520 U.S. 968 (1997) Cited 3,364 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a plaintiff's motion for preliminary injunctive relief has a "requirement for substantial proof is much higher" than a defendant's summary judgment motion
451 U.S. 390 (1981) Cited 3,087 times 4 Legal Analyses
Holding that "the question whether a preliminary injunction should have been issued . . . is moot . . . [where] the terms of the injunction . . . have been fully and irrevocably carried out."
Holding Younger applicable when "federal litigation was in an embryonic stage and no contested matter had been decided" at the time state criminal summons was issued
Holding that an insurer has a duty to affirmatively negotiate settlement within policy coverage, but suggesting that an insurer is not liable if there was “no realistic possibility of settlement within policy limits”
416 U.S. 470 (1974) Cited 495 times 15 Legal Analyses
Holding that state trade secret law is not categorically preempted by federal patent law, noting that " most fundamental human right, that of privacy, is threatened when industrial espionage is condoned or is made profitable; the state interest in denying profit to such illegal ventures is unchallengeable" (footnote omitted)
Holding that, "[w]ithout such a substantial indication of probable success, there would be no justification for the court's intrusion into the ordinary processes of administration and judicial review"