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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

449 F.Supp.2d 992 (2006) Barbara SCHWAB et al., individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Lorillard Tobacco Co., Ligget Group, Inc., American Tobacco Co., Altria Group, Inc., British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd., Defendants. No. 04-CV-1945(JBW). United States District Court

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2023 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. Detroit

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 20-1236 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. EDILIO BENJAMIN-HERNANDEZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 20-1295 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOHANNI BALB

USCA4 Appeal: 20-7024 Doc: 42 Filed: 05/04/2023 Pg: 1 of 112 PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 20-7024 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Petitioner – Appellee, v. CHRISTOPHER PERKINS, Respo

OPINION CHRISTINE O.C. MILLER, Judge. This case is before the court after argument on defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1). Rick’s Mushroom Service (“Rick’s” or “plaintiff’) filed its Complaint in the United States Court of Federal Claims March 29, 2006, and an Amended Complaint on October 23, 2006. Thereafter, defendant moved to dismiss on July 31, 2006. Supplemental briefin

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2023 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. Detroit

ORDER JAMES C. FOX, Senior District Judge. This matter is back before the court following the opinion of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States v. MacDonald (MacDonald XI), 641 F.3d 596 (4th Cir.2011), vacating this court’s decision 1 to deny Movant Jeffrey MacDonald’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [DE-111]<

ORDER REGARDING MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE OR CORRECT CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES LINDA R. READE, Chief Judge. I. INTRODUCTION.......................................................962 II. BACKGROUND.........................................................962 A. Underlying Criminal Proceedings....................................962

PUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 10-6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ALEJANDRO ENRIQUE RAMIREZ UMAÑA, a/k/a Wizard, a/k/a Lobo, Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Charlotte. Robert J. Conrad, Jr., District Judg

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DAVIS wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge NIEMEYER concurred, and in which Judge KEENAN concurred except as to Part III.A.1. Judge KEENAN wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. OPINION DAVIS, Circuit Judge: This federal capital case is before us for the fourth time. See United States v. Barnette, 211

ORDER DIRECTING ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judge. This suit arises out of an environmental cleanup recovery action brought by the United States under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”). 42 U.S.C. § 9607 (2012). The United States brought this action against Defendants Federal Resources Corporation (“FRC”), Camp Bird Colorado, I

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOSÉ ANTONIO FUSTÉ, District Judge. This matter comes before the court as a pre-trial determination whether the Defendant, Alexis Candelario-Santana (“Defen*193dant” or “Candelario-Santana”),1 is mentally retarded for the purposes of Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304, 122 S.Ct. 2242

282 S.W.3d 433 (2009) ENTERGY GULF STATES, INC., Petitioner, v. John SUMMERS, Respondent. No. 05-0272. Supreme Court of Texas. Argued October 16, 2008. Decided April 3, 2009. Rehearing Denied June 5, 2009. *435 Christine S. Kibbe, Paul A. Scheurich, Entergy Services, Inc., Beaumont TX, Jacqueline

*541ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR RELIEF UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255 JOSEPH F. ANDERSON, JR., District Judge. INTRODUCTION Chadrick Evans Fulks was sentenced to death by a South Carolina federal jury for the 2002 carjacking and kidnapping resulting in the death of Alice Donovan. After an unsuccessful appeal to the United States Court of App

JORDAN, Circuit Judge. The Giovanni family and the Palmer family live in neighborhoods close to contaminated federal facilities that were owned and operated for decades by the United States Navy. The families filed separate suits in state court under the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act ("HSCA"),

MEMORANDUM EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge Table of Contents I. FINDINGS OF FACT.. .536 II. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.. .548 A. Civil Contempt.. .548 1. Legal Standard... 548 2. The Amended Permanent Injunction and Consent Receivership Orders are Valid Orders as to Which the Bakers Had Knowledge... 549

IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE RUBY WAGNER, on behalf of herself ) and all other similarly situated ) stockholders of BRP GROUP, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) C.A. No. 2023-0150-JTL ) BRP GROUP, INC., )

*1128ORDER KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, District Judge. This case considers the intersection between a state’s interest in public pension reform and provisions of the Urban Mass Transportation Act (UMTA) requiring •state transit to ensure the preservation and continuation of collective bargaining rights as a condition of receiving federal funding for mass

523 F.Supp.2d 759 (2007) Innocent Likonga KASONGO, Individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Jacqueline Makombe, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. No. 04 C 4901. United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division. July 16, 2007. *760 *761