Law Case Summaries

Diamond v. Chakrabarty - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 1st Aug 2024
Introduction: Legal Case Summary: A landmark case that allowed for the patenting of naturally occurring, but genetically modified microorganisms....

Frummer v. Hilton Hotels International, Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 28th Feb 2024
Introduction: Established criteria for 'doing business' for personal jurisdiction purposes over foreign companies....

Hancock Bank & Trust Co. v. Shell Oil Co. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A case concerning the responsibility and liability for an oil spill caused by a third party....

Celotex Corp. v. Catrett - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for summary judgment in federal courts....

Helicopteros Nacionales de Colombia v. Hall - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A pivotal United States Supreme Court case on personal jurisdiction and the minimum contacts requirement....

Goodman v. Dicker - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A historic case related to fraudulent misrepresentation in which Goodman was misled into selling his patent by Dicker....

Voting rights - Shelby County v Holder (2013) - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: US Supreme Court case declaring a key part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional....

USA v Julian Assange - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
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Trump v Kemp - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Lawsuit in Georgia challenging the presidential election results, which was dismissed due to lack of standing....

LaBrant et al v Benson - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Michigan court case dealing with legislation to increase transparency in political elections....

Donald J. Trump for President v. Katie Hobbs - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: This suit, filed by the Trump campaign, claimed Arizona's vote count was unlawfully influenced by poll workers' mishandling of 'overvotes.'...

Brown v. Board of Education - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case where US Supreme Court declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional....

Citizens United v. FEC (2010) - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Key decision of SCOTUS that relaxed regulations on political campaign spending by organisations....

Lewis v. Browning - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
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Ploof v. Putnam - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark case on the principle of necessity, establishing the doctrine of 'public necessity'....

District of Columbia v. Heller - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that determined the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a firearm....

Sullivan v. Porter - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: High-profile case where the Supreme Court ruled on the issue of contract interpretation and enforcement....

Marek v. Chesney - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: The case examined whether an offer of judgment, which was rejected by the plaintiff, limited the defendant's liability for legal fees....

Ray v. William G. Eurice & Bros., Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: The court upheld the written agreement over the verbal statements made during negotiations, cementing the parol evidence rule....

Zielinski v. Philadelphia Piers, Inc. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Unsuccessful appeal by Philadelphia Piers, Inc. in a personal injury claim....

United States v. Lopez - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: First U.S. Supreme Court case to set limits on Congress's power under the Commerce Clause....

Greiner v. Greiner - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A child custody case wherein the mother or a third party were considered fitter parents for the child in question....

Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: A landmark case altering the application of Federal Common Law; determined to be unconstitutional, resulting in ‘Erie Doctrine’....

Hendricks v. Behee - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Deel of trust issue concerning the equitable stereffectation of a property, and whether theplanting of pecan trees constituted waste....

C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. - Case Summary
Example legal case summary. Last modified: 22nd Feb 2024
Introduction: Case examining insurance claim denial on grounds of burglary without 'visible signs of forced entry'....