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Direct TV, Inc. v. Webb

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Evidence, Media Law
In a dispute arising from piracy of satellite television signals, a judgment of unauthorized reception of broadcast signals in violation of 47 U.S.C....

Abagninin v. AMVAC Chem. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a case brought under the Alien Tort Statute regarding use of a sterility inducing pesticide in the Ivory Coast, summary judgment for defendants on...

New England Surfaces v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit involving tort claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty and interference with contractual and...

Barboza v. New Form, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Copyright, Debt Collection, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Judgement Enforcement
In a case considering whether damages for willful copyright infringement are dischargeable debt in the infringer's bankruptcy, summary judgment that...

In re Exide Tech. v. Pacific Dunlop Holdings, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a bankruptcy decision involving claims against the foreign subsidiaries of a debtor in bankruptcy, approval of an order including claims against...

Poore v. Simpson Paper Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over retirement benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs interests had not vested, and the court lacked...

Hill v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a class action alleging breach of duty to pay dividends, summary judgment for defendant based on the business judgment rule is affirmed where: 1)...

Hill v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a class action alleging breach of duty to pay dividends, summary judgment for defendant based on the business judgment rule is affirmed where: 1)...

Niemi v. NHK Springs Co., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Trade Secrets, Transportation
In a suit for misappropriation of trade secret, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel involving a method of manufacturing stabilizer bars for...

Sokol Holdings, Inc. v. BMB Munai, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a contract issue in which corporate plaintiff alleged that defendants wrongfully induced counterparty, with whom plaintiffs contracted, to breach...