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MEDICINE SHOPPE INT'L, INC. v. S.B.S. PILL DR., INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
Grant of preliminary injunction to enforce a license agreement and enjoin licensee from using a pharmacy name is affirmed, where substantially all of...

4:20 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. THE PARADIGM CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
District court lacked jurisdiction to enforce a settlement order in a breach of licensing contract action, because a dismissal order did not...

EDWARDS v. WYATT

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute over control of an air freight forwarding company, the district court's finding that defendant established a defense of anticipatory...

SCHOLASTIC ENTM'T INC. v. FOX ENTM'T GROUP, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a claim alleging copyright infringement for the sole purpose of obtaining a determination as to ownership, questions regarding the ownership of the...

STARPOWER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Communications Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law
Under Virginia's plain meaning rule, interconnection agreements were not unambiguous as to whether they require reciprocal compensation for telephone...

BUTLER MFG. CO. v. UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AM.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A labor arbitration award had an adequate basis in the parties' collective bargaining agreement, and the arbitrator did not exceed his contractual...

FIRST COMMERCE CORP. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts
Although the Court of Federal Claims correctly discerned a discrepancy between offer and acceptance in an alleged contract between the parties for...

DODSON v. J.C. PENNEY CO., INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Under Arkansas law, oral cancellation of an insurance policy did not relieve insurer of statutory duty to provide a 31-day grace period once the...

MOUSER v. CATERPILLAR, INC.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Employees of an independent contractor, injured while performing repair work at defendant's plant, were precluded from recovering on their premises...

IDAHO POTATO COMM'N. v. M&M PRODUCE FARM & SALES

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
The district court erred in holding defendant's counterclaims for cancellation of plaintiff's certification marks were barred by estoppel.