42 Cited authorities

Markman v. Westview Instruments, Inc.
517 U.S. 370 (1996) Cited 5,374 times 65 Legal Analyses
Holding that claim construction is a matter of law for the court
Granfinanciera, S. A. v. Nordberg
492 U.S. 33 (1989) Cited 1,921 times 32 Legal Analyses
Holding defendant to a preference action has a right to a jury trial pursuant to the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, but that right can be waived by filing a claim in the bankruptcy proceedings
Austin v. United States
509 U.S. 602 (1993) Cited 1,375 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that forfeitures under 21 U.S.C. § 881 and are subject to the limitations of the Excessive Fines Clause
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Haslip
499 U.S. 1 (1991) Cited 1,167 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that under federal common law, juries determined issues relating to punitive damages
Beacon Theatres v. Westover
359 U.S. 500 (1959) Cited 1,599 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that jury trial was required where legal and equitable claims both turned on the reasonableness of certain exclusive rights afforded to a theater to show first-run movies, which involved gauging the level of competition between two theaters
Dairy Queen v. Wood
369 U.S. 469 (1962) Cited 1,151 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that jury trial was required where legal claims seeking monetary relief and equitable claims seeking injunctive relief both hinged on "the question of whether there [had] been a breach of contract"
Wooddell v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 71
502 U.S. 93 (1991) Cited 275 times
Holding that § 301 "extends to suits on union constitutions brought by union members"
Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety Comm'n
430 U.S. 442 (1977) Cited 323 times 10 Legal Analyses
Holding that a jury trial was not necessary for the adjudication of actions brought by the government to "correct unsafe working conditions" and to "impose civil penalties on any employer maintaining any unsafe working condition"
R.B. Ventures, Ltd. v. Shane
112 F.3d 54 (2d Cir. 1997) Cited 498 times
Holding that a factfinder must determine whether plaintiff's involvement in initial real-estate development proposal, which was not built, entitled plaintiff to a commission for completed second proposal, which involved plans similar to those for the initial proposal
Dimick v. Schiedt
293 U.S. 474 (1935) Cited 683 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding additur unconstitutional
Section 1964 - Civil remedies
18 U.S.C. § 1964 Cited 6,113 times 42 Legal Analyses
Granting civil remedies for RICO violation
Rule 38 - Right to a Jury Trial; Demand
Fed. R. Civ. P. 38 Cited 2,270 times 9 Legal Analyses
Explaining that a party waives its right to a jury trial by failing to properly request one
Rule 39 - Trial by Jury or by the Court
Fed. R. Civ. P. 39 Cited 1,818 times 10 Legal Analyses
Granting the trial court the power to determine that "a right of trial by jury of some or all of those issues does not exist under the Constitution or statutes of the United States"
Section 487 - Misconduct by attorneys
N.Y. Jud. Law § 487 Cited 1,193 times 2 Legal Analyses
Providing for civil liability where an attorney "[i]s guilty of deceit or collusion . . . with intent to deceive the court or any party . . ."

Chevron Corporation v. Donziger et al

42 Cited authorities

Holding that claim construction is a matter of law for the court

Holding defendant to a preference action has a right to a jury trial pursuant to the Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, but that right can be waived by filing a claim in the bankruptcy proceedings

Holding that forfeitures under 21 U.S.C. § 881 and are subject to the limitations of the Excessive Fines Clause

Holding that under federal common law, juries determined issues relating to punitive damages

Holding that jury trial was required where legal and equitable claims both turned on the reasonableness of certain exclusive rights afforded to a theater to show first-run movies, which involved gauging the level of competition between two theaters

Holding that jury trial was required where legal claims seeking monetary relief and equitable claims seeking injunctive relief both hinged on "the question of whether there [had] been a breach of contract"

Holding that § 301 "extends to suits on union constitutions brought by union members"

Holding that a jury trial was not necessary for the adjudication of actions brought by the government to "correct unsafe working conditions" and to "impose civil penalties on any employer maintaining any unsafe working condition"

Holding that a factfinder must determine whether plaintiff's involvement in initial real-estate development proposal, which was not built, entitled plaintiff to a commission for completed second proposal, which involved plans similar to those for the initial proposal

Holding additur unconstitutional

Granting civil remedies for RICO violation

Explaining that a party waives its right to a jury trial by failing to properly request one

Granting the trial court the power to determine that "a right of trial by jury of some or all of those issues does not exist under the Constitution or statutes of the United States"

Providing for civil liability where an attorney "[i]s guilty of deceit or collusion . . . with intent to deceive the court or any party . . ."