all - Opinion Summaries

Forest Labs., Inc. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Drugs & Biotech, Government Law, International Trade, Tax Law
The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (Customs) has no authority to change the statutorily mandated tariff rates for merchandise that is...

Vas-Cath, Inc. v. Curators of the Univ. of Missouri

Administrative Law, Education Law, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Dismissal of plaintiff's appeal from a decision by the PTO in favor of defendant-university in a patent interference proceeding is reversed where, by...

Letz v. Dep't of the Interior

Administrative Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A decision denying petitioner's firefighter retirement service credit during two periods of his career is affirmed where the Merit Systems Protection...

Clintwood Elkhorn Mining Co. v. US

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Remedies, Tax Law
A decision denying coal producers and exporters interest on the government's repayment of the export taxes they had paid in an unconstitutional levy...

Prime Media, Inc. v. City of Brentwood

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
For purposes of the standing requirements for suit in federal court, a plaintiff is required to establish injury in fact as to each provision of a...

Abbott v. State of Michigan

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, ERISA, Government Law
Dismissal of a putative class action brought by inmates alleging that defendants, Michigan and several of its agencies and officials, converted...

Osborn v. Haley

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In the context of the Westfall Act, which accords federal employees absolute immunity from tort claims arising out of acts undertaken in the course of...

Miller v. Prince George's County

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a case alleging defendant police officer deliberately or recklessly made material false statements and omissions on a warrant affidavit, ultimately...

Int'l Ground Transp., Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Ocean City

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
Judgment as a matter of law for all defendants, entered by trial court on motion after jury found defendant-city liable in case alleging plaintiff...

State of West Va. v. Thompson

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
Denial of approval of an amendment to petitioner state's Medicaid Plan, seeking to exempt more than $50,000 of every homestead from recovery of funds...