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Transclean Corp. v. Jiffy Lube Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit brought against Jiffy Lube and other fast lube businesses involving an automatic transmission fluid changing machine,...

Surles v. Greyhound Lines, Inc.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A judgment awarding $8 million in compensatory damages to plaintiff for injuries sustained while a passenger on one of defendant-Greyhound's buses and...

In re: Pomona Valley Med. Group, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
An order rejecting physician's contract with bankruptcy debtor-independent practice association and an order dismissing his complaint in an adversary...

CreAgri, Inc. v. USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In the context of acquiring trademark rights via "use in commerce," only lawful use in commerce can give rise to trademark priority.

First Niagara Ins. Brokers, Inc. v. First Niagara Fin. Group

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, International Trade, Trademark
A decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rejecting a Canadian insurance broker's opposition to the registration of certain marks by a New...

Horphag Research Ltd v. Garcia

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark case involving Pycnogenol, an herbal supplement, summary judgment for plaintiff on its trademark dilution claim and a corresponding...

Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In an Equal Protection, Commerce Clause, and Supremacy Clause constitutional challenge to Tennessee's statutory scheme for classifying real and...

Treiber &Straub, Inc v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
Summary judgment for package carrier in a suit over the denial of insurance payments for a lost package of unusual value is affirmed where the carrier...

Bexar County Hosp. Dist. v. Factory Mut. Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a breach of contract case which alleged that insurer improperly calculated the deductible applicable to a claim a hospital made on its property...

Detroit Radiant Prods. v. BSH Home Appliances Corp.

Commercial Law, Contracts
A judgment against defendant-buyer in a breach of contract case involving custom-made stove burners is affirmed where the contract between the parties...