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BROAD. SATELLITE INT'L, INC. v. NAT'L DIGITAL TELEVISION CTR.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
The district court properly found that a satellite lease agreement terminated in 1998, and a decision not to allow a jury to construe a fee agreement...

US v. YEAGER

Commercial Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Drugs & Biotech, Remedies
Proof of reasonable reliance is not a necessary component of a federal mail fraud conviction. Under U.S.S.G. section 2F1.1, profits made on the open...

UNITED PHOSPHORUS, LTD. v. ANGUS CHEM. CO.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech, International Trade
The Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, 15 U.S.C. section 6a, limiting application of the Sherman Act, is jurisdictional and does not state an...

BILTMORE FOREST BROAD. FM, INC. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Media Law
An FCC order awarding a radio station license to the high bidder in a license auction is affirmed, as purported failures to adhere to auction rules...

YARBOROUGH v. DEVILBISS AIR POWER, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts
Under Arkansas law, plaintiffs' reliance on an alleged oral guarantee not contained in the parties' written contract was not justifiable and would not...

SCUTTI ENTERS., LLC v. PARK PLACE ENTM'T CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of a claim for tortious interference with contract was proper in the absence of an enforceable contract, but a claim for tortious...

KOREA SUPPLY CO. v. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Disgorgement of profits allegedly obtained by unfair business practice is not an authorized remedy in an individual action under California's Unfair...

JENKINS BRICK CO. v. BREMER

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Labor & Employment Law
Where all of the events "giving rise to" plaintiff's claims for breach of a non-compete agreement occurred in Georgia, Georgia is the only proper...

GEN. TRADING INT'L, INC. v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law
Both the terms of parties' agreement for goods sold and the statute of frauds barred enforcement of an alleged oral agreement to reduce the amount...

GAS AGGREGATION SERVS., INC. v. HOWARD AVISTA ENERGY, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In disputes over joint venture agreements and natural gas transfers, the district court erred in setting aside arbitration panel's awards for loss of...