Ethlyn Hall and her son, Samuel, had a falling out due to a disagreement over his free legal work for her. Hall v. Hall, 679 F. App’x 142, 143 (3d Cir. 2017). As a result, Ethlyn stopped speaking to her son. Id. Her health began to deteriorate, and she...
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In June 2016, Citibank, N.A. (“Citibank”) sued George W. Jackson in North Carolina state court to collect on his credit card debt. Jackson v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. at 3. Two months later, Jackson counterclaimed against Citibank, also adding third-...
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Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders.
Territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power. See, e.g. Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co. et al., 526 U.S. 574 (1999).
Jurisdiction: An Overview
One...
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In 2001, Petitioner Hollis-Arrington filed a suit, pro se, in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Cendant Mortgage Corporation, Fannie Mae, and Attorneys Equity National Corporation, all of which had participated in...
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A long-arm statute is a statute that allows for a court to obtain personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state defendant on the basis of certain acts committed by an out-of-state defendant, provided that the defendant has a sufficient...
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Both the Petitioner Marcel Fashions Group (“Marcel”) and the Respondent Lucky Brand Dungarees (“Lucky”) are clothing companies. Marcel Fashions Grp. Inc. v. Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. at 3. For almost twenty years, the two companies have “hotly”...
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Overview
A (writ of) mandamus is an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties or correct an abuse of discretion. (See, e.g. Cheney v. United States Dist. Court For...
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Marital privilege, also known as spousal privilege, is recognized by the law of evidence and the Supreme Court to protect private spousal communications and prevent any testimony against a spouse from being used in judicial proceedings....
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Respondents Seth Baker et al. allege that a design defect in Petitioner Microsoft Corporation’s Xbox 360 game scratched the disks required for playing the console. See Baker v. Microsoft Corp., 797 F.3d 607, 609 (Cir. 2015). In 2007, multiple Xbox 360...
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A motion for directed verdict is a motion asking the court to issue a directed verdict.
This motion is made before a case is submitted to the jury, and argues that no reasonable jury could find for the opposing party.
Either the...