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US v. Moneta Capital Corp.

Constitutional Law, Debt Collection
In a receivership proceeding, the district court properly rejected claimants' objection to the final disposition of claims against the receivership...

Brewer v. Nat'l Indem. Co.

Constitutional Law, Insurance Law
The district court erred in finding that plaintiff-administratrix lacked standing to pursue her claim against defendant for the negligent breach of...

State of Florida v. Raymond

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
Section 907.041(4)(b), Florida Statutes (2000), which prevents persons charged with a dangerous crime from obtaining nonmonetary pretrial release at a...

Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Howard

Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Section 193.016, Florida Statutes (2001), which requires a property appraiser to consider the results of an appeal before a value adjustment board in...

Rosewood Serv. Inc. v. Sunflower Diversified Serv.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a section 1983 action, defendants, a private non-profit corporation and its president, are not entitled to assert qualified immunity because they...

Schroder v. City of Fort Thomas

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiffs' section 1983 claim, alleging that defendant-City violated their due process rights by failing to act upon their request to lower the speed...

Saenz v. State of Texas

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
The Court of Appeals did not err in holding that defendant had been subjected to multiple punishments for the same offense, in violation of the Double...

Schulz v. IRS

Constitutional Law, Tax Law
An indictment under 26 U.S.C. section 7210 shall not lie and contempt sanctions under 26 U.S.C. section 7604(b) shall not be levied based on...

Schneider v. Kissinger

Constitutional Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claim, alleging that the United States caused the death of plaintiffs' decedent, is affirmed where the courts lack...

Hwang v. Japan

Constitutional Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' action, alleging that Japanese soldiers tortured them before and during World War II, is affirmed on the ground that the case...