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Fed. Trade Comm'n v. Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
Denial of the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the merger of the Whole Foods and Wild Oats supermarket chains is reversed and...

Vasquez v. State of California

Attorney's Fees, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Tax Law
In a taxpayer cause of action brought against the state for violating Proposition 139, known as the Prison Inmate Labor Initiative of 1990, by failing...

US v. Ellis

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Tax Law, White Collar Crime
Convictions and sentence for failure to account for and pay federal taxes owed by defendant's business are affirmed over objections regarding: 1) the...

Bregin v. Liquidebt Sys., Inc

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a suit alleging retaliatory discharge and tortious interference with employment, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff...

Native Am. Distrib. v. Seneca-Cayuga Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Indian Law
In an breach of contract action between a distributor and an enterprise of a tribe, dismissal of plaintiffs' claims is affirmed where: 1) the tribal...

Staeher v. The Hartford Fin. Svcs. Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action brought by investors against defendant-financial group alleging that plaintiff-investors acquired defendant's stock at prices that were...

Perry v. Cohen

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a shareholder suit alleging misrepresentations about the financial situation of a corporation, dismissal of all claims for failure to copmly with...

SSP Partners v. Gladstrong Invs. (USA) Corp.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a products-liability suit over an allegedly defective butane lighter, in which a seller and supplier of the lighters sought indemnity from the...

Cook v. Avi Casino Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Gaming Law, Indian Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging negligence and dram shop liability seeking recovery for damages suffered as a result of a motor vehicle accident in which...

Mosier v. Callister, Nebeker & McCullough

Bankruptcy Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought by the trustee of the bankruptcy estate of a nonprofit organization against a law firm and two of its attorneys alleging...