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Pacific Indemnity Co. v. Pickens Kane Moving and Storage Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an action for carrier liability under the Carmack Amendment, 49 U.S.C. section 14706, judgment is affirmed where higher than released tariff set by...

Newport News Holdings Corp. v. Virtual City

Administrative Law, Administrative Law, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Judges & Judiciary, Administrative Law
In a multifaceted dispute involving the scope of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. section 1125, judgments of the trial court...

In re Tobacco Cases

Attorney's Fees, Class Actions, Commercial Law
In a dispute involving an alleged breach of a consent decree by defendants and the award of attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717 judgment of...

Landsman and Funk PC v. Skinder-Strauss Assoc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
In a class action dispute involving whether the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. section 227(b), confers federal, diversity...

Lee v. Kwong

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute arising out of a failed agreement to purchase a business, trial court judgment vacating dismissal and reinstating arbitration award is...

Tri-M Group v. Sharp

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Construction, Labor & Employment Law
In a dormant commerce clause challenge to a state regulatory scheme for the training and compensation of apprentices on construction projects, summary...

Leap Systems Inc v. Moneytrax Inc

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a commercial dispute, district court's order denying motion by petitioner to unseal portions of a judicial record containing the terms of a...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co v. Kolon Industries Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law
In an antitrust matter related to the U.S. para-aramid fiber market, summary judgment in favor of plaintiff on counterclaim by defendant is reversed...

Tropigas de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Insurance Law
In a case involving whether plaintiff is entitled to insurance payments, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where plaintiff failed to...

Animal Film, LLC v. D. E. J. Productions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law
In a breach of contract case, trial court order dismissing case for forum non conveniens is reversed where forum selection clause in contract is only...