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Bullock v. BankChampaign, N. A.

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates
The term "defalcation" in the 11 U.S.C. section 532(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code includes a culpable state of mind requirement involving knowledge of,...

Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

Agriculture, Constitutional Law, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The doctrine of patent exhaustion does not permit a farmer to reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without the patent holder's...

K.C. v. Shipman

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Health Law
Appeal challenging the entry of a preliminary injunction in plaintiff's favor is dismissed, where: 1) the injunction ordered defendants to reinstate...

McCullough v. Graber

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Habeas corpus petition is dismissed as moot, where: 1) petitioner sought reconsideration of the Bureau of Prisons' rejection of his application to the...

Lockaway Storage v. County of Alameda

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment holding defendant-county liable for a temporary regulatory taking, and awarding plaintiff damages and attorney fees is affirmed, where: 1)...

National Amusements Inc v. The Borough of Palmyra

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In 1983 action arising out of defendant's closure of an open-air flea market, owned and operated by plaintiff, due to safety concerns posed by...

Goldstein v. City of Long Beach

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment for defendant-county on plaintiff's 1983 action arising from plaintiff's murder conviction that was later found to be based on the perjured...

Edelhertz v. City of Middletown

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment to defendant-city on plaintiffs' claims that defendant's failure to notify them, as affected property owners, prior to enacting a...

Steel Institute of New York v. City of New York

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction
Summary judgment for defendant-city on plaintiff's claim that defendant's regulation of cranes and other hoisting equipment is preempted by federal...

Senra v. Town of Smithfield

Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff's claims that he received insufficient procedural due process in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment in...