all - Opinion Summaries

Gen. Motors Corp. v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In a companion case to Microsoft Corp. v. Franchise Tax Bd., __ Cal.4th ___ (Aug. 17, 2006, S133343), the court finds that under the Uniform Division...

Microsoft Corp. v. Franchise Tax Bd.

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In the context of the Uniform Division of Income for Tax Purposes Act (UDITPA), the court finds that: 1) the redemption of marketable securities at...

Am. Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. Delaware Joint Toll Bridge Comm'n

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
Truckers lack a private right of action under 33 U.S.C. section 508, a provision that calls for bridge tolls to be "just and reasonable," to maintain...

Warren Tech., Inc. v. Carrier Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an action alleging misrepresentation and deceptive trade practices is affirmed where defendant was free to terminate...

Earthlink, Inc. v. Fed. Communications Comm'n

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Cyberspace Law
An internet service provider's petition for review of an order of the FCC agreeing not to require the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs) to provide their...

Levin v. Dalva Brothers, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendant in a case involving an antiques purchase is vacated in relation to express warranty claims where a jury instruction allowing...

Conchatta Inc. v. Miller

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Government Law
A Pennsylvania Liquor Code statute and a regulation that prohibit "lewd" entertainment at any licensed establishment are facially invalid because they...

Jean Alexander Cosmetics, Inc. v. L'Oreal USA, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
The view of the First Restatement of Judgments and other courts of appeals that permit the application of issue preclusion to alternative findings is...

Telcordia Tech Inc. v. Telkom SA Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, International Law, International Trade
In a contract dispute involving plaintiff's provision of customized telecommunications software for defendant, a South African company, dismissal of...

Electro Source, LLC v. Brandess-Kalt-Aetna Group, Inc.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, a summary judgment determination of abandonment and trademark cancellation was not appropriate when the record supported an...