Plaintiff City of San Jose (City) sued defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) to condemn roadway easements over railroad tracks so as to widen a road already traversing the tracks. The parties agreed on the taking and litigated the compensation issue in a court trial based on stipulated facts. The trial court awarded Union Pacific nominal compensation for the taking insofar as th... More...   $0 (06-11-2010 - CA)

In six issues, appellant Astoria Industries of Iowa, Inc. (Astoria) complains of the trial court=s judgment awarding appellee Brand FX Body Company (Brand FX) damages in the amount of $705,000 for trade dress infringement and common law misappropriation, $682,200 for false advertising, and $400,000 in attorney=s fees on appellee=s trade dress infringement and false advertising claims, in addition ... More...   $0 (04-08-2010 - TX)

John Tamburo, an Illinois resident who operates a dog-breeding software business in Illinois, filed suit in the Northern District of Illinois alleging federal and state antitrust violations and several inten2 tional tort claims under Illinois law. His claims arise out of a dispute over the contents of a dog-pedigree software program he developed by lifting data from the defendants’ websites. He ... More...   $0 (04-08-2010 - IL)

We granted discretionary review in this matter to consider issues relating to a landowner's abuse of process claim and other related claims, against a long-distance telephone communications carrier for its conduct in attempting to use the power of eminent domain to acquire the landowner's property. Specifically, we consider whether the tort of abuse of process may be established solely on the basi... More...   $0 (04-08-2010 - KY)

This case requires application of traditional choice-of-law, tort, and property principles to an increasingly common factual setting, a dispute over the ownership of an Internet domain name. John Laxton (“Laxton”) and his assignee North Bay Real Estate, Inc. appeal the adverse summary judgment for Dale Mayberry (“Mayberry”) and his assignee CRS Recovery, Inc. (“CRS”). The district cour... More...   $0 (04-08-2010 - CA)

Thomas Robinson ("Appellant") appeals the denial of his post-judgment motions seeking relief from the district court’s entry of summary judgment against him. Appellant had moved for relief from the judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), or, in the alternative, to alter or amend the judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). The district court construed Appel... More...   $0 (04-01-2010 - NC)

Connie Reguli on behalf of herself and as next friend of her daughter, “YKR,” appeals the denial of her claims of constitutional violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 based on her constitutional rights as a parent and her constitutional right to privacy. Plaintiffs’ suit arises out of their interactions with the Williamson County, Tennessee juvenile court system. Defendants are the county itsel... More...   $0 (03-31-2010 - TN)

This suit under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801 et seq., pits a defunct gas station in Oakbrook Terrace (a suburb of Chicago), called Al’s Service Center, against BP, the giant oil company. Al’s’ owner is a coplaintiff, but we need not discuss him separately.

The suit was filed almost seven years ago and has dragged on unconscionably as a result of confused ... More...   $0 (03-26-2010 - IL)

Plaintiff William Nagler, M.D., sued defendants Dr. Jay Garcia and Dr. Jay Garcia, M.D., P.C., for trademark infringement and a number of state-law claims, all arising out of an aborted business relationship. Nagler makes a raft of arguments in opposition to the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Garcia on all of the claims. We affirm.

I.

Nagler is a doctor with... More...   $0 (03-25-2010 - MI)

In this eminent domain action for property it desired for road improvements, the City of Brighton ("Brighton") condemned approximately 0.8 acres of agricultural land owned by Debora M. Palizzi, Gloria A. Bennett, and Palizzi & Son, Inc. (collectively "the Palizzis"). A jury awarded $204,387.15 as just compensation for the taken property, based on its highest and best use being for commercial and ... More...   $0 (03-22-2010 - CO)

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and the President and Fellows of Harvard College (collectively, “Ariad”) brought suit against Eli Lilly & Company (“Lilly”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, alleging infringement of U.S. Patent 6,410,516 (“the ’516 patent”). After ... More...   $0 (03-22-2010 - MA)

The Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority Sued Jay and Stephanie Burkholder on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire 3 acres of land owned by Defendant for a housing project.

Plaintiff claimed that the property had a fair market value of $1.53 million. The Burkholders that the fair market value of the proper was $4.83 when it was taken in June of 2007. Defendants brought the ... More...   $2200000 (03-19-2010 - )

We accepted discretionary review in this products liability case to resolve whether the Court of Appeals properly adopted foreign authority and correctly held that equitable estoppel barred the product manufacturer's statute of limitations defense because the manufacturer allegedly concealed product defects from government regulatory agencies. We also address whether the holding of the Court of Ap... More...   $0 (03-18-2010 - KY)

In 2008, the District Attorney of Wyoming County in Pennsylvania presented teens suspected of “sexting” with a choice: either attend an education program designed by the District Attorney in conjunction with two other agencies or face felony child pornography charges. Plaintiffs brought suit to enjoin the District Attorney from bringing criminal charges in retaliation for their refusal to atte... More...   $0 (03-17-2010 - PA)

New York’s Appellate Division adopted new rules prohibiting certain types of attorney advertising and solicitation, which were to take effect February 1, 2007. The new rules barred, inter alia, testimonials from clients relating to pending matters, portrayals of judges or fictitious law firms, attention-getting techniques unrelated to attorney competence, and trade names or nicknames that imply ... More...   $0 (03-12-2010 - NY)

Plaintiff-Appellant the Osage Nation (“the Nation”) appeals from the grant of summary judgment for Defendants-Appellees. The Nation sought (1) a declaratory judgment that the Nation’s reservation, which comprises all of Osage County, Oklahoma, has not been disestablished and remains Indian country within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. § 1151; (2) a declaratory judgment that Nation members -3- who... More...   $0 (03-08-2010 - OK)

The Oklahoma Department of Transporation sued Sutherland Lumber on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interest in property owned by Sutherland for construction of a public highway. The specifics of the claims made and defenses asserted are not avaiable bu the Commissioners' award in the case was $427,280.... More...   $108802 (03-05-2010 - OK)

Tulsa Community College sued Deborah Hampton on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interested in property owned by her for a proposed public improvement. The Commissioners appointed by the Court awarded Ms. Hampton $150,000. Both parties requested a jury trial on the issue of damages.... More...   $401889 (03-04-2010 - OK)

Upon consideration of the record, briefs, transcripts, the motion for oral argument, the application for leave to file amicus curiae brief, the petition in error, and the response thereto, in the above styled and numbered cause, THE COURT FINDS:

1. The dispositive issue before us is the applicability of the one-subject rule pursuant to art. 5, §57 of the Oklahoma Constitution1 to Senate Bi... More...   $0 (03-02-2010 - OK)

John Zuccarini is a judgment debtor who owns the rights to many Internet domain names. DS Holdings (“DSH”) is the assignee of the judgment against Zuccarini. DSH attempted to levy upon Zuccarini’s domain name holdings in the Northern District of California where VeriSign, the official registry for all “.com” and “.net” domain names, has its headquarters. The district court appointed ... More...   $0 (03-01-2010 - CA)

Ruling on cross-motions for summary judgment, the district court found that appellant Whitney Harper infringed copyrights held by a consortium of record companies in 37 sound recordings. It also found that whether Harper was an “innocent infringer” under 17 U.S.C. § 504(c)(2) was a question for the jury. On Plaintiffs’ motion, the court entered a final judgment against Harper in the amount ... More...   $0 (02-26-2010 - TX)

The State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Oklahoma Department of Transporation sued Armon Dee Ames on an eminent domain theory seeking to acquire by condemnation certain rights, title and interested in real property owned by Defendant.

The Commissioners' award was $10,000.

Taking came within 8 feet of the man’s trailer home. Landowner and appraisal witness argued proximity damages even t... More...   $40000 (02-24-2010 - OK)

Zimmer, Inc. (“Zimmer”) sought a preliminary injunction against its former employee Todd O. Davis (“Davis”) to enforce the confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition provisions of their Employment Agreement with Davis.. The trial court denied Zimmer’s request for injunctive relief. Zimmer now appeals presenting the following restated issue for our review: whether the trial cou... More...   $0 (02-24-2010 - IN)

This case involves a condemnation action. In Docket No. 285258, defendant Crown Enterprises Inc. appeals as of right a judgment, following a jury trial, awarding it $2 million as just compensation for 19.09 acres of property that plaintiff City of Detroit condemned for use in the Conner Creek Combined Sewerage Overflow Basin Project. In Docket No. 288429, defendant appeals by leave granted1 an ord... More...   $2000000 (02-21-2010 - MI)

In this condemnation action involving property located at

1501 Palisade Avenue, Union City, plaintiff, New Jersey Schools

Construction Corporation (plaintiff or SCC),1 challenges certain

rulings of the Law Division on in limine motions: (1)

determining that the value of the improvements to the property

made after the owner, defendant David Lopez, receiv... More...   $0 (02-19-2010 - NJ)