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

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

MCDONALD v. PENSION PLAN OF THE NYSA-ILA PENSION TRUST FUND

ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
ERISA trumps a plan's break-in-service provision that limits the accrual of benefits arising from pre-ERISA employment. The district court acted well...

CHESTER v. DOIG

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
It is not appropriate to setoff, against the noneconomic damages portion of an award against one tortfeasor in an arbitration of a medical malpractice...

LINC EQUIP. SERVS., INC. v. SIGNAL MED. SERVS., INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a claim arising from leased medical equipment which was damaged, under Illinois law the district court properly concluded that plaintiff is not...

PACCAR, INC. v. TELESCAN TECHS., LLC

Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
A manufacturer demonstrated a strong likelihood of success on the merits of its trademark infringement claim based on defendant's use of trademarks in...

BBSERCO, INC. v. METRIX CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
Under Iowa law, it was not error to submit both a breach of contract claim and a fraud claim to the jury. Evidence supported plaintiff's verdict as...

TROUT v. SEC'Y OF THE NAVY

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
After a successful sex discrimination class action against the U.S. Navy, the district court erred in awarding prejudgment interest under Civil Rights...

DISCOVERY HOUSE, INC. v. CONSOL. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A for-profit drug addiction rehabilitation program operator did not have standing to seek lost profits, under the ADA or the Rehabilitation Act, for a...

JOHN T. v. THE DELAWARE COUNTY INTERMEDIATE UNIT

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Education Law, Remedies
Contempt order, based on the failure to comply with a preliminary injunction that was neither vague nor ambiguous, is affirmed under the Individuals...

BOWERS v. BAYSTATE TECHS., INC.

Contracts, Copyright, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
The district court did not abuse its discretion in omitting as duplicative copyright damages from a contract damage award. Verdict of patent...