all - Opinion Summaries

FIRST BANK OF MARIETTA v. HARTFORD UNDERWRITERS INS. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
In an action seeking recovery under a fidelity bond for losses incurred as a result of fraudulent loans, district court correctly made explicit...

RICCARD v. PRUDENTIAL INS. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Rights, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Because an employer was a member in the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) at the time of events giving rise to a disabled former...

SMITH v. EDWARDS & HALE, LTD.

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Sanctions
Awards of 1) attorneys' to a Chapter 7 debtor's special counsel in a state court action, and 2) fees and costs to his chapter 11 counsel, were proper...

EAGLE COMTRONICS, INC. v. ARROW COMMUNICATION LAB., INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
Neither prosecution history estoppel nor the all-limitations rule bars infringement, under the doctrine of equivalents, of a patent related to signal...

EAGLE COMTRONICS, INC. v. ARROW COMMUNICATION LAB., INC.

Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
Plaintiff's copying of a patent application obtained through discovery, and submitting it as its own, violated a protective order. Neither prosecution...

IN RE: PWS HOLDING CORP.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Sanctions
Fraudulent transfer claims brought in Alabama state court were extinguished by a bankruptcy Reorganization Plan and Confirmation Order, and the...

CANATELLA v. STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Constitutional Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Sanctions
Attorney's suit against the California State Bar and others, challenging bar statutes and rules of conduct, were improperly dismissed under the...

US v. FINLEY

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sanctions
Defendant's psychological expert's methodology was reliable, and his testimony was relevant to assist the jury. Exclusion of the entirety of that...

MCNABB v. SEC. & EXCH. COMM'N

Sanctions, Securities Law
Promissory notes sold to clients were securities under section 3(a)(10) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. Award of sanctions is upheld where...

RENWICK v. BENNETT

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Sanctions
Bankruptcy court correctly rejected parol evidence under California law where a settlement agreement provision was not reasonably susceptible to the...