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Spivey v. Vertrue, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law
A petition for leave to appeal mailed on the seventh day after the district court's decision remanding the case to state court pursuant to a finding...

Fulfillment Servs., Inc. v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Transportation
49 U.S.C. section 14704(a)(2) provides for a private cause of action for violations of the Motor Carrier Act (MCA) section 13703, without limitation...

United Transp. Union v. Burlington N. Santa Fe R.R. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action alleging defendants violated the Railway Labor Act (RLA) by implementing a trackage rights agreement approved through the process...

Gueyffier v. Ann Summers, Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An arbitrator does not exceed his powers when he applies equitable defenses to excuse a party from performing a material condition of an agreement...

New York Civil Liberties Union v. Grandeau

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In a First Amendment case stemming from a state lobbying commission's inquiry into whether plaintiff-organization incurred reportable lobbying...

Craig Outdoor Adver., Inc. v. Viacom Outdoor, Inc

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, White Collar Crime
In an action involving multiple claims against a billboard company primarily based on claims of fraud and misrepresentation regarding the company's...

MidAmerica Bank, FSB v. Charter One Bank, FSB

Banking Law, Commercial Law
Judgment for the plaintiff arising out of a claim to recover the value of a cashier's check defendant had refused to honor is reversed in part and...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Olmstead

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
A question is certified to the Florida Supreme Court regarding whether, at the request of a judgment-creditor, a court may order a judgment-debtor to...

UT Lighthouse Ministry v. Found. for Apologetic Info. and Research

Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Trademark
In an action claiming trademark infringement, unfair competition, and cybersquatting, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) trademark...

Gerlinger v. Amazon.com Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law
In an antitrust action challenging a marketing agreement between the booksellers Amazon.com and Borders, dismissal of the action is affirmed where...