Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

4 years ago

Citation471 U.S. 462 Brief Fact Summary. Burger King, a Florida corporation, sued Rudzewicz, a Michigan resident, for breach of a franchise agreement. The…

Capitol Hill Group, Inc. v. Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLC

4 years ago

Citation569 F.3d 485 (2009) Brief Fact Summary. PWSP represented CHG in bankruptcy proceedings. A dispute arose over CHG’s payment of…

Calder v. Jones

4 years ago

Citation465 U.S. 783 (1984) Brief Fact Summary. Respondent sued Petitioners for libel in California state court. Petitioners objected to the California state…

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods

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Citation480 U.S. 1 (1987) Brief Fact Summary. Woods brought a personal injury action against Burlington Northern Railroad Co. in federal court. Jurisdiction…

Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corporation

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Citation337 U.S. 541 (1949) Brief Fact Summary. Petitioner filed a shareholder derivative action against Respondent in federal district court. A state law…

Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown

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Citation564 U.S. 915 (2011)Brief Fact Summary. Two boys were killed in a bus accident outside of Paris, France. The accident…

Griffin v. Lee

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Citation621 F.3d 380 (2010) Brief Fact Summary. Griffin, represented by Lee,  brought an action seeking reformation of a trust and damages against…

Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.,

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Citation500 U.S. 20 (1991)Brief Fact Summary. Man that gets fired sues his company for age discrimination. Defendant attempts to compel arbitration of…

Federated Department Stores v. Moitie

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Citation452 U.S. 394 (1981)5 Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiff sues Defendant and has his case dismissed. Soon after, a favorable decision…

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Allapattah Services, Inc.

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Citation545 U.S. 546 (2005) Brief Fact Summary. Two cases were consolidated to resolve a circuit split regarding the application of the joinder to the amount…