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Hodak v. City of St. Peters

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action brought against city and mayor for allegedly increasing police presence around a bar owned by plaintiff and...

Pellegrini v. Weiss

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising from a real estate transaction between the parties raising claims of, inter alia, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, rulings...

Fabriko Acquisition Corp. v. Prokos

Commercial Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In a contract suit arising from the failed purchase of a piece of property, summary judgment for defendants and Rule 11 sanctions imposed upon...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Whole Foods Mkt., 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...

Nourison Rug Corp. v. Parivizian

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In an action brought by plaintiff-rug manufacturer to recover on a debt guaranteed by defendant, ruling and grant of summary judgment for plaintiff is...

In re: Bath and Kitchen Fixtures Antitrust Litigation

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
In an antitrust action alleging a price-fixing conspiracy by manufacturers of bath and kitchen plumbing fixtures, an order striking plaintiffs' notice...

Budget Blinds, Inc. v. White

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies, Trademark
In a suit arising from alleged violations of a settlement agreement covering a trademark dispute between competing sellers of window blinds, vacatur...

Nano-Proprietary Inc. v. Canon Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a suit arising from defendant's alleged violation of a patent license agreement (PLA) via an impermissible sublicense, dismissal of certain claims,...

Clayworth v. Pfizer, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech
In a matter of first impression in California antitrust law, the court of appeals rules that the pass-on defense is available to defendants accused of...

KT&G Corp. v. Attorney Gen. of the State of Oklahoma

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law
In litigation arising from states' Master Settlement Agreement with the four major tobacco companies, wherein non-participating tobacco manufacturers...