Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.
518 U.S. 415 (1996) Cited 2,327 timesHolding that district courts have the "primary responsibility" for applying the state-law excessiveness standard because they have "the unique opportunity to consider the evidence in the living courtroom context, while appellate judges see only the cold paper record." (cleaned up)
Blyden v. Mancusi
186 F.3d 252 (2d Cir. 1999) Cited 769 timesHolding that "[b]ecause society does not expect or intend prison conditions to be comfortable, only extreme deprivations are sufficient to sustain a `conditions-of-confinement' claim."
Martin's Herend Imports, Inc. v. Diamond & Gem Trading U.S. of Am. Co.
195 F.3d 765 (5th Cir. 1999) Cited 499 timesAffirming dismissal of complaint with prejudice where amendment would be futile
U.S. v. Urban
404 F.3d 754 (3d Cir. 2005) Cited 413 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that only a de minimis effect on interstate commerce is needed to sustain a Hobbs Act conviction
Matter of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Inc.
51 F.3d 1293 (7th Cir. 1995) Cited 350 times 20 Legal AnalysesHolding class treatment is inappropriate where "[o]ne jury . . . will hold the fate of an industry in the palm of its hand."
IN RE LOWER LAKE ERIE IRON ORE ANTITRUST LIT
998 F.2d 1144 (3d Cir. 1993) Cited 201 times 1 Legal AnalysesConcluding that plaintiff steel companies alleged antitrust injury from inflated dock handling charges resulting from defendant railroads' conspiracy even though dock companies were also victims
Frank Music Corp. v. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.
772 F.2d 505 (9th Cir. 1985) Cited 187 timesHolding that infringing use of music in one of ten acts of Las Vegas casino musical revue entitled copyright holder to portion of casino's hotel and gaming operations based on revue's promotional nature
Bingham v. Zolt
66 F.3d 553 (2d Cir. 1995) Cited 132 timesHolding that a "variety of schemes which were related only in their ultimate goal" were "new injuries"
Skinner v. Total Petroleum, Inc.
859 F.2d 1439 (10th Cir. 1988) Cited 120 timesHolding that claim is only cognizable under § 1981 if it involves a "racial situation"
Cleveland v. Piper Aircraft Corp.
985 F.2d 1438 (10th Cir. 1993) Cited 91 timesHolding design defect claims not preempted by FAA
Rule 59 - New Trial; Altering or Amending a Judgment
Fed. R. Civ. P. 59 Cited 43,707 times 67 Legal AnalysesAllowing a party to move to alter or amend a judgment "no later than 28 days after the entry of the judgment"
Section 504 - Remedies for infringement: Damages and profits
17 U.S.C. § 504 Cited 3,614 times 56 Legal AnalysesHolding that a copyright infringer may be liable for "the copyright owner's actual damages and any additional profits of the infringer"