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Opinion issued June 1, 2006 In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas

196 S.W.3d 311 (2006) In re RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.; Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.; Robert Thomas Securities, Inc.; and Raymond James Financial, Inc., Relators. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.; Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.; Robert Thomas Securities, Inc.; and Raymond James Financial, Inc., Appellants, v. Alicia Bowman; David Anderson Carp, as Trustee for L.E. Minor, Jr. and as Trustee for the Carp Family T

ACCEPTED 04-14-00829-cv 04-14-00829-CV FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS SAN ANTONIO, TEXA

194 P.3d 255 (2008) VERIZON NORTHWEST, INC., Appellant, v. WASHINGTON EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT, Steven D. Ackerman, Lessa P. Adams, Angela L. Alexander, Matthew J. Alice, Marsha A. Allgire, Ann M. Almli, Larry F. Ames, Carol A. Arendse, Christine S. Bailey, Jerry J. Bakko, Sharon A. Barakat, Melissa J. Barran, David O. Bauer, Marlena S. Bauer, Thomas W. Becker, Suzanne M. Beckmann, Joanne L. Bell, Trent A. Berring, Starla J. Bessler, Michae

EBEL, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs, a group of former employees of Defendant Lucent Technologies, Inc. (“Defendant”), sued Defendant in state court for fraud arising out of alleged misrepresentations made in encouraging Plaintiffs to take an early retirement benefits package. Defendant removed the case to federal court on the basis of complete preemption under the Employee Retire

449 F.Supp.2d 1 (2006) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Intervenors, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants. No. CIV.A. 99-2496(GK). United States Distri

102 S.W.3d 205 (2003) HRN, INC., et al.,[1] Appellants, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C., Equilon Enterprises, L.L.C., and Equiva Services, L.L.C., Appellees. No. 14-01-00597-CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.). February 13, 2003. Rehearing Overruled May 1, 2003. *207 Ge

293 B.R. 372 (2003) In re Daniel Alan WAKEFIELD, Debtor. Daniel Alan Wakefield, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SWS Securities, Inc., f/k/a Southwest Securities, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. No. CIV.A. 3:03-CV-0074-D. Bankruptcy No. 01-32889-RCM-7. Adversary No. 01-3697. United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division. May 27, 2003.

Affirmed in Part and Reversed and Remanded in Part and Opinion filed February 13, 2003 Affirmed in Part and Reversed and Remanded in Part and Opinion filed February 13, 2003.

936 F.Supp. 177 (1996) The JOINT STOCK SOCIETY "TRADE HOUSE OF DESCENDANTS OF PETER SMIRNOFF, OFFICIAL PURVEYOR TO THE IMPERIAL COURT" and The Russian American Spirits Company, Plaintiffs, v. HEUBLEIN, INC. and International Distillers & Vintners Ltd., Defendants. HEUBLEIN, INC., Third-Party Plaintiff, v. William N. WALKER and Jerome S. Mann, Third-Party Defendants. Civil Action No. 95-749-RRM.

Loretta A. Preska, Senior United States District Judge *744Table of Contents I. Factual Background...746 a. The NFL Class Members...746 b. September 11, 2001 James Zadroga Victims Compensation Fund Eligible Claimants...747 c. The Purchase Agreements...747 d. Claims A

KATZMANN, Chief Judge: This derivative action is one of many to arise out of the “London Whale” trading debacle, which cost JPMorgan Chase billions. Plaintiff-appellant Ernesto Espinoza, a JPMorgan shareholder, believes that JPMorgan has not done enough to go after those he deems responsible. Through this lawsuit, he challenges the decision of the JPMorgan board to reject his demand that JPMorgan take action against the allege

ORDER FERNANDO J. GAITAN, JR., Chief Judge. Pending before the Court are (1) The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 398); and (2) The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation’s Motion to Strike (Doc. No. 430). Also before the Court are the various parties’ briefs regarding the impact of Rashaw v. United Consumers Credit Union, 685 F.3d 739 (

2023 IL App (1st) 220788 No. 1-22-0788 Opinion filed June 9, 2023 FIFTH DIVISION IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT MAYA COTTON,

OPINION REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: Since 1994, disabled state prisoners and parolees have been engaged in a seemingly never-ending struggle with California state officials over whether defendants must provide disability accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act. These accommodations include basic necessitie

ORDER FERNANDO J. GAITAN, JR., Chief Judge. Pending before the Court are (1) Defendant Franklin Credit Management Corporation’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Seventh Amended Complaint (Doc. No. *991351); (2) Moving Defendants’1 Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Seventh Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 353); (3) Motion to Dism

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR A FURTHER ENFORCEMENT ORDER AND DENYING MOTION TO HOLD DEFENDANTS IN.CONTEMPT OF COURT (Docket No. 2236) CLAUDIA WILKEN, District Judge. Plaintiffs move to enforce, and hold Defendants in contempt for violating, the Court’s prior orders, on the' basis that Defendants have consistently failed to provide sign language interpreters (SLIs) during education and vocational programs at

IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN RE TOWERS WATSON & CO. ) Consolidated STOCKHOLDERS LITIGATION ) C.A. No. 2018-0132-KSJM MEMORANDUM OPINION Date Submitted: April 11, 2019 Date Decided: July 25, 2019 Michael J. Barry, Christine M. Mackintosh, GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A., Wilmington, Delaware; Counsel for Plaintiff Alaska Laborers-Employers Retirement Trust

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY No. 16-55727 FOUNDATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:14-cv-09448- v. R-FFM XAVIER BECERRA, in his Official Capacity as Attorney General of California, Defendant-Appellant. AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY No. 16-55786 FOUNDATION,

14‐1754 Espinoza v. Dimon UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT _______________ August Term, 2014 (Argued: April 1, 2015 Decided: August 12, 2015) Docket No. 14‐1754 _______________ ERNESTO ESPINOZA, Derivati