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Costco Wholesale Corp. v. Maleng

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law
In a suit brought by Costco alleging that certain restrictions imposed by the State of Washington on the sale of wine and beer are preempted by...

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, M&A
In an antitrust case, petition for review of an FTC order to divest assets acquired from a Pennsylvania corporation used in the business of designing,...

Newcal Indus., Inc. v. IKON Office Solution

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
In an action brought by lessors of copier equipment against IKON alleging it engaged in an ongoing scheme to defraud its customers via certain...

Cytologix Corp. v. Ventana Med. Sys., Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a consolidated suit involving patent and antitrust claims, appellee's motion to dismiss is granted where the Court of Appeals for the Federal...

People ex rel. Gallegos v. Pacific Lumber Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
In suit brought under California's Unfair Competition Law for alleged fraudulent business practices, sustaining of demurrer is affirmed over claims...

Hall v. Time Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law
In suit alleging claim for class action relief under the California unfair competition law (UCL), demurrer and judgment on the pleadings for...

Beattie v. CenturyTel, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action alleging that defendant-telecommunications service provider violated federal and state law by using deceptive billing practices to...

People v. Zimmerman

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a matter arising out an antitrust investigation as to whether Federated and May Department Stores conspired with Waterford Wedgwood USA and Lenox,...

ITC Ltd. v. Punchgini, Inc.,

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Addressing questions certified by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit regarding common law claims for unfair competition, the Court of...

Centerpoint Energy, Inc. v. Super. Ct. (City and County of San Francisco)

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law
In case involving a number of coordinated antitrust actions alleging numerous energy-related defendants engaged in a conspiracy from 1999-2002 to...