New York Times Co. v. Sullivan

Holding that a public official or public figure can recover damages for defamation on a matter of public concern only if he proves that the speaker acted with actual malice

Professional Real Estate Investors, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

Holding litigants immune from an antitrust claim under Noerr-Pennington immunity

Bill Johnson's Restaurants, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Holding that the NLRB could not bar an employer from pursuing a well-grounded lawsuit for damages under state law

Linn v. Plant Guard Workers

Holding as preempted all defamation actions in labor disputes except those published with actual malice

Bahr v. Boise Cascade Corp.

Holding a request for information from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency constituted a "suit" under the policy because failure to respond to the request carried legal consequences

Teamsters Union v. Morton

Holding that although the NLRA neither prohibits nor protects secondary boycotts, which function as a form of self-help available to unions to aid them in reaching their bargaining goals during negotiations, state-law attempts to regulate them are preempted because use of the boycott was part of the balance struck by Congress between the conflicting interests of the union, the employees, the employer, and the community; exceptions are when the type of conduct constitutes an imminent threat to public order or implicates deeply rooted local concerns

Ethan Allen, Inc. v. Georgetown Manor

Holding that furniture company's relationship with its 89,000 past customers was not one upon which a tortious interference claim could be based because the company's hope that some of its past customers would continue to buy furniture from it was mere "speculation"

Gieseke v. IDCA, Inc.

Holding that, to succeed on a tortious interference claim, "a plaintiff must prove ... that the defendant’s tortious interference was intentional and either independently tortious or in violation of a state or federal statute or regulation"

McKee v. Laurion

Concluding that no genuine issue of material fact existed as to the falsity of various statements in a defamation case that did not involve a privilege and deciding substantial accuracy as a matter of law

The Ansul Co. v. Uniroyal, Inc.

Rule 56 - Summary Judgment

Holding a party may move for summary judgment on any part of any claim or defense in the lawsuit

Section 158 - Unfair labor practices

Granting employees a wage increase without bargaining with Local 355

Section 187 - Unlawful activities or conduct; right to sue; jurisdiction; limitations; damages

Providing for actions to enforce the prohibitions against secondary boycotts