all - Opinion Summaries

Wilson v. Brawn of California

Consumer Protection Law
A ruling that defendant-mail order company had engaged in a deceptive business practice by charging its customers an insurance fee is reversed where...

People's Choice Wireless v. Verizon

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications Law
The trial court properly dismissed a suit filed by independent dealers of cellular telephones against a wireless service provider which alleged unfair...

Star Indus. Inc. v. Bacardi & Co.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
Dismissal of plaintiff's Lanham Trade-Mark Act claims is affirmed where plaintiff has not established a likelihood of confusion with defendant's...

Warner-Lambert Co. v. US

Administrative Law, International Trade
Plaintiff's imported Certs "Powerful Mints" product should be classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheading 3306.90.00,...

The Gillette Co. v. Energizer Holdings, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent dispute concerning four-bladed safety razors, the district court erred in limiting plaintiff's patent to encompass safety razors with...

Prado-Alvarez v. R.J. Reynolds

Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a wrongful death suit alleging that smoking was the cause of death, the district court properly dismissed plaintiff's claims, against a cigarette...

US v. Medtronic, Inc.

Administrative Law
In an action on behalf of the United States under the False Claims Act, plaintiffs' suit should be dismissed where the claims in the action were...

Marvin Lumber and Cedar Co. v. PPG Indus.

Contracts, Product Liability
In a contract dispute concerning defective wood treatment products, an award against defendant-manufacturer, for breach of an express warranty, is...

EISENCORP, INC. v. ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADAR, INC.

Contracts
Summary judgment against plaintiff's suit, alleging that defendant terminated the parties' dealership agreement in violation of the Wisconsin Fair...

KEMP v. BUMBLE BEE SEAFOODS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where plaintiff's use of the "Louis Kemp" mark on wild rice products...