The couples claimed that by limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples, New York statutory law violated the New York Constitution's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses. The appellate court reversed a trial court decision granting the couples summary...

When facts are disputed, the evidence adduced by the parties is the fulcrum upon which any civil proceeding turns. It follows that the preparation of evidence is of critical importance for solicitors and barristers alike. Michael Kontoudis (Senior Legal...

Marilyn Monroe LLC ("MMLLC") is a limited liability company organized under Delaware law with its principal place of business in Indiana. It purported to own the rem of the postmortem right of publicity of Marilyn Monroe. MMLLC acquired these...

Petitioners submitted to arbitration in Malaysia a commercial dispute arising from the terminations by the Government of the Laos of contracts granting petitioners’ rights to mine soft coal in a region of Laos and to build a major lignite-burning...

United States v. Pollock United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida July 12, 2007, Decided; July 16, 2007, Entered Case No. 06-80903-CIV-MIDDLEBROOKS/JOHNSON Opinion ORDER STAYING CASE, GRANTING DEFENDANT ARLENE POLLOCK 30 DAYS...

Contessa Food Prods. v. Conagra, Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit March 13, 2002, Decided 01-1157 Opinion  [***1065]   [*1372]  LINN, Circuit Judge . Conagra, Inc., Meridian Seafood Products, Inc., and Ocean Duke Corporation...

This report provides analysis and commentary on current and emerging trends in this area and includes insight into what we might expect to see in 2022.

Gravel v. United States Supreme Court of the United States April 19-20, 1972, Argued ; June 29, 1972, Decided 1 No. 71-1017 Opinion  [*608]   [***592]   [**2618]  Opinion of the Court by MR. JUSTICE WHITE, announced by MR. JUSTICE BLACKMUN. These cases...

Franz Chemical Corp. v. Philadelphia Quartz Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit May 1, 1979 No. 77-1153 Opinion  [*147]  On December 5, 1966, Franz Chemical Corporation (Franz) and Philadelphia Quartz Company (PQ) entered into a temporary...

Guillermo Estrada, the get-away driver for a gas station holdup, was charged with robbery with a firearm, and he was convicted on the lesser-included offense of aggravated assault. On appeal, Estrada argued that the State of Florida’s evidence was...