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In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 14-2958 MARC SHELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KEVIN SMITH, in his official capacity as Mayor of the City of Anderson, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indi

COFFEY, Circuit Judge. Probation Officer Steve Kelly came to Aaron French’s property in Humboldt, Illinois, in search of Richard Hensley, a delinquent probationer. While searching for Hensley, Kelly observed evidence of a methamphetamine lab upon Aaron French’s property. Kelly notified Illinois law enforcement officers who obtained a search warrant and discovered a methamphetami

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge. On August 24, 1997, appellant Kimberly R. Smith suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident rendering her a quadriplegic while driving her 1994 BMW automobile. She brought a product liability *915 action against appellees BMW North America, Inc., BMW AG, and Roadshow En

402 F.Supp.2d 328 (2005) Gary W. CRUICKSHANK, Chapter 7 Trustee for Dolphinite, Inc., Plaintiff, v. CLEAN SEAS COMPANY and Suntec Paint, Inc., Defendants. West Marine Products, Inc. and United States Fire Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. Gary W. Cruickshank, Chapter 7 Trustee for Dolphinite, Inc., and Clean Seas Company, Defendants. Nos. CIV.A. 03-11659-PBS, CIV.A. 04-10251-PBS. United Sta

WATERMAN, Justice. In this appeal, we must address the immunity from civil liability afforded by Iowa Code section 232.73 (2009) for a physician participating in a child abuse assessment. The physician treated the infant victim’s broken arm and told the investigator for the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) the father’s version of how the injury occurred was plausible. The baby was left in his parents’ care and three wee

*208 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YOUNG, Chief Judge. I. INTRODUCTION This case involves disputes stemming from the Master Settlement Agreement (“Master Agreement”) in the coordinated litigation against this country’s major tobacco manufacturers. The Plaintiff, Richard Daynard (“Daynard”) sued Ness, Motley, Loadholt, Richardson &

SELYA, Circuit Judge. This appeal calls upon us to determine an issue of first impression: whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461 (1988), preempts the operation of a Massachusetts mechanics’ lien statute, Mass. Gen.L. ch. 254 (1990), as it concerns the rights of employee benefit plans. The dis

892 A.2d 830 (2006) GUSTINE UNIONTOWN ASSOCIATES, LTD., a Pennsylvania Limited Partnership, By and Through GUSTINE UNIONTOWN, INC., General Partner, Appellants v. ANTHONY CRANE RENTAL, INC., Anthony Crane Rental, L.P., Architectural Services Group, Inc., Construction Engineering, Consultants, Inc., GeoMechanics, Inc., Jabille Development Corporation, Mascaro Incorporated, McMillen Engineering, Inc., P.C. Yezbak & Son, Inc., Penn Transportatio

O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge. Synthes USA, LLC and DePuy Synthes Products, LLC (collectively, “Synthes”)1 appeal from a jury verdict finding that Spinal Kinetics, Inc. (“SK”) did not infringe claims 29-31 (“asserted claims”) of U.S. Patent No. 7,429,270 (“the '270 patent”) and that the claims were invalid for lack of written description. SK cross-appeals contending that the district court erred in denyin

SMITH, Chief Judge. The Scotts appeal an order setting priorities as to the surplus proceeds of a foreclosure sale. Having determined that the mechanics liens of all of the appellees/lien-ors, with the exception of Florida Rock Industries, Inc., were discharged upon failure of those appellees to file an enforcement action within one year, as required by section 713.22(1), Florida Statutes (1985), we agree with the Scotts that their

MATHESON, Circuit Judge. On February 18, 2008, Donald Stewart, driving a semi-tractor trailer, hit the back of a tow truck driven by Melvin Mathis. Mr. Mathis sued Mr. Stewart and his employer, Huff & Puff Trucking, Inc., for negligence in the District of Wyoming. On August 9, 2013, after a bench trial, the district court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law. The c

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 24-1719 ANTHONY B. SULLERS, SR., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL UNION ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS, LOCAL 2, Defendant-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-2525 EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS PIPE TRADES HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND and PLUMBERS AND STEAMFITTERS U.A. LOCALS 63; 353 PENSION TRUST FUND, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PRATHER PLUMBING & HEATING, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

Matter of Fisher (2015 NY Slip Op 06046) Matter of Fisher 2015 NY Slip Op 06046 Decided on July 9, 2015 Appellate Division, First Department Per Curiam Published by New York State L

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2010 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v.

321 Ga. 597 FINAL COPY S24G1299. THE STATE v. WIERSON. PINSON, Justice. Michelle Wierson was charged with vehicular homicide after she allegedly caused a fatal car accident while speeding. Before trial, two psychiatrists concluded that, at the time of the accident, Wier- son lacked the mental capacity to tell right from wrong and suffered from a delusional compulsion that caused her to speed. Relying on those conclusions, Wierson filed notice of an intent to p

Case: 20-2017 Document: 61 Page: 1 Filed: 08/31/2021 United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________ GOODLUCK INDIA LIMITED, Plaintiff-Appellee v. UNITED STATES, Defendant ARCELORMITTAL TUBULAR PRODUCTS, MICHIGAN SEAMLESS TUBE, LLC, PLYMOUTH TUBE CO. USA, PTC ALLIANCE CORP., WEBCO INDUSTRIES, INC., ZEKELMAN INDUSTRI

Affirmed by published per curiam opinion. PER CURIAM: Based on the jury’s finding of contributory negligence, the district court entered judgment against Kaney F. O’Neill in her action to recover for debilitating injuries suffered in a fall at an apartment complex. O’Neill appeals, arguing first that the district court erred in submitting the contributory negligence issue to the jury. She also argues that th

ORDER AND REASONS SARAH S. VANCE, District Judge. Defendants She'll Oil Company, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Texaco, Inc. move to exclude plaintiffs expert, Richard Miller.1 Because the Court finds that Miller’s methodology -for calculating Mr. Burst’s benzene exposure is unreliable, the Court GRANTS defendants’ motion and excludes the testimony of Miller.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 21‐2610 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. KENYA SIBLEY, et al., Plaintiffs‐Appellants, v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER d/b/a University of Chicago Medicine, et al., Defendants‐Appellees.