• Oliver v. NCAA

    A former attorney attended a meeting between the player, his father, and a professional baseball team. The player rejected an offer to play for that team and decided to attend college in Oklahoma on a full scholarship instead. After the defendant, National...

  • FTC and DOJ Aim to Modernize Merger Guidelines

    The FTC and DOJ recently announced a public inquiry aimed at modernizing both the horizontal and vertical merger guidelines. The merger guidelines provide the framework that the agencies use when analyzing mergers under U.S. antitrust law. READ NOW...

  • United States v. DeFries

    United States v. DeFries United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 12, 1997, Argued ; December 2, 1997, Decided No. 96-3015 Consolidated with No. 96-3016 Opinion  [*1296]  PER CURIAM : Two former elected officials of...

  • J. G. Furniture Co. v. Litton Bus. Sys.

    J. G. Furniture Co. v. Litton Bus. Sys. United States District Court for the Southern District of New York May 31, 1977 Nos. 73 Civ. 1259, 73 Civ. 1768 Opinion  [***484]   [*381]  MEMORANDUM OPINION MOTLEY, District Judge. In these two related patent...

  • Aronson v. Quick Point Pencil Co.

    After designing a keyholder and applying for a patent to protect its design, the designer, Jane Aronson negotiated a contract with Quick Point Pencil Co. (“company”) for the manufacture and sale of the keyholder. In one part of the contract...

  • United States v. City of New York

    United States v. City of New York United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York June 5, 2015, Decided; June 5, 2015, Filed 07-CV-2067 (NGG) (RLM); 13-CV-3123 (NGG) (RLM) Opinion  [*56]  MEMORANDUM & ORDER NICHOLAS G. GARAUFIS,...

  • Lusardi v. Lechner

    Lusardi v. Lechner United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit April 15, 1988, Argued ; August 31, 1988, Filed Nos. 87-5901, 87-5902 Opinion  [*1064]  OPINION OF THE COURT HUTCHINSON, Circuit Judge. Jules Lusardi and the other named plaintiffs...

  • Berniz v. Atkins

    Berniz v. Atkins Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division September 30, 2020, Submitted; October 8, 2020, Decided DOCKET NO. A-1537-19T1 Opinion PER CURIAM Plaintiff Josselyn Berniz worked as a housekeeper for defendants Jeffrey and Aisha Atkins...

  • Financial Definitions in High-Yield Indentures

    By: Timothy B. Howell and Alex Petrossian , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP The defined terms in any agreement are considered as the building blocks upon which the rest of the agreement is based, particularly when it comes to the negative covenants...

  • McCutcheon v. United Homes Corp.

    Plaintiffs Norma McCutcheon and Douglas R. Fuller were tenants of defendant United Homes Corporation ("United"). McCutcheon was injured when she fell down an unlighted flight of stairs leading from her apartment. Fuller was injured as he descended...