The Securities and Exchange Commission charged petitioner Raymond Lucia with violating certain securities laws and assigned ALJ Cameron Elliot to adjudicate the case. Following a hearing, Judge Elliot issued an initial decision concluding that Lucia had...

Alfred Blasband is a current stockholder of Danaher. Prior to 1990 Blasband owned 1100 shares of Easco Hand Tools, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Easco). Easco entered into a merger agreement with Danaher in February 1990 whereby Easco became a wholly...

On July 5, 1984, Philip A. Hunt Chemical Corporation (Hunt) merged with its majority stockholder, Olin Corporation (Olin) pursuant to a merger agreement that was recommended by the Hunt board of directors. On March 1, 1983, Olin bought 63.4% of the outstanding...

Petitioner Qualitex Company has for years colored the dry cleaning press pads it manufactures with a special shade of green-gold. After respondent Jacobson Products began to use a similar shade on its own press pads, Qualitex registered its color as a...

On June 21, 1994, Joseph Tyree, who had received a court order to vacate his apartment in the Allston section of Boston, consulted the plaintiff, Jeffrey Purcell, an attorney employed by Greater Boston Legal Services, which provides representation to...

Plaintiff PRL USA Holdings, Inc. markets, and distributes apparel, home furnishings, fragrances, and accessories under the name Ralph Lauren. It frequently employs as a trademark the polo player symbol, which has appeared on Ralph Lauren clothing since...

Plaintiffs J. Paul and Patricia Preseault ("plaintiffs") own a fee simple interest in land near the shore of Lake Champlain in Burlington, Vermont. The state government wanted to use an unused railroad right-of-way to establish a public trail...

Defendant appealed from a judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State of West Virginia, which affirmed defendant's conviction for murder. The trial court convicted defendant after denying defendant's petition for removal to federal court...

Stoyanoff sought to build a house that is highly modernistic and unusual in design “but complied with all existing building and zoning regulations and ordinances of the City of Ladue, Missouri”. The Architectural Board examined the application...

A trustee for debtor trademark licensor sold the debtor's business to a buyer and rejected a seasonal license with defendant licensee under 11 U.S.C.S. § 365(a). Plaintiff buyer sued the licensee for continuing to make and sell debtor-branded...