• Williams v. Gaye

    After a seven-day trial and two days of deliberation, a jury found that Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, and Clifford Harris, Jr.'s song "Blurred Lines," the world's best-selling single in 2013, infringed Frankie Christian Gaye, Nona...

  • ALCOA, Inc. v. Behringer

    ALCOA, Inc. v. Behringer Court of Appeals of Texas, Fifth District, Dallas October 11, 2007, Opinion Issued No. 05-06-00136-CV Opinion  [*457]  OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING In their motion for rehearing, appellants advised this court that an opinion...

  • 3000 B.C. v. Bowman Props., LTD.

    Plaintiff, 3000 B.C., is a professional spa, offering a variety of therapeutic treatments including massage and facials. The success of their business relied on their clients' happiness and the ability to provide a serene and tranquil environment...

  • Boumediene v. Bush

    Boumediene v. Bush Supreme Court of the United States December 5, 2007, Argued; June 12, 2008 1 (No. 06-1195), (No. 06-1196) Opinion  [*732]   [**2240]  Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court. Petitioners are aliens designated as enemy combatants...

  • Lloyd v. United States

    Lloyd v. United States United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit April 7, 2005, Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) ; May 17, 2005, Filed No. 04-3549 Opinion  [*610]  OPINION OF THE COURT BARRY, Circuit Judge All courts of appeals to...

  • Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire Ins. Co.

    Standard Venetian Blind Co. v. American Empire Ins. Co. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania April 21, 1983, Argued ; December 30, 1983, Decided No Number in Original Opinion  [*302]   [**564]  OPINION OF THE COURT This appeal presents the question of whether...

  • Blank v. Kirwan

    Blank v. Kirwan Supreme Court of California August 1, 1985 L.A. No. 32012 Opinion  [*316]   [****2]   [**60]   [***720]  We must decide whether efforts to influence municipal action that are intended to and actually do produce anticompetitive effects...

  • Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC

    Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC Supreme Court of California June 23, 2014, Filed S204032 Opinion  [***293]   [**133]  LIU, J. —In this case, we again address whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA; 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. ) preempts a state...

  • Graham v. Connor

    Graham v. Connor Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1989, Argued ; May 15, 1989, Decided No. 87-6571 Opinion  [*388]   [***450]   [**1867]  CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to decide what constitutional...

  • People v. Johnson

    On March 3, 1982, Raymundo Alcantara was shot and killed during the attempted robbery of his grocery store in The Bronx. Shortly thereafter, Joseph Di Prospro told officers questioning him on an unrelated charge that Bolivar Abreu was the shooter in the...