Plaintiff, William Twombly, brought a class action in the Southern District of New York on behalf of all individuals who purchased local telephone and internet service in the continental United States between February 8, 1996, and the present. Twombly...
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Petitioner Juan Bravo-Fernandez traveled from Puerto Rico to Las Vegas, NV with petitioner Hector Martínez-Maldonado in May of 2005 to attend a boxing match. United States v. Bravo-Fernandez, 790 F.3d 41, 43 (1st Cir. 2015). Bravo was the president of...
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Overview
When two or more parties are jointly and severally liable for a tortious act, each party is independently liable for the full extent of the injuries stemming from the tortious act. Thus, if a plaintiff wins a money judgment against...
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Michael Musacchio was the president of Exel Transportation Services (“ETS”), a transportation brokerage company, until his resignation in 2004. See United States v. Musacchio, 590 Fed. Appx. 360, 360 (5th Cir. 2014). In 2005, Musacchio started Total...
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Samuel Ocasio is a former officer of the Baltimore Police Department (“BPD”). United States v. Ocasio, 750 F.3d 399 (4th Cir. 2014). On March 9, 2011, Ocasio, along with ten other co-defendants, were indicted in the District of Maryland for being...
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[Question Presented][Issue][Facts][Discussion][Analysis]Issue(s)
Whether requiring the defendant to bear the burden of proving withdrawal from a conspiracy as an affirmative defense violates Due Process.
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FactsDuring the late 1980s and...