Barrett v. Watkins

5 years ago

Citation. 82 A.3d 1569 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011). Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiffs are in a vehicle in a remote, wooded…

Barry v. Quality Steel Products, Inc

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Citation820 A.2d 258 (Conn. 2003). Brief Fact Summary. Workers fall from an elevated platform, manufactured by the Defendant and assembled…

Adickes v. S.H. Kress & Co

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Citation398 U.S. 144 (1970) Brief Fact Summary. A white teacher sues a restaurant where she was denied service because she…

Burnham v. Superior Court

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Citation495 U.S. 604 (1990)Brief Fact Summary. Husband and wife divorce and the wife moves across the country to California. The…

Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly

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Citation550 U.S. 544 (2007)Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiffs bring a class action suit against communications companies for alleged conspiracy. The court determined that Plaintiffs’…

Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. Westover

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Citation359 U.S. 500 (1959)Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiff appeals a district judge’s ruling that an issue should be heard first in…

Baker v. General Motors Corporation

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Citation522 U.S. 222 (1998) Brief Fact Summary. Plaintiffs sue GM and attempt to subpoena a former GM employee to testify, even though…

Ashcroft v. Iqbal

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Citation566 U.S. 662 (2009) Brief Fact Summary. Man detained after 9/11 attempts to sue the former U.S. Attorney General and FBI Director…

Asahi Metal Indus. Co. v. Superior Court

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Citation480 U.S. 102 (1987) Brief Fact Summary. A Taiwanese company is being sued for product liability in a California court and the…

Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

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Citation471 U.S. 462 (1985)Brief Fact Summary. Two men jointly buy a Burger King franchise and fail to make payments. Burger…