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QUATTLEBAUM, Circuit Judge: Barry Doe claims officers of the United States Navy and employees of the Department of Defense ("DOD") conspired to seize, interrogate and batter his three minor children and to seize and batter him. In response, Doe, individually and on behalf of his three minor children, (collectively "Doe") sued those officers and employees alleging intentional torts under

Remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge PAYNE joined. OPINION DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge: William F. Breckenridge appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion, made pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988), to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. He asserts th

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 13-2017 Filed October 15, 2014 STATE OF IOWA, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. WILLIAM LLOYD BUGELY, Defendant-Appellant. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Story County, Steven P. Van Marel, District Associate Judge. William Bugely appeals from the sentence following his plea of guilt

MEMORANDUM OPINION BERYL A. HOWELL, District Judge. Before the Court is plaintiff Ewa-Marie Rundquist’s motion to compel the appearance of six people for depositions in the District of *207 Columbia, and to extend the period for jurisdictional discovery for sixt

606 F.3d 612 (2010) COSMETIC IDEAS, INC., a California corporation, doing business as Sweet Romance Jewelry Manufacturing, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. IAC/INTERACTIVECORP, a Delaware corporation; Home Shopping Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation; HSN LP, a Delaware limited partnership; HSN General Partner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Defendants-Appellees. No. 08-56079. United States Court o

675 F.3d 1297 (2012) In re The CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES of America. No. 2011-1330. United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. April 3, 2012. *1298 William M. Merone, Kenyon & Kenyon, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Edward T. Colbert. Christina J. Hieber, Associate S

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge. This appeal concerns claims by Fishman Transducers, Inc. (“Fishman”), primarily for trademark infringement and false advertising under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. (2006), against HSN Interactive LLC (“HSN”), musician Stephen Paul and his company Daystar Productions. Fishman failed to get the relief it sought in the district c

DENNIS JACOBS,'Circuit Judge: Rival claims to the “Stolichnaya” trademarks have been asserted by an agency of the Russian Federation and by successors in interest to a Soviet enterprise. The principal issue is whether Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport (“FTE”), an agéncy of the Russian Federation, has been endowed by that government with rights and powers that give it standing to pursue claims under section 32(1) of

OPINION AND ORDER SHIRA A. SCHEINDLIN, District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION In order to determine whether this Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this action, I must resolve thorny questions of first impression under Russian law. In earlier litigation among these parties, the Second Circuit ruled that plaintiffs Federal Treasury Enterprise So-juzplodoimport (“FTE”) and OAO “M

641 F.Supp.2d 353 (2009) CORDIS CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION and Scimed Life Systems, Inc., Defendants. Civ. No. 98-197-SLR. United States District Court, D. Delaware. August 10, 2009. *354 Steven J. Balick, Esq., and John G. Day, Esq., of Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE, and Gregory L. Diskant, Esq

MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Factual and Procedural Background The facts of this case have been reiterated numerous times in numerous courts so this court will lay out only those facts relevant to its determination at this point. Petitioner was convicted of a series of breaking and entering and grand larceny offenses. Five offenses occurred in the City of Charlottesville, and one in the County of Albemar

MIRANDA M. DU, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE I. SUMMARY This is a trademark infringement action between two beverage producers-Plaintiff *1193JL Beverage Company, LLC ("JL Beverage") and Defendants Beam Inc. and Jim Beam Brands Co. (collectively, "Jim Beam"). The Court held a two-day bench trial. (ECF Nos. 2

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR., United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION In this case, Plaintiff and Counter-Defendant Pinterest, Inc. (“Pinterest”) alleges that its rights to its “Pinterest,” “Pin,” and “Pin It” word marks are infringed by the “Pintrips” and “Pin” word marks used by Defendant and Counter-Plaintiff Pin-trips, Inc. (“Pintrips”).

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS. WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge: This case involves an effort on behalf of some 230,000 participants in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program to re*48sist — indeed to reverse — the government’s efforts to recover payments mistakenly made to those participants. The district court issue

261 F.Supp.2d 502 (2003) HUTHWAITE, INC., Plaintiff, v. SUNRISE ASSISTED LIVING, INC., Defendant. No. CIV.A.02-1478-A. United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division. April 25, 2003. *504 William F. Dolan, Melissa Masiello, Noelle J. Quinn, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLC, Chicago, IL, Robert J. Sciaroni, Andrew N.

Merone v Five Towns Review, Corp. (2023 NY Slip Op 02117) Merone v Five Towns Review, Corp. 2023 NY Slip Op 02117 Decided on April 26, 2023 Appellate Division, Second Department Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to J

501 F.Supp.2d 292 (2007) PILOT CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. FISHER-PRICE, INC., et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 3:04cv977 (SRU). United States District Court, D. Connecticut. July 24, 2007. *293 Edmund J. Ferdinand, III, Susan M. Schlesinger, Grimes & Battersby, Norwalk, CT, for Plaintiff. Jonathan D. Rei

396 F.3d 1248 Sandra SEEGARS, et al., Appellants/Cross-Appelleesv.Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States and Anthony A. Williams, Mayor, District of Columbia, Appellees/Cross-Appellants No. 04-5016. No. 04-5081. United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Argued November 17, 2004. De

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL. *1082 TATEL, Circuit Judge: The Federal Communications Commission assessed $80,000 in forfeiture penalties against AT&T for “slamming” two customers — that is, changing their long-distance telephone service without their

CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction in a trademark infringement suit. The suit involves a dispute between two restaurant owners over the use of the name “Brennan’s.” The owner of a widely-renowned New Orleans restaurant named “Brennan’s” moved for a preliminary injunction against the owners of a New York City restaurant called