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KRL v. Estate of Moore

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a civil rights case arising from a criminal investigation into the removal and disposal of an underground gasoline storage tank located on...

Nat'l Westminster Bank, PLC v. US

Banking Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Tax Law
In a tax refund action brought by a United Kingdom corporation for the tax years 1981-1987, a judgment finding that the company was entitled to a...

Stoneridge Inv. Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a class action brought by investors alleging losses after purchasing common stock, the investors sought to impose liability on entities who, acting...

Matulich v. Aegis Communications Group, Inc.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action involving the lower court's interpretation of a Certificate of Designation, which delineates the rights, preferences, limitations and...

Caddo Valley R.R. Co. v. Surface Transp. Bd.

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law, Transportation
In a case involving a rail carrier that acquired a railroad line through a forced sale pursuant to 49 U.S.C. section 10907, petition for review of a...

Lee-Barnes v. Puerto Ven Quarry Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit to recover investments after failed business dealings, an appeal of an order nullifying a prejudgment surety bond after the poster declared...

Pennzoil-Quaker State Co. v. US

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In a suit brought by Pennzoil-Quaker State Company seeking a refund under section 1341 of the Internal Revenue Code, partial summary judgment in favor...

In re: Ferro Corp. Derivative Litig.

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a shareholder derivative suit, dismissal of plaintiffs' complaint for failing to allege, with adequate particularity, that a demand would be...

Fed. Trade Comm'n v. QT, Inc.

Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Government Law, Health Law, Remedies
In an agency action alleging that the promotion of therapeutic "ionized bracelets" constituted fraud, judgment for the FTC is affirmed where: 1) the...

Dismuke v. Rand Cook Auto Sales

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit for declaratory judgment, specific performance, and breach of contract which sought to pierce defendant's corporate veil to reach...