477 U.S. 242 (1986) Cited 236,238 times 38 Legal Analyses
Holding that summary judgment is not appropriate if "the dispute about a material fact is ‘genuine,’ that is, if the evidence is such that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for the nonmoving party"
472 U.S. 797 (1985) Cited 1,788 times 19 Legal Analyses
Holding that “the Due Process Clause of course requires that the named plaintiff at all times adequately represent the interests of the absent class members”
538 U.S. 468 (2003) Cited 517 times 7 Legal Analyses
Holding that a now-private corporation could not assert sovereign immunity in a suit involving events that occurred when the entity was owned by a foreign sovereign
Holding that plaintiff cannot recover damages under Cal. Bus. Prof. Code § 17200 unless plaintiff has "an ownership interest in the money it seeks to recover"
Holding that dismissal of claims avoided the evil of allowing the plaintiff to benefit from her attorney's abuses, and was not an unduly harsh sanction
Holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by excluding expert witness testimony where plaintiff failed to timely identify the witness "without substantial justification"
17 U.S.C. § 504 Cited 3,597 times 55 Legal Analyses
Stating that, where "infringement was committed willfully, the court in its discretion may increase the award of statutory damages to a sum of not more than $150,000"
Fed. R. Evid. 1006 Cited 1,739 times 6 Legal Analyses
Allowing a "summary, chart, or calculation to prove the content of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs that cannot be conveniently examined in court."
Defining damages "[f]or the breach of an obligation not arising from contract" as "the amount which will compensate for all the detriment proximately caused thereby ..."