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ENTERGY LOUISIANA, INC. v. LOUISIANA PUB. SERV. COMM'N

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Public Utilities
A Louisiana Public Service Commission order impermissibly "traps" costs that have been allocated in a FERC tariff, thus the order is subject to...

US v. YEAGER

Commercial Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Remedies, Sentencing
Under U.S.S.G. section 2F1.1, profits obtained by the defendant from non-authorized sales are a reasonable estimate of the loss suffered when a...

BUENA PARK MOTEL ASS'N v. CITY OF BUENA PARK

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
An ordinance, making it unlawful for motel owners to rent their rooms to the same guest for 30 days or more, is appropriately directed at the use of...

ALLIANT ENERGY CORP. v. BIE

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Public Utilities
In constitutional challenges to statutes regulating public utilities and public utility holding companies in Wisconsin, 1) an in-state incorporation...

LIBAS LTD. v. CARILLO

Commercial Law, International Trade
An importer may not bring a Bivens action to recover consequential damages against U.S. Customs agents who assessed import duty at an incorrect rate,...

SASSY DOLL CREATIONS, INC. v. WATKINS MOTOR LINES, INC.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, where a bill of lading defendant supplied did not give plaintiff "a reasonable opportunity to...

HAWKSPERE SHIPPING CO., LTD. v. INTAMEX, S.A.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Where a shipper chooses to remit payment by way of a cargo consolidator rather than directly to the carrier, shipper assumes the risk that the...

NAT'L PARK HOSPITALITY ASS'N v. DEP'T OF THE INTERIOR

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Contracts
A National Park Service regulation, purporting to render the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 inapplicable to contracts entered into by concessioners...

CINCINNATI INS. CO. v. ZEN DESIGN GROUP, LTD.

Commercial Law, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property
An insurer had a duty to defend where a complaint of infringement of a slogan "arguably" stated a claim for liability for an advertising injury under...

FARMER BROS. CO. v. FRANCHISE TAX BD.

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
Revenue and Taxation Code section 24402, known as the "dividends received deduction," violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution by...