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Kansky v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of New England

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
In an ERISA suit challenging a plan administrator's decision to deny long-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where:...

Bender v. Dudas

Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
In a disciplinary matter involving a patent attorney handling the prosecution of certain patent applications for the American Inventors Corporation,...

In re: Myers

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Health Law, Sanctions
Dismissal of a bankruptcy case as having been filed in bad faith and other rulings are affirmed over claims that: 1) a bankruptcy court abused its...

Saltire Indus., Inc. v. Waller, Landsen, Dortch & Davis, PLLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In a bankruptcy company's suit against a law firm for common law fraud arising out of an earlier toxic-tort action in which the law firm represented a...

Entegris, Inc. v. Pall Corp.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies, Sanctions
In an action asserting infringement of certain patents by certain fluid filtering devices manufactured and sold by defendant, defendant's appeal from...

Shcherbakovskiy v. Da Capo Al Fine

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions
In case involving joint venture agreement to restructure a British manufacturer of alkaline fuel cells, default judgment dismissing plaintiff's...

EIU Group v. Gulf Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a suit involving a claim of breach of fiduciary duties and a counterclaim alleging breach of a promissory note relating to an insurance...

Allianz Ins. Co. v. Guidant Corp.

Civil Procedure, Sanctions
A contempt order against defendant-appellant for refusing to produce certain materials demanded by the plaintiff-appellee is vacated where: 1) the...

Saberi v. Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Sanctions, Securities Law
In a matter arising from circumstances where petitioner was found to have intentionally violated a speculative position limit rule of the Chicago...

Florida Dep't of Revenue v. Omine

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Government Benefits, Sanctions
Affirmance of bankruptcy court order awarding damages after a determination that plaintiff violated the automatic stay is vacated as to the award of...