AP v. All Headline News Corp. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York February 17, 2009, Decided; February 17, 2009, Filed 08 Civ. 323 (PKC) Opinion [***2023] [*457] MEMORANDUM AND ORDER P. KEVIN CASTEL, District Judge: This action...
Petitioner, Pillsbury Company, was in the business of manufacturing and selling flour. Pillsbury purchased the assets of Ballard & Ballard Company and of Duff’s Baking Mix Division of American Home Products Corporation, two companies involved in the flour...
After construction on a nuclear power station was suspended, Jersey Central Power and Light Company (Jersey Central) sought to amortize the cost of the $400 million lost investment over a fifteen-year period, and to include the unamortized portions in the rate...
Plaintiffs filed an action for damages for fraudulent concealment of termite infestation in an apartment house that they bought from defendants. The court found for plaintiffs and awarded them damages. On appeal, the court affirmed, holding that because defendants...
If you are a regular at your local gym, you may have been annoyed on New Year’s Day when your workout sanctuary was suddenly filled with gung-ho exercisers determined to meet their newly-minted fitness goals. With physical fitness being one of the most popular...
Plaintiffs, son and father, brought a products liability action against defendant punch press manufacturer when plaintiff son injured his hand when it was struck by the ram of a punch press.
The declaration of covenants and restrictions of the private residential community as issue included an amendment, which prohibited homeowners from leasing their homes to third parties. The trial court applied a reasonableness standard and found that the amendment...
Defendants filed a motion to disqualify its former attorney and other attorneys from representing plaintiff in the action, alleging that the claims were the same as charges made against them in a prior antitrust suit. The court granted the motion as to defendant...
Defendant appealed the judgment of the District Court which enjoined the defendant from selling its video game system or from copying the plaintiff's system because the copying was not a fair use under 17 U.S.C.S. § 107.
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By Eric Geringswald | CSC New York Business Entity Case Law A New York court found that a shareholder could bring a direct suit and not just a derivative suit to address his complaint that a shareholders agreement had been violated. The shareholder brought...
Velocity Patent LLC v. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division September 21, 2016, Decided; September 21, 2016, Filed Case No. 13-cv-8413; Case No. 13-cv-8419; Case No. 13-cv-8418 Opinion MEMORANDUM...
United States v. Friedman United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit February 23, 1981, Argued ; May 21, 1981, Decided No. 80-2149 Opinion [*200] OPINION OF THE COURT Albert Friedman appeals from his conviction, after a trial by jury, on one count of...
Pigford v. Glickman United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit February 28, 2000, Argued ; March 31, 2000, Decided No. 99-5222, Consolidated with No. 99-5223 Opinion [*1213] ROGERS, Circuit Judge : Leonard C. Cooper appeals the district...
Guzman v. Pichirilo Supreme Court of the United States March 27, 1962, Argued ; May 21, 1962, Decided No. 358 Opinion [*698] [***207] [**1096] MR. JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner, a longshoreman, was injured while unloading the...
Sines v. Kessler United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Charlottesville Division November 19, 2021, Decided; November 19, 2021, Filed CASE NO. 3:17-cv-00072 Opinion ORDER This matter is further to the several orders of the Magistrate...
Jennings v. Lapeer Aviation, Inc. (In re Lapeer Aviation, Inc.) United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division April 13, 2022, Decided Chapter 11, Case No. 21-31500-jda, Adv. No. 22-3002 Opinion OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING...
Petitioner claimant initially sought worker's compensation for injuries sustained when she was assaulted at home by assailants that had followed her from respondent employer's place of business apparently thinking that she had the money from the cafeteria...
Learn about conflicts of interest that commercial attorneys may encounter, including how to identify the existence of a potential or actual conflict, the model rules of professional conduct for conflicts of interest, conflicts that can arise in the representation...
In an action by a child of decedent by a previous marriage, against decedent's husband to establish decedent's community property interest in funds derived from the husband's pension benefits, held in individual retirement accounts (IRA) accounts, the...
People.ai, Inc. v. SetSail Techs., Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California June 8, 2021, Decided; June 8, 2021, Filed No. C 20-09148 WHA Opinion ORDER RE SETSAIL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT...
In re Boeing Co. Derivative Litig. Court of Chancery of Delaware June 25, 2021, Submitted; September 7, 2021, Decided C.A. No. 2019-0907-MTZ Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION ZURN, Vice Chancellor . A 737 MAX airplane manufactured by The Boeing Company ("Boeing"...
Buckhannon Bd. & Care Home v. W. Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res. Supreme Court of the United States February 27, 2001, Argued ; May 29, 2001, Decided No. 99-1848 Opinion [**1838] [***860] [*600] CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of...
Krakauer v. Dish Network, LLC United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina April 29, 2021, Decided; April 29, 2021, Filed 1:14-CV-333 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. The Court must decide what...
FOURCO v. TRANSMIRRA Supreme Court of the United States April 2, 1957, Argued ; April 29, 1957, Decided No. 310 Opinion [234] [*222] [***787] [**788] MR. JUSTICE WHITTAKER delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented is whether 28 U. S. C...