• Ball Corp. v. Bohlin Bldg. Corp.

    Ball Corp. v. Bohlin Bldg. Corp. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division June 5, 1989, Filed No. 1-88-0387 Opinion  [*176]   [**106]   [****823]  This appeal and cross-appeal arise from damages incurred by plaintiff, Ball Corporation...
  • LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd. v. James

    Plaintiff LC Capital Master Fund, Ltd. ("LC Capital"), a preferred stockholder of QuadraMed Corporation ("QuadraMed"), sought to enjoin the acquisition by defendant Francisco Partners II, L.P. ("Francisco Partners") of QuadraMed...
  • Richardson v. Stanley Works, Inc.

    Richardson owns the '167 patent , a design patent that claims the design for a multi-function carpentry tool that combines a conventional hammer with a stud climbing tool and a crowbar. The tool is known as the "Stepclaw." The only claim...
  • Walkon Carpet Corp. v. Klapprodt

    This action, brought by Walkon Carpet Corporation and W. P. Larson, sought recovery of a note due from defendant in the sum of $ 2826.29; the recovery of a Ford Econoline van which the defendant was to have contributed to the capital of the corporation;...
  • DaVinci Editrice S.R.L. v. ZiKo Games, LLC

    The plaintiff, DaVinci Editrice S.R.L., sued Yoka Games and its United States distributor, ZiKo Games, LLC, alleging that Yoka's card game, Legends of the Three Kingdoms (" LOTK "), copied protected features of DaVinci's card game, Bang...
  • Hernandez v. Mesa

    Sergio Hernandez was a 15-year-old Mexican citizen without family in, or other ties to, the United States. On June 7, 2010, while at play, he had taken a position on the Mexican side of a culvert that marks the boundary between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico,...
  • Wommack v. Durham Pecan Co.

    Plaintiff Malcolm Wommack , a f ormer employee of Defendant Durham Pecan Co mpany, Inc., brought a patent infringement action against defendant requesting royalties f or defendant's use in its pecan processing plant of a process invented and patented...
  • Balt. Orioles, Inc. v. Major League Baseball Players Ass'n

    After decades of negotiation concerning the allocation of revenues from telecasts of the games, the Major League Baseball Players Association ("Players") in May of 1982 sent letters to the Major League Baseball Clubs ("Clubs"), and...
  • State v. Motta

    A cashier on duty was robbed at gunpoint by a man who demanded that she give him all the money she had in her cash register. Upon arrival of the police at the scene, the cashier gave a description of the robber. Subsequently, the cashier picked appellant...
  • In re Chae Chan Ping

    Petitioner, a native of China who had obtained a certificate of identification authorizing him to work in the United States and then had returned to China, was denied re-entry into the country pursuant to the provisions of an act of congress approved...