all - Opinion Summaries

Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce v. City of Long Beach

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law
In an action challenging the Long Beach Campaign Reform Act (LBCRA), which prohibited "persons" from making any independent expenditures if they...

Global Naps, Inc. v. Verizon New England Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
District court's judgment in favor of Verizon for $57,716,714 for access charges that defendant owed but failed to pay for services Verizon provided...

Midwest Crane & Rigging, Inc. v. Fed'l. Motor Carrier Safety Admin.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Transportation
In a petition for review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) determination that petitioner was a "commercial motor carrier"...

US v. Stevens

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, Media Law
The Third Circuit's reversal of defendant's conviction under 18 U.S.C. section 48 for selling videos depicting dogfighting is affirmed where section...

Black Star Farms LLC v. Oliver

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law
In an action by a Michigan winery claiming that certain provisions of Arizona's statutory scheme regulating the direct shipment of wine from wineries...

Educational Media Co. v. Swecker

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Media Law
In an action brought by college newspapers alleging that two of Virginia's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board's regulations restricting alcohol...

Syverson v. US Dept. of Agric.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law
In a petition for review of an order of the Department of Agriculture determining that petitioner had engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices,...

Nucor Corp. v. US

Commercial Law, International Law, International Trade
A ruling affirming the International Trade Commission's (ITC) second sunset review determination concerning antidumping and countervailing duty orders...

Bid for Position LLC v. AOL, LLC

Commercial Law, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement suit against defendants Google and AOL involving a patent describing a method for conducting a continuous auction, such as a...

Advertising Specialty Inst. v. Hall-Erickson, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
In an action for breach of contract based on defendant's co-locating a trade show in Chicago with a competitor of plaintiff, in violation of a right...