all - Opinion Summaries

HARDIN v. BASF CORP.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Plaintiffs' claims for negligence and strict liability, based on damage to their commercial tomato crop, are preempted by the Insecticide, Fungicide...

FREIGHTQUOTE.COM INC. v. HARTFORD CAS. INS. CO.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute, summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurance company is affirmed where defendant did not have a duty to defend or...

COLORADO VISIONARY ACAD. v. MEDTRONIC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Under Colorado law, the tort of negligent misrepresentation can arise from ordinary, arm's length bargaining that is expected to lead to a contractual...

CORUS STAAL BV v. DEPT. OF COMMERCE

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Trade
The Department of Commerce's zeroing methodology to calculate the weighted-average dumping margin for imports of plaintiff's hot-rolled carbon steel...

SHURGARD STORAGE CTR. v. LIPTON-U. CITY, LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute concerning a lease agreement, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the district court properly ordered rescission on the...

RATIONAL SOFTWARE CORP. v. STERLING CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts
Prior course of dealing may be considered when interpreting the effectiveness of a limitation of liability provision in a transaction for the shipment...

NBT BANK v. FIRST NAT'L CMTY. BANK

Banking Law, Commercial Law
In a check fraud case, defendant's violation of a Federal Reserve regulation requiring proper encoding does not provide a basis for imposing strict...

BALDWIN PIANO, INC. v. DEUTSCHE WURLITZER GMBH

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the district court's revocation of defendant's license to use plaintiff's mark is reversed where the license could not be...

PPM FIN. v. NORANDAL

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts
In a breach of contract action stemming from commercial loans, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the language of the parties'...

GAGE PROD. CO. v. HENKEL CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts
In a contract dispute over the supply of chemical products, summary judgment in favor of defendant, for shipments after June 20, 2001, is reversed...