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PLIVA, Inc. v. Mensing

Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a dispute arising from several state products liability actions, judgments of the appeals courts are reversed where the federal drug regulations...

Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
In a dispute involving the constitutionality of Vermont's Prescription Confidentiality Law, judgment of the the appeals court striking down the...

AT&T Communications of California v. Pac-West Telcomm, Inc.

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute arising from a remand order concerning the scope of telecommunications compensation regime for ISP-bound traffic, 16 F.C.C.R. 915,...

Brown v. Mortensen

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Debt Collection, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a dispute concerning the available remedies under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. section 1320d et seq.,...

People v. Native Wholesale Supply Company

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In an action brought by the Attorney General alleging violation of the state law on cigarette distribution by defendant, Rev. & Tax. Code, section...

Chamber of Commerce v. Brown

Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Consumer Protection Law, Government Law
In a dispute involving whether the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment can add chemicals to the the state's Proposition 65 list by use of...

Brantley v. NBC Universal, Inc.

Media Law, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Entertainment Law, Civil Procedure
In a class-action for damages and an injunction to compel programmers and distributors of television programming to sell cable channels separately,...

Pinnacle Armor, Inc. v. US

Consumer Protection Law, Government Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
In a dispute arising from an administrative decision by defendant revoking the certification of one of plaintiff's products, judgment of the district...

Simonoff v. Expedia, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Cyberspace Law
In a dispute involving the scope of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by the district court is affirmed...

Allergan, Inc. v. Athena Comestics, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Consumer Protection Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech
In an infringement action concerning PGF, a prostaglandin compound, to treat inadequate eyelash growth, and involving whether a party must allege an...