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American Orient Express Ry. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In case involving company that markets and sells vacations aboard vintage railcars, petition for review challenging holding that petitioner company...

Intamin, Ltd. v. Magnetar Techs., Corp.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent dispute involving a magnetic braking system for amusement park rides such as drop towers and roller coasters, summary judgment of...

Kumar v. Superior Court of Sonoma County

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In proceedings arising from an order requiring petitioners-inn operators to comply with legislative subpoenas issued by a city for the production of...

Bass Pro Trademarks, L.L.C. v. Cabela's, Inc.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a patent dispute involving a vest garment with a built-in seat, a contempt order and accompanying sanctions entered against defendant are reversed...

US v. Jackson

Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
Dismissal of an indictment under 18 U.S.C. section 2423(c), which punishes any U.S. citizen "who travels in foreign commerce, and engages in any...

Navajo Nation v. US Forest Serv.

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Indian Law
In a case brought by Indian tribes challenging the Forest Service's approval of an expansion to a ski area's facilities on sacred Arizona mountain...

Moki Mac River Expeditions v. Drugg

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful-death case brought against a Utah-based river-rafting outfitter, a finding of specific jurisdiction over the matter is reversed and...

Shadday v. Omni Hotel Mgmt. Corp.

Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a negligence suit arising out of the failure of a hotel to prevent the rape of the plaintiff, a guest at the hotel, by another guest, summary...

Carnival Corp. v. Carlisle

Admiralty, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Malpractice
A cruise line is not vicariously liable for the medical malpractice of the shipboard doctor, committed on a ship's passenger.

Buck v. Am. Airlines, Inc.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Transportation
Dismissal of a suit against airlines for recovery of various fees and taxes collected at the time of plaintiffs' purchase of nonrefundable tickets is...