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327 F.Supp.2d 8 (2004) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. PHILIP MORRIS USA, INC. f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc. et al. Defendants. No. CIV.A.99-2496 GK. United States District Court, District of Columbia. July 9, 2004. *9 Sharon Yvette Eubanks, Renee Brooker, Stephen Dudley Brody, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for

¶ 1. Senica Matthew Franklin was convicted by the Harrison County Circuit Court of two counts of murder and one count of arson. He was sentenced to serve a life sentence for each of the murder convictions and twenty years for the arson conviction, with the sentences to run concurrently. Aggrieved, Franklin appeals and asserts: (1) that the trial court erred in failing to grant his motion for a new trial, (2) that his trial attorney was ineffective, (3) that the trial court erred in re

16 S.W.3d 127 (2000) LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Appellant, v. August GORDON, Alfred Allen and wife, Mary Allen, Eddie Bennett and wife, Rosa Mae Bennett, Eddie J. Billingsley and wife, Arlene Billingsley, Willie J. Bolden and wife, Patricia Bolden, Oscar William Booker, Samuel Boswell and wife, Billie Ruth Boswell, Robert L. Brasfield and wife, Dorothy A. Brasfield, Dennis Brown, Individually and as personal Representative of The Estate of Port

FREEMAN, Justice. In an opinion certified on 28 May 1998, this Court held that state and local government retirees challenging the collection of state income taxes on their retirement benefits from 1989 through 1991 were entitled to exemptions from state income taxes on those benefits if they were “vested” in their respective retirement systems as of 12 August 1989. Bailey v. State, 348 N.C. 130, 500 S.E.2d 54 (1998).

WAINWRIGHT, Justice. This “exceptional case” results from consolidated class actions filed by state, local, and federal retiree plaintiffs arising from the taxation of their retirement income and benefits. On 10 September 1999, in Superior Court, Wake County, the Honorable Jack A. Thompson entered an “Order Regarding Class Membership” holding, in essence, that only federal, state, and local government retirees who meet the req

540 S.E.2d 313 (2000) 353 N.C. 142 James H. Pou BAILEY, A. Pilston Godwin, Harry L. Underwood, Henry L. Bridges, Rosalie T. Adams, Jesse M. Almon, Helen L. Andrews, Worth B. Askew, Billy A. Baker, Parker N. Bare, Arthur C. Beaman and Grace G. Beaman, Joseph G. Binkley, Robert L. Blevins, Ellie L. Boyles, Chancel T. Brown and Joan W. Brown, Elizabeth S. Butler, Dorothy T. Carmichael, John Carricker, Harold D. Coley, Sr., Anna L. Co

ORDER G. MURRAY SNOW, District Judge. Pending before the Court are Defendants’ Joint Motion for Summary Judgment Dismissing the Claims of Non-Party Bondholders (Doc. 644) and the Underwriters’ Motion to Exclude the Report and Testimony of Robert M. Smith (Doc. 774). For the reasons discussed below, the Motion for Summary Judgment is granted in part and denied in part, and the Motion to Exclude is denied with

124 F.3d 508 28 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,066 PITTSTON COMPANY ULTRAMAR AMERICA LIMITED, a Corporation ofthe State of Delaware; Ultramar Petroleum, Inc.,a Corporation of the State of Delaware,Intervenor-Plaintiffs,v.ALLIANZ INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation of the State ofCalifornia; Allstate Reinsurance Company, a Corporation ofthe State of Illinois; American Centennial InsuranceCompany, a Cor

OPINION OF THE COURT LEWIS, Circuit Judge. These related appeals involve a multi-party insurance dispute arising from a polluted oil transfer terminal, “Tankport,” which sits on the western shore of upper New York Harbor in Jersey City, New Jersey. Appellants Ultramar America Limited and Ultramar Petroleum, Inc. (collectively “Ultramar”) purchased Tankport from Appellant The Pittston Company (“Pittston”).

Reversed and Remanded and Memorandum Opinion filed November 4, 2021. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-17-00223-CV REBECCA WILSON, ET AL., Appellants1 V. GEORGE FLEMING AND FLEMING & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P., Appellees On Appeal from the 189th District Court

945 P.2d 1260 (1997) 190 Ariz. 129 STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. Christopher John SPREITZ, Appellant. No. CR-94-0454-AP. Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc. September 11, 1997. *1264 Grant Woods, Attorney General by Paul J. McMurdie, Chief Counsel, Criminal Appeals Division, Jon G. Anderson, Assistant Atto

CONSENT JUDGMENT GADOLA, District Judge. This matter having come before the Court upon the stipulation of the parties to the entry of a Consent Judgment finally and fully resolving all of the remaining claims in this action; and It appearing to the Court that this action, initially commenced some twenty-two years ago, involves claims of discrimination based upon gender in hi

Reversed and Remanded and Opinion filed December 21, 2018. In The Fourteenth Court of Appeals NO. 14-17-00223-CV REBECCA WILSON, ET AL., Appellants1 V. GEORGE FLEMING AND FLEMING & ASSOCIATES, L.L.P., Appellees On Appeal from the 189th District Court Harr

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ORR, Justice. This matter is before the Court on appeal from the trial court’s order granting attorneys’ fees to counsel representing prevailing plaintiffs in a class action against the State. The Attorney General originally appealed the order to the Court of Appeals. Plaintiffs followed by filing with this Court a petition for discretionary review to bypass the Court of Appeals, which we granted. At issue are whether the Atto

PER CURIAM: Rawl Sales and Processing Company and Massey Energy Company (Defendants) appeal from the district court’s order granting the Plaintiffs’ motion to amend their complaint by dismissing the sole federal claim (Count 12) and remanding the remaining state law claims to West Virginia state court. The Plaintiffs have moved to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d) (2000).

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE April 23, 2002 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. EVANGELINE COMBS and JOSEPH D. COMBS Consolidated Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County Nos. S41,992 & S41,993 R. Jerry Beck, Judge No. E2000-02801-CCA-R3-CD No.

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215 F.Supp.2d 795 (2002) In re NORPLANT CONTRACEPTIVE PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION. MDL No. 1038. United States District Court, E.D. Texas, Beaumont Division. August 14, 2002. *796 *797 Christopher Matthew Parks, Parker & Parks, Port Arthur, TX, for Plaintiffs. F. Lane Heard III, Williams

410 F.Supp. 770 (1975) A. C. SHERRILL, Plaintiff, and Robert H. Costner et al., Plaintiff-Intervenors, v. J. P. STEVENS AND COMPANY, INC., Defendant. Civ. A. No. C-C-73-12. United States District Court, W. D. North Carolina, Charlotte Division. November 11, 1975. *771 *772