• Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC v. SolarWorld Indus. Sachsen GmbH

    Hemlock Semiconductor Operations, LLC (Hemlock) and SolarWorld Industries Sachsen GmbH (Sachsen) are both involved in manufacturing components of solar-power products. They entered into a series of long-term supply agreements (LTAs), by which Hemlock...
  • Montana v. Egelhoff

    Responding to reports of a possible drunk driver, officers of a Montana county sheriff's department discovered a car in a ditch along a highway. In the front seat of the car were two persons who had each been killed with a single gunshot to the head...
  • Chauffeurs, Teamsters & Helpers, Local No. 391 v. Terry

    Certain employees of a trucking company filed suit against their employer and the union after a failed resort to its grievance machinery. They alleged that the employer breached the collective bargaining agreement while the union violated its duty of...
  • Small Firm Innovation Takes Many Forms

    We tend to associate “innovation” with technological breakthroughs: advances in nanotechnology, biotechnology, alternative energy, driverless cars and the like. It’s no surprise, then, that talk of innovation in the legal industry also...
  • In re Guardianship of Theresa Marie Schiavo

    Petitioner Michael Savio, the husband of Theresa Marie Schiavio, filed a petition for authorization to discontinue artificial life support and suggested for appointment of a guardian ad litem. In 1984, petitioner Michael Savio and Terri Schiavo were married...
  • Nike, Inc. v. "Just Did It" Enters.

    Nike, Inc. v. "Just Did It" Enters. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit June 1, 1993, Argued ; September 28, 1993, Decided No. 92-3303 Opinion  [***1385]   [*1226]  MANION, Circuit Judge. Humor, like beauty, is in the eyes...
  • Chavez v. Whirlpool Corp.

    Chavez v. Whirlpool Corp. Court of Appeal of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three October 29, 2001, Decided No. B136778. Opinion  [*366]   [**177]  KITCHING, J. Plaintiff Bill  [***2]  Chavez appeals a judgment dismissing his complaint...
  • Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc.

    Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit November 22, 1994, Decided 93-1503, 93-1504, 93-1505 Opinion  [***1916]   [*1224]  MAYER, Circuit Judge . Barr Laboratories,  [**2]  Inc., Novopharm, Inc...
  • Whalen v. On-Deck, Inc.

    Whalen v. On-Deck, Inc. Supreme Court of Delaware May 13, 1986, Submitted ; August 26, 1986, Decided No. 18, 1986 Opinion  [*1072]  The issue presented in this case is novel to the Delaware courts. 1 We must decide whether the public policy of this State...
  • Carson v. Am. Brands, Inc.

    Plaintiffs Frank L. Carson and other minority employees and job applicants, brought a Title VII class action against defendants American Brands, Inc., Tobacco Workers International and Tobacco Workers International Union claiming racial discrimination...