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Lott v. Levitt

Civil Procedure, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit by an academic alleging that he was defamed by a passage in the book Freakonomics, dismissal of the claim is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff...

Madden v. Cowen & Co.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit against an investment bank alleging that the bank misled plaintiffs regarding the sale of their closely held corporation to a publicly...

Quarry v. Doe

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a claims of sexual abuse brought against defendant-Catholic Bishop for abuse suffered in the 1970's by plaintiff who were then children, dismissal...

Internet Solutions Corp. v. Marshall

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In claim against defendant for an alleged defamatory postings on defendant's website, the following question is certified to state supreme court: Does...

Comm'r of IRS v. Neal

Civil Procedure, Remedies, Tax Law
Grant of equitable relief pursuant to the innocent spouse provision of Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. section 6015(f) is affirmed where: 1) the Tax...

Biltmore Forest Broadcasting FM, Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a broadcaster's suit under the Tucker Act alleging that the FCC breached an implied-in-fact contract that arose as the result of an auction for an...

Normandy Apartments, Ltd. v. US Dep't of Housing & Urban Dev.

Civil Procedure, Government Contracts, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an apartment operator's injunctive and declaratory relief action against HUD arising after HUD terminated its contractual relationship with...

Marks v. State of Tennessee

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Health Law
In a suit alleging discrimination and retaliation based on plaintiff's disability, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction on the basis of Rooker-Feldman...

Miller v. Toyota Motor Corporation

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Motion for sanctions in the amount of plaintiff's fees and costs relating to a dismissed appeal is granted where the appeal was frivolous since a...

In Re: Swegan

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Appeal of a BAP decision reversing a grant of summary judgment discharging a debt is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the BAP decision was not...