Appeal to flattery

Facts: This case was brought about when Jean Price, the plaintiff, filed a lawsuit against Lorene Ellis and Henrietta Glayson, the defendant and co-defendant, claiming that they had maliciously and falsely accused ms. Price of adultery and defamed Ms. Price’s reputation to her husband. On May 9th, 1995, Ms. Glayson called the plaintiff’s husband to inform him that his wife, who was three months pregnant, had an affair with another man and that the child Ms. Price was carrying could possibly be…

The United States Court framework is a hierarchy system of various courts which, at first look, can seem to be confusing. There is, in fact, a straightforward system to how the courts are organized. Each state and federal court framework separated into a few layers, as depicted below. Courts of Special Jurisdiction These courts are set only to hear particular kinds of cases. The federal framework has bankruptcy and assessment courts, while most state frameworks have probate, which handles…

Four Aces argues that the District Court should be estopped from enforcing Four Aces’ liability on bonds which the District Court had purportedly closed. The District Court, for its part, argues that the State cannot be estopped from enforcing its valid statutes, and alternatively that Four Aces’ fails to satisfy the elements so as to invoke the doctrine of estoppel. We hold that the doctrine of equitable estoppel cannot apply to compel the State to act in violation of law. “[E]quitable…

This case was chosen because defining the word “significance” is of great importance under NEPA. This was a successive lawsuit between Hanley and Kleindienst. In Hanly 1, the court upheld that the General Services administration was complying not writing an Environmental Assessment for an office building, but that it was in violation of compliance in regards to the jail building. The plaintiff claimed in Hanly 2, that the assessment of the EIS amounted to “nothing more than a rewrite of the…

In this appeal, Nduemeni argues specifically that it was error to admit the testimony of Fouzing, the realtor that allegedly brokered the deal between Nduemeni and Kemogne. After hearing Fouzing’s and Ngeugaum’s voir dire testimony, Nduemeni again moved the court…

The state circuit court of appeals is a three-prong system. The lower level is the state circuit court of appeals, and the second would be federal appeals, and for the most controversial cases the United States Supreme Court. The duty of all of the lower level c courts are the same…to determine if the trial court did make any legal errors, and if so can a new legislation or law be made to ensure it does not happen again. The duty of the Supreme Court is to determine if a decision the Federal…

There are only two states in the U. S. with a bifurcated courts system, which means two separate high courts, one for civil matters and one for criminal appeals. In the state of Texas, there is the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. In this paper, it will be explained why these two courts are in place, what role they play in the courts system, and what service they provide. The Texas Supreme Court is in place in order to have the last word over civil matters arising…

EDMONTON - Lawyers have brokered a tentative deal to settle part of a class-action lawsuit filed over an E. coli outbreak and the largest meat recall in Canadian history. The lawsuit is against XL Foods Inc., which operated a meat-packing plant in southern Alberta during the tainted beef recall in 2012. Rick Mallett, a lawyer for the Edmonton law firm behind the class action, said the settlement is to cover refunds to consumers for products that were recalled. He said the proposed $1-million…

First, it must be determined if the members of Congress and the individual navy sailor have the standing needed to file suit. The issue of standing is covered by Article III, § 2 of the Constitution. There are two standing requirement tests: the constitutional test and the prudential test. (Lujan) The constitutional test requires the following for a party to have standing: 1) the party must have suffered injury-in-fact, (meaning it must be concrete and either actual or imminent), 2) there must…

Bell Atlantic v Twombly Daniel Hagan & Kristopher Nance Background The case is brought on by William Twombly and a group of consumers in the form of a class action lawsuit against the Bell Atlantic Corporation. Twombly claimed that Bell Atlantic had violated section 1 of the sherman act which deals with the formation of trusts and conspiracies. They go on to claim that Bell Atlantic conspired to end competition between itself and other members of its industry, and to stifle new entrants into…