (unpublished):  Rule 37(c)(1) Exclusion of Untimely Expert Report:  Failure to Argue Harmlessness Essentially Waives Issue   Randolph v. Best, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 32416 (9th Cir. Dec. 19 2024) (unpublished): MEMORANDUM* < ...
Randolph v. Best, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 32416 (9th Cir. Dec. 19 2024) (unpublished):  Rule 37(c)(1) Exclusion of Untimely Expert Report:  Failure to Argue Harmlessness Essentially Waives Issue   Randolph v. Best, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 32416 (9th Cir. Dec.…
Bearbox LLC v. Lancium LLC, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 624 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2025): Lancium allegedly stole Austin Storms' thunder and patented it. This case centers around a conversation over cocktails and dinner at a Bitcoin mining conference, a foll ...
Bearbox LLC v. Lancium LLC, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 624 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2025): Lancium allegedly stole Austin Storms’ thunder and patented it. This case centers around a conversation over cocktails and dinner at a Bitcoin mining conference,…
  ORDER AND JUDGMENT* Samuel Lopez, proceeding pro se,1 appeals the district court's order dismissing his various claims against Compa Industries, Inc., several of Compa's officers and directors, and Stratify, LLC. Because we agree with the district court that Lope ...
  ORDER AND JUDGMENT* Samuel Lopez, proceeding pro se,1 appeals the district court’s order dismissing his various claims against Compa Industries, Inc., several of Compa’s officers and directors, and Stratify, LLC. Because we agree with the district court…
Sladek v. Bank of Am., NA. A N.C. Corp., 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 23673, 2024 WL 4224029 (10th Cir. Sept. ...
Sladek v. Bank of Am., NA. A N.C. Corp., 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 23673, 2024 WL 4224029 (10th Cir. Sept. 18, 2024) (unpublished): ORDER AND JUDGMENT* *1 Pro se Plaintiff Dennis Sladek appeals from the dismissal of his…
Clarke v. Pollan, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 32955 (6th Cir. Dec. 30, 2024) ORDER PER CURIAM. In rejecting Diana Clarke's appeal in this case, we noted how Clarke's counsel, Bruce H. Wilson, repeatedly failed to recognize the relevant legal ...
Clarke v. Pollan, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 32955 (6th Cir. Dec. 30, 2024) ORDER PER CURIAM. In rejecting Diana Clarke’s appeal in this case, we noted how Clarke’s counsel, Bruce H. Wilson, repeatedly failed to recognize the relevant legal standards…
Rives v. Univ. of Tenn., 2024 WL 5103829 (6th Cir. Dec. 13, 2024): When Dyllan Rives’s dog Hickory fell ill, she took him to the University of Tennessee’s pet hospital. Over two months, Dyllan and her father James Rives spent more than $75,000 on Hickory’s treatment. Despite their efforts, Hickory did not survive his illness. Frustrated by the outcome and high cost of Hick ...
Rives v. Univ. of Tenn., 2024 WL 5103829 (6th Cir. Dec. 13, 2024): When Dyllan Rives’s dog Hickory fell ill, she took him to the University of Tennessee’s pet hospital. Over two months, Dyllan and her father James Rives spent…

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