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Miner v. Clinton County

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In cases alleging violations of due process and equal protection stemming from defendant county's foreclosure of plaintiffs' properties as a result of...

Hoffman v. Construction Protective Servs.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an employment class action suit, exclusion of evidence regarding damages is affirmed where: 1) numerous plaintiffs made state law claims separate...

Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco v. Culbro Corp.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a case arising from a dispute over the ownership of the COHIBA mark on cigars sold in the U.S., denial of motion directing U.S. Patent and...

Metro Hydroelectric Co., LLC v. Metro Parks

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In dispute regarding property rights to an area of land related to an easement, grant of a preliminary injunction to plaintiff is reversed where: 1)...

Level 3 Communications v. City of St. Louis

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
After remand of a licensing dispute alleging violation of the Federal Telecommunications Act, summary judgment in favor of defendant and denial of...

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Assn v. Landstar Sys.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Government Law, Transportation
In a class action lawsuit brought against defendant motor carrier alleging that freight hauling leases violated the Truth-in-Leasing regulations for...

Oscar v. Alaska Dept. of Edu. And Dev.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law, Government Law
In an suit under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the award of attorney fees to defendant is...

Sharkey v. Quarantillo

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
In claim alleging that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services had granted lawful permanent resident status to the plaintiff then rescinded that...

Jackson v. Kotter

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for injuries sustained by plaintiff while in custody in prison, dismissal of claim under the suit under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28...

City of New York v. Smokes-Spirits.com

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In a case concerning allegations that out-of-state cigarette retailers are liable for failing to report purchases by state residents to the state,...