all - Opinion Summaries

Menz v. New Holland N. Am., Inc.

Agriculture, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
A sanction order dismissing a product liability suit involving injuries arising out of a tractor roll-over accident is reversed where the district...

Microchip Tech. Inc. v. Chamberlain Group

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment for plaintiff, a manufacturer of integrated circuits, in a declaratory action involving patents for garage door openers is vacated...

County of Santa Clara v. Atl. Richfield Co.

Class Actions, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for defendants, lead manufacturers, in a class action brought by governmental entities alleging claims for damages caused by lead paint is...

Amini Innovation Corp. v. Anthony California, Inc.

Copyright, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Patent
Summary judgment of non-infringement in a suit brought by plaintiff, a designer and seller of collections of bedroom furniture, against a competitor...

Tyson Foods v. William Hudson

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Appeal of an interlocutory decision by the Industrial Accident Board is denied since the Board's decisions are not appealable, and the case remanded...

Miller v. Baker Implement Co.

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Summary judgment for defendants on claims of negligence, breach of warranty, strict liability, and violations of state law is affirmed where the...

Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Indep. Ink, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In the context of antitrust claims, since a patent does not necessarily confer market power upon a patentee, in all cases involving a "tying"...

Marcy v. Daimlerchrysler

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA) does not preempt Florida law in connection with the issue of attorneys' fees. An award of attorneys' fees...

PDK Labs. Inc. v US Drug Enforcement Admin.

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Evidence, International Law
A pharmaceutical manufacturer's petition for review of an order of the Drug Enforcement Agency suspending certain shipments of chemicals usable in the...

Bardin v. Daimlerchrysler Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Transportation
Judgment for defendant, car marker, pursuant to its demurrer to a complaint alleging violations of the unfair competition law and the Consumer Legal...