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Taco Bell Corp. v. TBWA Chiat/Day Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies
In a suit against an advertising agency seeking indemnification for damages entered against plaintiff in a suit based on plaintiff's breach of an...

US v. 8,800 Pounds, more or less, of Powdered Egg White Product

Administrative Law, Agriculture, International Trade
In an action by the government seeking condemnation and destruction of 8,800 pounds of powdered egg whites intended for human consumption illegally...

Cherry Hill Vineyards, LLC v. Lilly

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
An intervenor does have standing to appeal an adverse judgment, even if the state declines to appeal it, if the intervenor can independently...

Williams v. Gerber Prods. Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a class action alleging deceptive marketing of a food product for toddlers, dismissal of the suit is reversed where: 1) deficiencies in appellants'...

Florida Citrus Mut. v. US

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Trade
Ambiguous language in 19 U.S.C. section 1677a(c)(2)(A), allowing a reduction in the U.S. price of imported merchandise for "United States import...

Starbucks Corp. v. Superior Court of Orange County

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action by some 135,000 unsuccessful job applicants against petitioner-Starbucks alleging that employment application included "illegal"...

Crescent/Mach I Partners L.P. v. Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. of Texas

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a statutory appraisal action arising from an acquisition by merger, an order modifying the appraisal opinion is reversed where the dispute had...

Chao v. Barbeque Ventures, LLC

Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action alleging that defendants-employers violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay certain overtime compensation, an order...

In re Cannon

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law
In contention by petitioner-inmates claiming food service in secured housing facility in state prison was inadequate, grant of limited relief with...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
Denial of the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the merger of the Whole Foods and Wild Oats supermarket chains is reversed and...