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IN THE MATTER OF CPDC, INC.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
Defendants timely cured alleged violations of the Texas usury statute, which affords a creditor 60 days to cure from the date when the creditor...

KELLOGG CO. v. TOUCAN GOLF, INC.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a Lanham Act claim, 1) use of a word mark did not create likelihood of confusion among consumers as defendant's use of its mark is in an industry...

ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. S. TEC DEV. WAREHOUSE, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action for demurrage charges assessed for rail shipments, the district court must determine on remand whether defendant was a consignee of...

KAUFMAN v. ACS SYS., INC.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law
A class action under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, which regulates unsolicited "junk fax" advertisements, may be maintained...

MEDICINE SHOPPE INT'L, INC. v. S.B.S. PILL DR., INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
Grant of preliminary injunction to enforce a license agreement and enjoin licensee from using a pharmacy name is affirmed, where substantially all of...

V. SUAREZ & CO., INC. v. DOW BRANDS, INC.

Commercial Law
Defendant manufacturer's termination of the dealer relationship with plaintiff was with just cause and did not violate Puerto Rico Act 75, a statute...

HEARTLAND BANK v. HEARTLAND HOME FIN., INC.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Sanctions
The record in an unfair competition and Lanham Act case did not support the breadth of a district court order imposing sanctions on plaintiff for...

SNOW v. WRS GROUP, INC.

Commercial Law, Copyright, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property
In an action arising over the commercial use of photographs taken during plaintiff's pregnancy, because issue of terminated consent was neither...

RALPH'S GROCERY CO. v. CALIFORNIA DEPT OF FOOD AND AGRIC.

Agriculture, Commercial Law
Business and Professions Code sections 12023 authorizes separate fines for each mislabled package of seafood. Penal Code section 654 does not prohibit...

ALTO DAIRY v. VENEMAN

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law
Milk producers had standing to challenge the Agriculture Department's amendment to federal "milk marketing laws" regulating the price of milk, but the...