• Twentieth Century Fox TV v. Empire Distrib., Inc.

    Twentieth Century Fox TV v. Empire Distrib., Inc. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit October 3, 2017, Argued and Submitted, Pasadena, California; November 16, 2017, Filed No. 16-55577 Opinion  [***1716]   [*1195]  M. SMITH, Circuit Judge...

  • Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Prods. Co., L.L.C.

    Rhode Island v. Shell Oil Prods. Co., L.L.C. United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit May 23, 2022, Decided No. 19-1818 Opinion THOMPSON, Circuit Judge . This is our second pass at a climate-change case that requires us to explore the mind...

  • Barricks v. Eli Lilly & Co.

    Barricks v. Eli Lilly & Co. United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit December 11, 2006, Argued ; April 4, 2007, Decided No. 05-3771 Opinion  [*558]  WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge. Alone among the thirty or so employees in her department, Lena...

  • In re Facebook, Inc., PPC Adver. Litig.

    In re Facebook, Inc., PPC Adver. Litig. United States District Court for the Northern District of California April 13, 2012, Decided; April 13, 2012, Filed No. C 09-3043 PJH Opinion  [*449]  ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION Plaintiffs'...

  • Dunphy v. Gregor

    Eileen Dunphy and Michael T. Burwell became engaged to marry in April 1988 and began cohabitating two months later. The couple set a date of February 29, 1992, for their wedding. On September 29, 1990, the couple responded to a friend's telephone...

  • Oregon v. Rajneeshpuram

    Plaintiff State of Oregon sought a declaratory judgment declaring that it was not required by state law to recognize the municipal status of defendant City of Rajneeshpuram because to do so would violate the Oregon Constitution and the Establishment Clause...

  • Orchestrate HR, Inc. v. Trombetta

    Orchestrate HR, Inc. v. Trombetta United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division February 27, 2014, Decided; February 27, 2014, Filed No. 3:13-cv-2110-P Opinion FILED UNDER SEAL MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON MOTION...

  • Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil Grp., Inc.

    Romag Fasteners, Inc., and Fossil, Inc., signed an agreement to use Romag's fasteners in Fossil's leather goods. Romag eventually discovered that factories in China making Fossil products were using counterfeit Romag fasteners. Romag sued Fossil...

  • Burton v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC

    Burton v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC United States District Court for the Eastern District of California October 8, 2014, Decided; October 8, 2014, Filed Case No.: 1:13-cv-00307-LJO-JLT Opinion FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DENYING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR...

  • Myskina v. Conde Nast Publ'ns, Inc.

    In 2002, plaintiff Anastasia Myskina, a Russian tennis player, agreed to take part in a photoshoot by defendants The Conde Nast Publications, Inc. ("Conde Nast") and its magazine Gentleman's Quarterly ("GQ"), Mark Seliger, a photographer...