all - Opinion Summaries

ARANGOLD CORP. v. ZEHNDER

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Tax Law
The Tobacco Products Tax Act of 1995 does not violate due process by taxing one group to benefit another, and does not violate the uniformity clause...

ELIZARRARAS v. L.A. PRIVATE SEC. SERVS., INC.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
A private security company hired by a restaurant 1) did not breach a duty to intoxicated minors killed in a car accident after leaving a party, and 2)...

BOULE v. HUTTON

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit over statements about the authenticity of Soviet avant garde paintings, two claims under the New York common law for unfair competition by...

FED'N OF ADVER. INDUS. REPRESENTATIVES, INC. v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Repeal of a city ordinance regulating placement of alcohol and cigarette advertising rendered an ongoing case and controversy moot where the repeal...

NIGHTLIFE PARTNERS, LTD. v. CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
A hearing on denial of an adult entertainment permit did not meet minimum due process standards where, in addition to taking an active part in the...

G.C. v. WILSON

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Sanctions
Federal law governed confirmability of an arbitration award, and the district court did not err failing to consider legality of a franchise agreement...

NAT'L COUNCIL AGAINST HEALTH FRAUD, INC. v. KING BIO PHARMS., INC.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for false advertising (Bus. & Prof. Code section 17500 et seq.), the burden of proof properly rests with the plaintiff in such...

LAKE CHARLES DIESEL, INC. v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
The automotive parts supply agreement at issue is not a contract to which Louisiana's Repurchase of Farm, Industrial, and Lawn and Garden Equipment by...

AES CORP. v. DOW CHEM. CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Non-reliance clauses in documents relating to transactions in which plaintiff acquired the stock of defendant's subsidiary did not render plaintiff's...

IN RE MONTGOMERY WARD HOLDING CORP.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Casualty values specified in computer equipment lease supplements constituted uncollectible punitive damages in a rejection damages claim; remanded...