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CACI Premier Technology, Inc. v. Rhodes

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law, Military Law
In a defamation case centered around U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where radio-host defendant's...

Cartoon Network, LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc.

Communications Law, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff television studios is reversed and district court's injunction against defendant Cablevision is vacated where the...

CoxCom, Inc. v. Chaffee

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
In an action brought by cable television provider claiming defendants' sale of electronic decoding cable box violated the Cable Communications Policy...

In re Establishment of the Eureka Reporter as a Newspaper of General Circulation

Communications Law, Government Law
Judgment establishing the Eureka Reporter as a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Government Code section 6000 is reversed where...

People v. Diaz

Communications Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction pursuant to defendant's guilty plea to transportation of a controlled substance is affirmed over a claim of erroneous denial of a motion to...

IFC Credit Corp. v. Burton Indus., Inc.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Evidence
In a suit over a lease for telecommunications equipment, summary judgment for defendant-lessee is affirmed where: 1) the Illinois parol evidence rule...

Koponen v. Pacific Gas & Electric

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
In a class action suit against defendant Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) for damages after PG&E leased or licensed rights in...

Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Texas Sys. v. BENQ Am. Corp.

Communications Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an infringement suit over a patent on a system for recognizing words entered on a standard touch-tone telephone keypad, summary judgment for...

Peterson v. Cellco Partnership

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' case with prejudice after the court sustained defendant's demurrers is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs failed to allege...

Peterson v. Cellco Partnership

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiffs' case with prejudice after the court sustained defendant's demurrers is affirmed where: 1) plaintiffs failed to allege...