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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (A) HOLDING FREDDIE L. FULSON, JAMES A. LOWE AND ROBERT C. SANDERS IN CONTEMPT OF COURT FOR VIOLATING THE AUTOMATIC STAY AND (B) ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING . DAMAGES JOHN E. HOFFMAN, JR., Bankruptcy Judge. I. Introduction About a year before his death, Freddie Fulson sued Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC and three of its affiliates in sta

MERRITT, Circuit Judge. *569 This is a bankruptcy contempt dispute. Normally a party's conduct is contemptuous or it is not. But in this unusual case, whether the defendants are in contempt depends on statutory construction. The question presented is whether the Ohio RICO statute gives the s

OPINION SHARON G. LEE, J„ delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., and JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ„ joined. A six-year-old boy’s spine was fractured in a ear wreck when the force of the impact caused him to jackknife over his lap seatbelt and

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE January 14, 2015 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. THOMAS LEE CAREY, JR. Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2010-A-254 Mark J. Fishburn, Judge No. M2013-02483-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 10, 2015 In 1998, Thomas Lee Carey, Jr. (“the Defendant”) was indicted in connection with t

498 F.Supp.2d 389 (2007) In re PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE LITIGATION. This document relates to: United States of America ex rel. Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Dey, Inc., et al., Defendant. MDL No. 1456, Master File No. 01-12257-PBS, Civil Action No. 05-11084-PBS. United States District Court, D. Massachusetts. July 17, 2007.

GREGORY, Chief Judge: This appeal arises from a condemnation proceeding commenced by Appellee Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC ("MVP"). MVP is a natural gas company that was authorized by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") to exercise the right of eminent domain in order to construct a pipeline. The United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia granted MVP partial summary judgment on its right

[J-52-2015] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT SAYLOR, C.J., EAKIN, BAER, TODD, STEVENS, JJ. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 14 EM 2015 : Petitioner : Emergency Petition for Extraordinary : Relief Under King’s Ben

MAXWELL, J., for the Court: ¶ 1. In this consolidated appeal, we consider the enforceability of two arbitration provisions entered into by customers of Zippy Check Advance, a delayed-deposit check-cashing business, who are suing Zippy Check for a variety of claims, including fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Each of the thirty-two plaintiffs’ transactions wi

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 415 Kevin Lee Galloway appeals from summary judgments entered by the Calhoun Circuit Court ("the trial court") in favor of Ozark Striping, Inc. ("OSI"), and Alabama Barricade, Inc. ("ABI"), in a personal-injury action. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand. Procedural History

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTIONS FOR SANCTIONS WILLIAM H. ORRICK, United States District Judge INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs1 want sanctions imposed on defendants2 for the alleged spoliation of evidence following the inception in June 2008 of an investigation by the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) into allegations of price-fi

*380OPINION TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice. After the jury failed to find that anyone caused her husband’s death, plaintiff Tammy DeWolf brought this appeal, alleging a variety of errors in the trial court’s interlocutory rulings and its conduct of the trial. On this record, we conclude that the trial court did not reversibly err in

OPINION ¶ 1 This case arises out of a work-related automobile accident and the insureds' claim under their personal automobile insurance policy for underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits. The trial court ruled that an exclusion in the policy precluded their claim. We affirm, albeit on slightly different grounds. BACKGROUND ¶ 2 On December 6, 2000, Nicole Valentine was injured in an accident. The pick-up truck Nicole was driving as an auto parts

SUBSTITUTE OPINION Martha Hill Jamison, Justice We issued our original opinion in this case on July 21, 2015. Appellee filed a motion for rehearing. We overrule the motion for rehearing, withdraw our previous opinion, and issue this substitute opinion. We are asked to decide whether ecclesiastical immunity can shield a church from

MURDOCK, Justice. Kristopher Vanderwall has filed both an appeal and a petition for a writ of mandamus challenging orders.of the Elmore Circuit Court in an action filed against him by M.C. We dismiss the appeal, and we deny Vanderwall’s petition. ■ I. Facts On November 12, 2009, M.C. had an appointment to receive physical therapy at Tallassee Rehabilitation, P.C. (“Tallassee R

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs January 6, 2015 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CRAIG MICHAEL BARBEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Crockett County No. 4326 Clayburn L. Peeples, Judge No. W2014-00835-CCA-R3-CD - Filed May 1, 2015 The defendant, Craig Michael Barbee, was convicted of attempted second degree murder, especially

ED CARNES, Chief Judge: Louis Ruggiero pleaded guilty to producing child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a). As a condition of that plea, he reserved the right to appeal the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the indictment. On appeal, he contends that § 2251(a), both facially and as applied, is unconstitutional under the Fifth and Sixth Amendments

869 N.E.2d 401 (2007) The NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, Trustee of the Caroline E. Haskell Trust, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elizabeth Yates KNOX, Michael Lloyd Yates, Elizabeth Lee Loughran, Deborah Lee Heller, Walter W. Bell, not individually but as Trustee of The Deborah Lee Trust, Cynthia Healy Ellis, Winston Healy Jr., Jonathan L. Healy, Elizabeth Condict Lange, Carolyn G. Lange Clarke, Stacy Lange Columbo, Connie Lee Foster, Gerritt Davis Foster, III

EDMON, P.J. *120This appeal concerns an aborted international business deal between Changzhou SinoType Technology Company, Ltd. (SinoType), a Chinese company, and Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII (Rockefeller Asia), an American investment *817

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT ROBERTO A. LANGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Plaintiff Nicole Knisley (“Knisley”) brought suit against Defendants—her former employer, Lake County, and her former supervisor, Lake County Deputy Sheriff Tim Walburg (“Walburg”)—alleg-ing Defendants retaliated against her for exercising her right to free speech guaranteed by the United States

John W. Utton, Utton & Kery, P.A., Santa Fe, New Mexico, filed an answer brief and a supplemental brief on behalf of Santa Fe County. Marcos D. Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, filed an answer brief and a supplemental brief on behalf of the City of Santa Fe. Larry C. White, Santa Fe, New Mexico, filed a response brief and a supplemental brief on behalf of the Rio de Tesuque Association, Inc. Scott B. McEl