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Behrend v. Comcast Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Media Law
A class action antitrust suit alleging cable companies' violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act in regard to the provision of cable...

In Re: Mushroom Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure
In an antitrust dispute arising from a prejudgment order denying an agricultural cooperative the protections of the Capper-Volstead Act, appeal is...

Fait v. Regions Financing Trust

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging violations of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by the district court is affirmed where...

Withrow v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shield, Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure, ERISA
In an ERISA dispute arising from defendant's denial of petitioner's claim for recalculation of her benefits, judgment of the district court is...

Napoliello v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In a dispute arising from an IRS investigation into a "Son-of-BOSS” scheme and its subsequent determination that petitioner's short foreign currency...

Stearns v. Ticketmaster, Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a consolidated dispute arising from three putative class-action complaints under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumers Legal...

Torres v. Madera

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a survival action arising from the fatal shooting of an arrestee while he was handcuff in the back of a patrol car, 42 U.S.C. section 1983, summary...

Flexible Lifeline Systems, Inc. v. Precision Lift, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Remedies
In an action for copyright infringement, judgment of the district court granting plaintiff preliminary injunctive relief is reversed where circuit...

Vaca v. Wachovia Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for fraud and related causes of action, judgment of the trial court dismissing action as time-barred is affirmed where although plaintiff...

Dewhurst v. Century Aluminum Company

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute arising from the modification or termination of certain retiree benefits and involving the Labor Management Relations Act, 29...