• Fiers v. Revel

    Fiers v. Revel United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit January 19, 1993, Decided 92-1170, 92-1171 Opinion  [***1602]   [*1166]  LOURIE, Circuit Judge. Walter C. Fiers, Michel Revel, and Pierre Tiollais appeal from the June 5, 1991 decision...

  • Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Keating Bldg. Corp.

    Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Keating Bldg. Corp. United States District Court for the District of New Jersey March 22, 2007, Decided ; March 22, 2007, Filed Civil Action No. 04-1490 Opinion  [*57]  SIMANDLE, District Judge: This matter is before the Court upon...

  • Ind. H. B. R. Co. v. Am. Cyanamid Co.

    Appellee railroad company moved for summary judgment on one of two counts seeking recovery from appellant company for cleanup costs resulting from a chemical leak. The district court granted appellee's motion, holding that Illinois law would impose...

  • Due Diligence and Legal Issues in Lending Transactions

    Learn who does what before the deal gets done. This practice note discusses the due diligence process in lending transactions. The due diligence process allows the lenders to ascertain information about the borrower relevant to the borrower’s ability...

  • Nelson v. Appleway Chevrolet, Inc.

    Nelson v. Appleway Chevrolet, Inc. Supreme Court of Washington October 19, 2006, Argued; April 26, 2007, Filed No. 77985-6 Opinion  [**849]  En Banc  [*178]  ¶1 Sanders , J. — Herbert Nelson purchased a used car from Appleway Volkswagen. But after negotiating...

  • Scheidler v. NOW, Inc.

    NOW, Inc., an organization that supports the legal availability of abortion and two facilities that perform abortions, filed a class action alleging that petitioners, individuals and organizations that oppose legal abortion, violated the Racketeer Influenced...

  • Vincentini v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue

    Vincentini v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit July 12, 2011, Filed File Name: 11a0474n.06 No. 10-1231 Opinion  [*561]  RUSSELL, Chief District Judge. Petitioner-Appellant Dominick J. Vincentini ("Vincentini"...

  • Univ. of Utah v. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften E.V.

    Univ. of Utah v. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften E.V. United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts June 11, 2012, Decided; June 11, 2012, Filed C.A. No. 11-cv-10484-PBS Opinion  [*153]  MEMORANDUM AND ORDER SARIS...

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 13, 1896. ; May 18, 1896 No. 210 Opinion  [*540]   [****6]   [***257]   [**1139]  MR. JUSTICE BROWN, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. This case turns upon the...

  • City of Golden v. Sodexo Am., LLC

    City of Golden v. Sodexo Am., LLC Supreme Court of Colorado May 20, 2019, Decided Supreme Court Case No. 17SC735 Opinion  [**445]  en banc JUSTICE HOOD delivered the Opinion of the Court.  [*P1]  Imagine that two students enter a dining hall at the Colorado...