Frier v. City of Vandalia is a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit addressing the doctrine of claim preclusion and its effect on a federal procedural due process claim… Frier v. City of Vandalia (770 F.2d 699, 7th Cir. 1985)

Peralta v. Heights Medical Center is a United States Supreme Court decision addressing whether a default judgment entered without proper service can stand when the defendant does not show a meritorious defense. The case focuses… Peralta v. Heights Medical Center (1988)

Bias v. Advantage International, Inc. is an important federal case explaining what a party must show to survive a motion for summary judgment. The case focuses on the burden placed on a nonmoving party once… Bias v. Advantage International, Inc.

Rengifo v. Erevos Enterprises, Inc. is a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York that deals with discovery-related issues arising in a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit.… Rengifo v. Erevos Enterprises, Inc.

The decision in Reise v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin addresses two important procedural questions in federal civil litigation. First, it examines the limits of appellate review over interlocutory orders, particularly discovery-related… Reise v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin

Walker v. Armco Steel Corp. is a significant decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that clarifies how federal courts sitting in diversity jurisdiction determine whether to apply state law or federal procedural… Walker v. Armco Steel Corp., 446 U.S. 740 (1980)

Walker & Co. v. Harrison is a leading decision from the Supreme Court of Michigan that explains when a party is legally justified in terminating a contract due to the other party’s breach. The case… Walker & Co. v. Harrison

This case brief examines Layman v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., a 1977 decision of the Missouri Court of Appeals that focuses on civil procedure rather than property law alone. Although the dispute arose from an… Layman v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

Moore v. Baker Moore v. Baker is a significant decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that addresses two closely related legal questions. The first concerns the scope of a… Moore v. Baker

Christian v. Mattel, Inc. is an important decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dealing with the scope and limits of Rule 11 sanctions under the Federal Rules of Civil… Christian v. Mattel, Inc.