• National Iranian Oil Co. v. Ashland Oil

    National Iranian Oil Co. v. Ashland Oil United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 21, 1987 No. 86-4486 Opinion  [*327]  GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge: There was an oil company from Iran whose lawyers devised a neat plan: To arbitrate a dispute...

  • Resolution Trust Corp. v. S. Union Co.

    Resolution Trust Corp. v. S. Union Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 5, 1993, Decided No. 92-8407 Summary Calendar. Opinion  [*196]  POLITZ, Chief Judge: The Resolution Trust Corporation appeals an order imposing sanctions...

  • Wynne v. United Techs. Corp.

    Wynne v. United Techs. Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit August 28, 2006, Decided 05-1393 Opinion  [*1262]  CLEVENGER, Senior Circuit Judge . The Secretary of the Air Force (Air Force) appeals from the reconsideration decision...

  • Davis v. O'Melveny & Myers

    Davis v. O'Melveny & Myers United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit March 7, 2006, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California ; May 14, 2007, Filed No. 04-56039 Opinion  [*1069]  KING, District Judge: Plaintiff Jacqueline Davis (Davis...

  • Hong Wu v. Dunkin' Donuts, Inc.

    Hong Wu v. Dunkin' Donuts, Inc. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York June 9, 2000, Decided 98-CV-3020 (ARR) Opinion  [*84]  OPINION AND ORDER ROSS, United States District Judge: This case addresses whether a franchisor...

  • Felgenhauer v. Soni

    Plaintiffs Jerry and Kim Felgenhauer purchased a parcel of property in 1971 consisting of the front portion of two contiguous lots. The parcel was improved with a restaurant. The back portions of the lots consisted of a parking lot that was owned by a...

  • Interstate Indus., Inc. v. Barclay Indus., Inc.

    Defendant Barclay Industries, Inc. ("Barclay") sent a letter from its offices in Lodi, New Jersey, advising plaintiff Interstate Industries, Inc., an Indiana corporation ("Interstate"), that it would be able to manufacture fiberglass...

  • Int'l Bhd. of Teamsters v. United States

    The United States instituted this litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 against petitioners, a nationwide common carrier of motor freight, and a union representing a large group of the company's employees. The Government alleged...

  • Rosenfeld v. Fairchild Engine & Airplane Corp.

    Appellant William Rosenfeld brought a stockholder's derivative action where he sought to compel the return of funds paid out of the corporate treasury to reimburse both sides in a proxy contest for their expenses. The lower courts affirmed the judgment...

  • Waltuch v. Conticommodity Servs., Inc.

    After the silver market crashed, customers sued appellant employee, a former silver trader, and appellees, his former employer and its corporate parent. Appellees settled the private lawsuits. Appellant, who had also been sued by a regulatory agency,...