Harman v. Forssenius Supreme Court of the United States March 1-2, 1965, Argued ; April 27, 1965, Decided No. 360 Opinion  [*529]   [***52]   [**1179]  MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WARREN delivered the opinion of the Court. We are called upon in this case to construe...

This dispute over the concept for a television show presents the question of the extent to which the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. , preempted contract claims involving copyrightable property. Plaintiffs-Appellants Forest Park Pictures,...

A licensed dentist called Defendant Newman, an internist, for a second opinion after performing an oral surgery on Plaintiff Reynoso. One year later, Plaintiff Orlando filed suit, alleging the parties responsible for his care, including Dr. Newman, were...

Taxpayers in three federal judicial circuits received notices of deficiency from the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, charging the taxpayers with failure to report certain payments on their individual tax returns and with tax fraud. The taxpayers filed...

Defendant was accused of murder and entered a plea of not guilty. The evidence showed that defendant was purposefully rear-ended by a car that contained four people. The individuals in the car physically threatened defendant and defendant responded by...

Swan v. Clinton United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit September 13, 1996, Argued ; November 22, 1996, Decided No. 96-5193 Opinion  [*974]  WALD, Circuit Judge : On April 9, 1996, President Clinton removed appellant Robert...

Before the decedent committed suicide at the age of 21, the decedent left an undated, handwritten journal entry wherein he referred a “farewell” or “last note.” The "farewell" or "last note" referred to in decedent's...

Plaintiff songwriter wrote and copyrighted a song he claimed had been infringed upon by two songs. He asserted two theories by which he hypothesized the writers of the two songs had access to, and copied his song: (1) through his unsolicited mass mailings...

Sazerac Co. v. Fetzer Vineyards, Inc. United States District Court for the Northern District of California September 19, 2017, Decided; September 19, 2017, Filed Case No. 3:15-cv-04618-WHO Opinion  [*1016]  FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW INTRODUCTION...

Meide v. Pulse Evolution Corp. United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division September 29, 2021, Decided; September 29, 2021, Filed Case No. 3:18-cv-1037-MMH-MCR Opinion ORDER THIS CAUSE is before the Court on...