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Belk, Inc. v. Meyer Corp., U.S.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, Remedies, Sanctions
In litigation over competing lines of high-end cookware in which the appellees claimed trade dress infringement and unfair and deceptive trade...

Sumner Hill Homeowners' Ass'n, Inc. v. Rio Mesa Holdings, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Water Law
In a dispute between owners of property in a subdivision and a developer over access to a river, it is held that: 1) the developers' claims of public...

Nahigian v. Juno-Loudoun, LLC

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit under the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSFDA) that included a claim for rescission of a contract for the purchase of land...

Husain v. McDonald's Corp.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In a case in which franchisees sought a preliminary injunction permitting them to continue operating three McDonald's restaurants pending completion...

Gregg v. Ham

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a homeowner's suit against a bail bondsman and others alleging civil rights violations under 42 USC section 1983 and various state law tort claims,...

Bankhead v. ArvinMeritor, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In an asbestos personal injury case, a punitive damages award is affirmed, where: 1) there is no legal requirement that punitive damages must be...

Tenzera, Inc. v. Osterman

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Attorney's Fees, Construction
In a case involving a contract to install tile, stone, and marble in the plaintiffs' home, in which the plaintiffs were successful in having a trial...

E.M.A. v. Cansler

Civil Rights, Government Benefits, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In a contest between the victim of medical malpractice and the State of North Carolina over the proceeds from a lump-sum settlement of the malpractice...

Gonzalez v. Sec'y of Dep't of Homeland Security

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law, Remedies
Summary judgment denying a petition for review of a USCIS denial of a naturalization application for lack of good moral character is affirmed, where:...

Skinner v. Northrop Grumman Retirement Plan B

ERISA, Remedies
In an ERISA suit, the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants is affirmed, where: 1) reform of the terms of the plan's master...