Choose a case from the Case List below to do a Case Brief. There is a Sample Case Brief on Canvas, but you may do a simplified version. The most important part is what you learned from the case and how you would apply it.
CASE LIST FOR HFT 3603
Jurisdiction & Venue:
Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc. v. Shute, 499 US 585
Nowak v. Tak How Investments, Ltd., 94 F 3d 708
Contracts:
Pianeta Miami v. Liberman, 990 So. 2d 551
Negligence:
Shadburn v. Whitlow, 533 SE 2d 765
Smith v. West Rochell Travel Agency, Inc., 656 NYS 2d 340
Starling v. Fisherman’s Pier, Inc., 401 So 2d 1136
Fish v. Paul d/b/a Horseshoe Motel, 574 A 2d 1365
Copeland v. The Lodge Enterprises, Inc., 4 P 3d 695
Demaille v. Trump Castle Associates, 725 NYS 2d 40
LaPlante v. Radisson Hotel Co., 292 F Supp 705
Young v. Caribbean Associates, Inc., 358 F Supp 1220
Kurzweg v. Hotel St. Regis Corp., 2d 746
Meade v. On the Ave Hotel, 76 A.D.3d 470
Schwenke v. Outrigger Hotels, 2010 WL 972216
Castore v. Tutto Bene Restaurant, 77 A.D.3d 599
Civil Rights; Anti-Discrimination
Hernandez v. Erlenbusch, 368 F.Supp. 752
Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line, Ltd., 545 US 119
Johnson v. Spoetzel Brewery, 116 F.3d 1052
EEOC v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 477 F.3d 561
Rufo v. Dave & Buster’s, Inc., 2007 WL 247891
Employment:
Mejia v. New York Sheraton Hotel, 459 F.Supp. 375
EEOC v. Marion Motel Associates, 763 F.Supp. 1334
EEOC v. Lee’s Log Cabin, 546 F.3d 438
Roeben v. BG Excelsior/ The Peabody, 545 F.3d 639
Tamer Mamou v. Trendwest, 81 Cal.Rptr.3d 406
Regulation:
Halterman v. Radisson Hotel Corp., 523 S.E.2d 823
Hertenberger v. City of Texarkana, 272 S.W.2d 435
McDonald’s Corp. v. Randolph, 399 N.E.2d 38
McDonald’s v. East Longmeadow, 506 N.E.2d 172
Newberry Junior College v. Town of Brookline, 472 N.E. 2d 1373
Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents:
Brennan’s Inc. v. Dickie Brennan & Company Inc., 376 F.3d 356
What-A-Burger of Virginia, Inc. v. Whataburger of
Corpus Christi, Texas, 357 F.3d 441
Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Holiday Inn, 364 F.Supp. 775
Rib City Group v. City Ale House, 2010 WL 4739493
Franchises:
Queen City Pizza, Inc. v. Domino’s Pizza, Inc., 124 F.3d 430
Burger King Corp. v. Agad, 911 F.Supp. 1499
Guests and Visitors:
Campbell v. Womack, 345 So.2d 96
People v. Satz, 71 Cal.Rptr. 2d 433
Carter v. Innisfree Hotel, Inc., 661 So.2d 1174
Food Liability:
Jones v. GMRI, Inc., 2001 WL 747812
Woeste v. Washington Platform Saloon & Restaurant, 836 N.E.2d 52
Thompson v. East Pacific Enterprises, 2003 WL 352914
Popovitch v. Denny’s Restaurant, 2005 WL 1926550
Oubre v. E-Z Serve Corp., 713 So.2d 818
Burns v. McDonald’s, 2010 WL 4226278
Sarti v. Salt Creek, 85 Cal.Rptr.3d 506
Alcohol Liability:
Goss v. Richmond, 381 N.W.2d 776
Smith v. Guli, 484 N.Y.S.2d 740
People’s Restaurant v. Sabo, 591 So.2d 907
Russo v. Plant City Moose Lodge No. 1668, 656 So.2d 957
O’Hanley v. Ninety Nine, Inc., 12 Mass.App.Ct. 64
Verni v. Stevens, Aramark Services, etc., 903 A.2d 475
Centerfield Bar v. Gee, 930 N.E.2d 622
Mulligan’s Bar & Grill v. Stanford, 668 S.E.2d 874