all - Opinion Summaries

Intel Corp. v. Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Patent
District court order in a patent infringement suit filed by the Australian national science agency against American companies is affirmed where...

Melvin v. Car-Freshener Corp.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment to defendant, a manufacturer of car air fresheners, on plaintiff's common law claim of retaliatory discharge in violation of public...

Marks 3-Zet-Ernst Marks GMBH & Co. KG v. Presstek, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Remedies
Dismissal of a suit to compel international arbitration is affirmed where: 1) the relief plaintiff sought was unavailable since it involved a hearing...

Am. Coke & Coal Chems. Inst. v. Envtl. Prot. Agency

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Water Law
Petitions for review of four effluent limitations for existing sources that apply to the recovery of by-products from cokemaking, a subcategory of the...

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...

Robinson v. Hartzell Propeller, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability case involving the crash of a small passenger aircraft, an appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction as the court lacked...

Singleton v. US Gypsum Co.

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging sex discrimination and harassment in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), summary judgment for...

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...

U.S. Dep't of Labor v. Wolf Run Mining Co., Inc.

Administrative Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Preliminary injunction requiring mining company to permit the United Mine Workers of America to investigate the Sago Mine explosion is upheld where:...

Karlsson v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies, Sanctions, Transportation
A judgment and award pursuant to a jury verdict in a product liability action against a car maker is affirmed where: 1) evidence and issue preclusion...