Louisiana enacted the Unsafe Abortion Protection Act (Act 620 or Act), requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a hospital located within 30 miles of the clinic where they perform abortions. Plaintiffs Bossier Medical Suite (Bossier...

Plaintiff Beatrice E. Monsted duly filed two claims against the estate of William H. Hatten. One claim was for monies due on a promissory note, and the other claim was for services rendered, money loaned, and board and lodging. The administrator of the...

Valco Cincinnati, Inc. (Valco), appellee, brought an action against N & D Machining Service, Inc. (d.b.a. Superior Adhesive Equipment Co.), and James E. Draginoff, appellants, alleging a wrongful appropriation of trade secrets and seeking an order...

In 2001, Barry Bonds, a baseball player, hit 73 home runs for the San Francisco Giants. Also in 2001, as well as in prior and succeeding years, BALCO Laboratories, Inc. in San Francisco recorded, under the name "Barry Bonds," positive results...

Michael Sean Rizzo, Jr., through his mother, Pamela Rizzo, filed an action against Dr. Schiller, an obstetrician and gynecologist, for breaching the standard of care owed to them when he assisted Ms. Rizzo with the delivery of Michael. The plaintiffs...

Motion Picture Advertising Service Co., Inc., hereinafter respondent, was in the industry of producing advertising motion pictures and distributing them in interstate commerce. It had exclusive contracts with 40% of the theatres, which exhibited such...

Plaintiff wife went into labor and she and plaintiff husband contacted defendant doctor about seeing the wife. Defendant referred them to her regular physician. Their child died after birth and the wife sustained injuries. Plaintiffs sued defendant and...

Defendant property owners contracted with the plaintiff contractor to construct a recreation room in their basement. While attempting to remove a pipe, the contractor found $ 4,990 in currency hidden behind a wooden block on the floor of a cabinet-type...

Go beyond trademark litigation to discover the subtleties of secondary liability in Lanham Act litigation, including discussion of contributory dilution, cybersquatting, and false advertising claims; the tests used by courts in analyzing such claims;...

On summary judgment, the trial court found a dentist not liable in a professional negligence suit arising from the dentist's recommendation that a patient undergo surgery. The trial court gave preclusive effect to a prior judgment in favor of the...