statute of limitations

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Between 1995 and 2004, the Tribe provided healthcare services to its members pursuant to a self-determination contract with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). Menominee Indian Tribe of Wis. v. United States, 764 F.3d 51, 54 (U.S. App....

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Between 1995 and 2004, the Tribe provided healthcare services to its members pursuant to a self-determination contract with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). Menominee Indian Tribe of Wis. v. United States, 764 F.3d 51, 54 (U.S. App....

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Under 28 U.S.C. § 1658, claims of “fraud, deceit, manipulation or contrivance” concerning the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 can be made either “[two] years after the discovery of the facts constituting the violation,” or “[five] years after such...

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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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Facts

Jake LaMotta, a retired professional boxer, and his long-time friend Frank Petrella collaborated on a book and two screenplays about LaMotta’s life and boxing career. See Petrella v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., 695 F.3d 946, 949 (9th Cir. 2012)....

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Petitioner Kevin Rotkiske accrued credit card debt between 2003 and 2005. Rotkiske v. Klemm, at 424. The credit card issuer then appointed the law firm Klemm & Associates, managed by Respondent Paul Klemm, to collect Rotkiske’s debt. Id. Klemm sued...

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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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Facts

During the late 1980s and...

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Respondent Edison International (“Edison”) is a holding company with interests in electrical utilities and other energy concerns, with a full-time workforce of over 14,000 employees. Tibble v. Edison Int’l, 711 F. 3d. 1061, 1066 (9th Cir. 2013); Facts...

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In 1978, Congress passed a law taxing coal exports from United States mines. Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company v. United States, 473 F.3d 1373, 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2007); 26 U.S.C. § 4121(a)(2). Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Company, Gatliff Coal Company, and...

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n 1999, Respondent Robert Pierce sought to sell his ownership in the Home Oil and Coal Company (“Home Oil”). See Home Concrete & Supply, LLC et. al. v. United States, 634 F.3d 249, 251 (4th Cir. 2011). Based on professional financial advice, Pierce...

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