Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. ("A&F") sued American Eagle Outfitters to stop American Eagle from infringing what A&F described as its unregistered “trade dress,” made protectable by Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act...

Kasimierz Tilbert worked for Eagle Lock Co. (Eagle) for several years. Tilbert became ill and subsequently died. Tilbert’s wife then presented Eagle with a benefit certificate. Eagle claimed that the certificate had been cancelled the day Tilbert...

Police officers observed a suspect in a violent robbery run into an apartment building and heard screams coming from one of the apartments. They knocked on the apartment door, which was answered by Roxanne Rojas, who appeared to be battered and bleeding...

Nancy filed a complaint against her ex-husband, Steven, for damages based on negligence, assault and battery, and negligent infliction of emotional distress after their divorce, claiming that he had infected her with a sexually transmitted disease, Human...

The U.S. Government initiated deportation proceedings against a resident alien who entered the United States in 1974, pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter in 1988, and pled guilty to a crime involving theft in 2005. The Board of Immigration Appeals ...

The buyer brought a breach of contract action against the seller, a farmer, alleging that the buyer had purchased seed for an agreed price, and that the seller had refused to deliver after tender of the purchase price. The seller denied that the petition...

The injured party was driving over the railroad's grade crossing when her vehicle stalled. Due to a rut that had been allowed to form at the crossing, she was unable to move the vehicle. Upon seeing a train bearing down, the injured party leapt from...

By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas Goslin, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP Introduction CLIMATE CHANGE IS ARGUABLY THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE and rapidly evolving environmental issue facing the global business community today. Governments of nearly every...

By: Joshua Davidson , Baker Botts LLP If you are internal counsel to a publicly traded corporation that has decided to form a master limited partnership (MLP) and would like to become better educated about MLPs before starting the IPO process, below...

Respondent Environmental Protection Agency enacted regulations regulating the effluent of unusual fish residuals created in the processing of fresh fish. The regulations prescribed limitations on discharge and utilized three measures of pollution: five...