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SHELBY COUNTY STATE BANK v. VAN DIEST SUPPLY CO.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law
A creditor's security interest extended only to the inventory it furnished to a bankruptcy debtor, as opposed to the whole of the debtor's inventory,...

LUIGI BORMIOLI CORP., INC. v. US

Commercial Law, International Trade
The U.S. Customs Service correctly determined that a corporation did not demonstrate that a 1.25 percent charge of its invoice price should be...

TCG NEW YORK, INC. v. CITY OF WHITE PLAINS

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
Provisions of a city's franchising ordinance and a proposed franchise agreement are invalidated as contrary to Telecommunications Act of 1996 section...

O'GRADY v. VILLAGE OF LIBERTYVILLE

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
An ordinance regulating the operation of massage parlors was not an unconstitutional ex post facto law, and a decision to deny a license for operation...

MAZOUREK v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an assessment of tangible personal property within stores, an appraiser may include sales tax in the original cost paid on the property, where the...

CARR v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff proved the elements necessary to sustain a "falling merchandise" cause of action under Louisiana law.

PDV MIDWEST REFINING, L.L.C. v. ARMADA OIL & GAS CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Oil and Gas Law
Restructuring and loss of trademarks constituted a valid and reasonable basis to terminate a franchise under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act.

GERBER v. COMPUTER ASSOC. INT'L, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Securities Law
Williams Act claims are sufficient as a matter of law where a tender offer commenced on the date that defendant issued a press release announcing an...

CONSTR. MGMT. & INSPECTION, INC. v. CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A tortious interference claimant failed to demonstrate an intentional and improper interference that induced or caused disruption in business...

FIFTEENTH RMA PARTNERS, L.P. v. PACIFIC/WEST COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement
California law prior to July 1, 2001 barred a secured creditor from attaching its security interest to the proceeds of a tort action.