BUSINESS LAW

The Sherman Antitrust Act (Sherman Act, July 2, 1890, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209, 15 U.S.C. § 1-7) was the first United States Federal statute to limit cartels and monopolies. It falls under antitrust law. The Act provides: “Every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or […]

Federal District Court Opinions STARBUCKS CORPORATION v. LUNDBERG, (Ore. 2005) STARBUCKS CORPORATION, a Washington corporation; and STARBUCKS U.S. BRANDS CORPORATION, a California corporation, Plaintiffs, v. SAMANTHA LUNDBERG, an individual dba SAMBUCKS COFFEE, Defendants. Civil No. 02-948-HA. United States District Court, D. Oregon. November 29, 2005 Elizabeth Schwartz, Perkins Coie, LLP, Portland, Oregon. John C. Rawls, […]

United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Reports NAGRAMPA v. MAILCOUPS INC., 03-15955 (9th Cir. 12-4-2006) CONNIE A. NAGRAMPA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v.MAILCOUPS, INC.; THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellee. No. 03-15955. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted September 27, 2005 — San Francisco, California. Filed December 4, 2006. Appeal from the United States […]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial / Appeals Courts GLOBAL NAPS, INC. v. VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC., 63 Mass. App. Ct. 600 (2005) GLOBAL NAPS, INC. v. VERIZON NEW ENGLAND, INC.[fn1] No. 04-P-247. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Suffolk. December 7, 2004. May 23, 2005. [fn1] Doing business as Verizon Massachusetts. Present: Greenberg, Laurence, & Cohen, JJ. “Anti-SLAPP” Statute. […]

California Courts of Appeal Reports STATE v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S LONDON, E037627 (Cal.App. 12-28-2006) STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff, v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S LONDON et al., Defendants. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents. E037627 Court of Appeal of California, Fourth District, Division Two. Filed December 28, 2006 […]

Federal District Court Opinions FED. TRADE COMM. v. SUNNY HEALTH NUTRITION TECHNOL., (M.D.Fla. 11-30-2006) FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. SUNNY HEALTH NUTRITION TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS, INC. and SUNNY SIA; Defendants. Case No. 8:06-cv-2193-T-24EAJ. United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Tampa Division. November 30, 2006 WILLIAM BLUMENTHAL, General Counsel, JANET M. EVANS, MARY L. JOHNSON, Federal […]