Marx v. Gen. Revenue Corp. Supreme Court of the United States November 7, 2012, Argued; February 26, 2013, Decided No. 11-1175 Opinion  [*373]  Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) gives district...

Plaintiffs instituted a complaint for copyright infringement against Defendant Lacey. The latter never filed an answer or otherwise appeared in the action. Plaintiffs then filed a motion to declare Defendant in default for failure to please or otherwise...

Defendant admitted shooting the plaintiff’s son, but sought to avoid liability on the ground that his act was fully justified under the circumstances of the occasion. He alleged that, for a period of more than a year prior to the shooting, defendant...

Plaintiff U.S. sued for damages caused by a National Forest wildfire negligently caused by defendant construction company.

Segway filed a Complaint with the Commission, alleging violations of § 337 based on infringement of six patents not at issue in the current appeal, and two trademarks: U.S. Trademark Registration Nos. 2,727,948 ("the '948 mark") and...

Public Interest Research Group v. Hercules, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit July 11, 1994, Argued ; March 31, 1995, Filed Nos. 93-5720, 93-5721 Opinion  [*1241]  OPINION OF THE COURT ROTH, Circuit Judge : Plaintiffs, Public Interest...

Petitioner, who had been on pregnancy leave from her employment pursuant to the employer's policy that she would be rehired only if a position was available when she was ready to return to work, was told when she notified the employer that she wanted...

Plaintiff corporation brought action to recover an alleged overpayment n its income tax during a year that two parcels of realty were returned to the corporation, each of which it had previously donated and claimed as a charitable contribution deduction...

In the underlying matter, the obligee association filed suit against the condominiums to collect association dues and for defects in the condominiums. After the suit was filed, the condominiums purportedly sold the property to the obligor corporation...

McMaster v. Minnesota United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit May 9, 1994, Submitted ; July 25, 1994, Filed No. 93-2502 Opinion  [*977]  LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge. The question in this case is whether inmates of state correctional facilities...