all - Opinion Summaries

Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In class action litigation against major domestic cigarette companies brought by a group of smokers and their survivors for alleged smoking-related...

Harvey v. Great Seneca Fin. Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection
Dismissal for failure to state a claim of a lawsuit brought under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) against a debt collector, a creditor,...

Consumer Fed'n of Am. v. Dep't of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Government Law
A district court's holding that certain electronic appointment calendars of six United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials were not...

Rollins, Inc. v. Butland

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, False Advertising
An order granting class certification in a class action complaint for claims arising from defendant's contractual undertakings related to the control...

General Motors Corp. v. Keystone Auto. Indus., Inc.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Transportation
Summary judgment for defendants on the issue of "likelihood of confusion" in a suit for trademark infringement and unfair competition is reversed...

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Amouri's Grand Foods, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
Denial of a cigarette-maker's motion for a preliminary injunction in an action asserting trademark, unfair competition and consumer protection...

Razor v. Hyundai Motor Am.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action arising from the purchase of a new car, an award of $3,500 in consequential damages for aggravation, inconvenience and loss of use is...

Ctr. for Auto Safety v. Nat'l Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Transportation
Dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of a complaint challenging certain policy guidelines governing regional recalls by automakers is affirmed...

Hyatt v. Toys "R" Us, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Defendant's motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict is granted in a suit alleging negligence and breach of the implied warranty of...

Hamilton v. Ford Motor Co.

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Transportation
In an action alleging claims under the Florida Lemon Law Act and the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, an attorney's fees judgment is reversed in part...