• New York v. FERC

    When the Federal Power Act, as amended (“FPA”) (16 USCS 824 et seq.), 16 USCS 824(b) was originally enacted in 1935, most public utilities which transmitted electric energy basically operated as separate local monopolies. Such utilities'...

  • COMSAT Corp. v. NSF

    COMSAT Corp. v. NSF United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit June 8, 1999, Argued ; August 23, 1999, Decided No. 99-1348, No. 99-1446 Opinion  [*271]  OPINION ERVIN, Circuit Judge:  [**2]  The National Science Foundation ("NSF"...

  • Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co. (In re Initial Pub. Offering Sec. Litig.)

    Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co. (In re Initial Pub. Offering Sec. Litig.) United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit June 6, 2006, Argued ; December 5, 2006, Decided Docket No. 05-3349-cv Opinion  [*26]  JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge . This...

  • Murphy v. Am. Home Prods. Corp.

    Murphy v. Am. Home Prods. Corp. Court of Appeals of New York January 10, 1983, Argued ; March 29, 1983, Decided No Number in Original Opinion  [*297]   [**87]   [***233]  OPINION OF THE COURT ] This court has not and does not now recognize a cause of...

  • Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc.

    Lexmark Int'l, Inc. v. Static Control Components, Inc. Supreme Court of the United States December 3, 2013, Argued; March 25, 2014, Decided No. 12-873 Opinion Justice Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to decide whether...

  • Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins

    Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins Supreme Court of the United States November 2, 2015, Argued; May 16, 2016, Decided No. 13-1339 Opinion Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. This case presents the question whether respondent Robins has standing to maintain...

  • MZ Wallace Inc. v. Fuller

    MZ Wallace is a fashion company that manufactures and sells handbags and other fashion accessories. It became popular for a design consisting of (1) a nylon bag; (2) with a quilted grid; (3) of 7/8 inch squares; (4) placed at a 45-degree angle with a...

  • McRae v. Pope

    Plaintiff sellers sold the larger portion of their property to the buyer, on the condition that he assume and pay off the entire mortgage, leaving their retained parcel free of any mortgage. The buyer made some payments on the mortgage but then his mother...

  • Johnson v. HCR ManorCare LLC

    Johnson v. HCR ManorCare LLC United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia October 28, 2015, Decided CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:15CV189 Opinion MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING EMERGENCY MOTION TO REMAND [DKT. NO. 3] AND REMANDING...

  • Jordan v. Jordan

    Defendant husband had obtained a judicial separation from the wife on the ground of cruel treatment. Within seven months the husband moved back in with his belongings in an attempt to patch up the marriage. During the five months the couple was together...