• Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc.

    Richardson owns the '167 patent , a design patent that claims the design for a multi-function carpentry tool that combines a conventional hammer with a stud climbing tool and a crowbar. The tool is known as the "Stepclaw." The only claim...
  • Colton v. Colton

    C, a citizen of California, died there, leaving a will which contained the following provisions: "I give and bequeath to my said wife E.M.C. all of the estate, real and personal, of which I shall die seized, possessed, or entitled to. I recommend...
  • Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

    Armstrong World Industries, Inc. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. Court of Appeal of California, First Appellate District, Division One April 30, 1996, Decided Nos. A049419, A049631, A049654, A049659, A049661, A049663, A049664, A049665, A049666, A049667...
  • Halo v. Yale Health Plan

    Halo v. Yale Health Plan United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit September 11, 2015, Argued; April 12, 2016, Decided Docket No. 14-4055 Opinion  [*45]  Katzmann , Chief Judge : ] Under Sections 503 and 505 of the Employee Retirement Income...
  • Dana v. Hershey Co.

    Dana v. Hershey Co. United States District Court for the Northern District of California March 29, 2016, Decided; March 29, 2016, Filed Case No. 15-cv-04453-JCS Opinion  [*654]  ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS Re: Dkt. No. 22 I. INTRODUCTION "The...
  • Toussie v. United States

    Toussie v. United States Supreme Court of the United States January 14, 1970, Argued ; March 2, 1970, Decided No. 441 Opinion  [*112]   [***160]   [**859]  MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioner Robert Toussie was convicted,...
  • Graphic Prods. Distribs. v. Itek Corp.

    Graphic Prods. Distribs. v. Itek Corp. United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit October 7, 1983 No. 81-7977 Opinion  [*1563]  TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge: This is an antitrust case involving nonprice, vertical restraints on trade. The defendant...
  • Fojtik v. Charter Med. Corp.

    Following an intervention staged by appellees and appellant's family, appellant was admitted to appellee hospital for treatment for alcoholism. When appellant later brought suit alleging he was falsely imprisoned, the trial court granted summary judgment...
  • Colfax Envelope Corp. v. Local No. 458-3M, Chi. Graphic Commc'ns Int'l Union

    Appellant employer signed a summary of a new collective bargaining agreement with appellee union, then refused to sign the agreement because of an ambiguity in its terms about the manning of equipment. Appellant brought suit for a declaration that it...
  • Flynn v. Holder

    Plaintiffs, parents, a patient, a physician, and a nonprofit corporation, sued defendant Attorney General of the United States, alleging that a criminal statute prohibiting compensation for "bone marrow" donations violated the Equal Protection...