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MIDWEST GAS SERVS., INC. v. INDIANA GAS CO., INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Oil and Gas Law
A gas storage field operator was a participant in the relevant market and was not barred from asserting a conspiracy claim under section 1 of the...

EMPAGRAN S.A. v. F. HOFFMAN-LAROCHE, LTD.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, International Trade
Where anticompetitive conduct has the requisite harm on U.S. commerce, the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act permits suits by foreign...

BEN'S BAR,INC. v. VILLAGE OF SOMERSET

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
The record supports a village's claims that a liquor prohibition is a reasonable attempt to reduce or eliminate undesirable "secondary effects"...

PATSY'S BRAND, INC. v. I.O.B. REALTY, INC.

Commercial Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Remedies, Trade Dress
Based on the eight-factor likelihood of confusion test, defendants infringed a trademark and trade dress, but injunction should be modified to permit...

PUB. CITIZEN v. DEP'T OF TRANSP.

Commercial Law, Environmental Law, International Law
The Department of Transportation acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner in failing to prepare Environmental Impact Statements in promulgating...

BAXTER INT'L, INC. v. ABBOTT LABS.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
Because under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, a mistake of law is not a basis for setting aside an...

BESCOS v. BANK OF AM.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law
A vehicle lessee did not raise a triable issue of material fact that a lending institution was substantially involved in a leasing transaction, as to...

S&W ENTERS., L.L.C. v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF ALABAMA, NA

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of leave to amend was not an abuse of discretion where the motion was untimely and plaintiff offered no explanation for failure to comply with...

DORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE v. VENEMAN

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law
A U.S. Department of Agriculture regulation, exempting breeders who sell dogs as pets from their residences from certain licensing and inspection...

MORALES-VILLALOBOS v. GARCIA-LLORENS

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Health Law
Claims by an anesthesiologist under section 1 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, alleging that she was foreclosed from outlets reasonably available, were...