The National Park Service (NPS) adopted a plan to reduce the negative effects of an oversized elk population at Rocky Mountain National Park, i.e., combining gradual lethal removal, fencing, and dispersal. The plan called for "NPS Staff and authorized...

Plaintiff owners, who were "converters" of textiles used in the manufacture of women's dresses, bought a design and registered it as a reproduction of a work of art under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.S. § 5(h), for use in textiles. They...

On the evening of October 12, 1970, Mrs. Doris Derum was visiting at the home of defendants Mr. and Mrs. Russell Haney. Sometime about midnight, Mrs. Derum left the Haney residence and walked down the walkway. Deputy Sheriff Trainum emerged from his vehicle...

A computer corporation filed an action against another corporation alleging copyright infringement of computer programs, patent infringement, unfair competition, and misappropriation. The defendant corporation alleged that the programs contained no copyrightable...

Some private organizations filed a rulemaking petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin regulating emission of four "greenhouse gases," including carbon dioxide, under § 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C...

Defendant had presented to his employer counterfeit Social Security and alien registration cards, which contained identification numbers that had been assigned to other people. Defendant argued that, under § 1028A(a)(1) , the government was required...

Plaintiff was a licensed general contractor preparing a bid for a school district. Defendant subcontractor was the lowest bidder for the paving work. Plaintiff used defendant's bid in computing his own bid for a school project. The day after receiving...

Plaintiff limited partnership appealed from a decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, which entered a judgment for defendant corporation in a suit based on diversity jurisdiction.

On August 29, 2005, the building in which plaintiff's business was located sustained damage from flooding associated with Hurricane Katrina. The owners testified that it was not until after the hurricane that they learned they did not have flood insurance...

Sola Basic Industries, Inc. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Supreme Court of Wisconsin May 31, 1979, Submitted on Briefs ; June 29, 1979, Decided No. 76-574 Opinion  [*643]   [**212]  This case presents a question on the construction of an...