Klaxon Co. V. Stentor Elec. Mfg. Co.

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• Helene Curtis Indus., Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann Pruitt
  385 F.2d 841· 5th Cir.· 1967-10-20 ·cited 140×
  The court held that the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to establish that the mixture of products was defective or unreasonably dangerous, and that the plaintiff was not within the class of intended users for the products.
• Jiri Mucha v. King
  792 F.2d 602· 7th Cir.· 1986-05-22 ·cited 108×
  The court held that the defendant's arguments regarding statute of limitations and abandonment were unpersuasive, and the district court's finding that the plaintiff had not been dispossessed of the painting until 1979 was not clearly erroneous.
• Pearson v. Ne. Airlines, Inc.
  309 F.2d 553· 2d Cir.· 1962-07-11 ·cited 56×
  A federal court sitting in New York may constitutionally apply New York's public policy regarding wrongful death recovery limits, even when the cause of action arises under a Massachusetts statute with a lower limit, provided New York has substantial contacts with the transaction
• The Stewart Org., Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.
  810 F.2d 1066· 11th Cir.· 1987-02-23 ·cited 49×
  The court should recognize state contract law regarding forum selection clauses in diversity cases, rather than mischaracterizing the issue as solely a federal venue matter.
• Hausman v. Buckley
  299 F.2d 696· 2d Cir.· 1962-02-13 ·cited 32×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in applying Venezuelan law to determine a stockholder's right to bring a derivative action, affirming the dismissal of the complaint.
• Steorts v. Am. Airlines, Inc.
  647 F.2d 194· D.C. Cir.· 1981-02-19 ·cited 28×
  The court held that federal courts in the District of Columbia must apply the District's statute of limitations in diversity cases, as the District of Columbia treats limitations periods as procedural.
• Cent. Soya Co., Inc. v. Epstein Fisheries, Inc.
  676 F.2d 939· 7th Cir.· 1982-04-27 ·cited 26×
  The court held that the value of a dismissed counterclaim, when exchanged for dismissal of the creditor's claim, is a factual question that can discharge a guarantor if it fully satisfies the underlying debt.
• Scott v. E. AIR Lines, Inc.
  399 F.2d 14· 3d Cir.· 1967-03-30 ·cited 25×
  The court affirmed the judgment of the district court regarding the award of damages.
• Kershaw v. Sterling Drug, Inc.
  415 F.2d 1009· 5th Cir.· 1969-08-15 ·cited 24×
  The court held that the trial court did not err in admitting medical journal articles, consolidating cases, admitting mortality tables, or denying a remittitur, and that the statute of limitations was not a bar to the suit.
• Cockburn v. O'Meara
  141 F.2d 779· 5th Cir.· 1944-03-29 ·cited 22×
  The court held that the trial court erred in awarding damages for the cost of drilling the well, as the contract's forfeiture clause limited the remedy to forfeiture of rights and actual damages, not the cost of performance. The court also found the assignment was not nullified b
• In re Korean AIR Lines Disaster OF September 1
  829 F.2d 1171· D.C. Cir.· 1987-09-25 ·cited 19×
  A transferee court in multidistrict litigation should independently decide federal claims, rather than applying the law of the transferor circuit, to promote uniformity and efficiency.
• Petersen v. Chicago
  138 F.2d 304· 8th Cir.· 1943-10-26 ·cited 18×
• Jane Doe 8 v. Chiquita Brands Int'l, Inc.
  48 F.4th 1202· 11th Cir.· 2022-09-08 ·cited 15×
  A group of Colombian victims and family members of victims killed by a paramilitary terrorist organization that Chiquita Brands International funded challenged the dismissal of their Colombian law claims as time-barred under Colombia's ten-year statute of limitations, arguing the
• Barnebey v. E.F. Hutton & Co.
  715 F. Supp. 1512· M.D. Fla.· 1989-06-19 ·cited 14×
  The court denied summary judgment on counterclaims, finding the indemnity clause enforceable for attorneys' fees and costs on unsuccessful claims, and that the fraud counterclaim was sufficiently pled.
• Ashland OIL, Inc. v. Miller OIL Purchasing Co.
  678 F.2d 1293· 5th Cir.· 1982-06-24 ·cited 14×
  The court affirmed the lower court's judgment, finding that the trial court's findings of fact and conclusions of law were dispositive.
• In re Korean AIR Lines Disaster OF September 1
  932 F.2d 1475· D.C. Cir.· 1991-05-07 ·cited 13×
  The court held that there was sufficient evidence for a jury to find willful misconduct, but vacated the punitive damages award.
• Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. v. Am. Expansion Bolt & MFG. Co.
  124 F.2d 706· 7th Cir.· 1941-11-25 ·cited 12×
  The court held that federal courts must apply state law, including state conflict of laws rules, in diversity cases, and under Illinois law, the plaintiff's claim for unfair competition based on misappropriation of a business system failed.
• Royce Chem. Co. v. Sharples Corp.
  285 F.2d 183· 2d Cir.· 1960-12-06 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the seller breached an express warranty by stating its machine was suitable for the buyer's specific production process, and that the buyer's damages were properly calculated, but the award of interest needed modification.
• Bagnel v. Springfield Sand & Tile Co.
  144 F.2d 65· 1st Cir.· 1944-07-06 ·cited 10×
  The court held that the subcontractors failed to establish their defense under the Massachusetts Workmen's Compensation Act because the record did not demonstrate that the employee had waived his common law rights of action.
• Siegel v. Mazda Motor Corp.
  835 F.2d 1475· D.C. Cir.· 1987-12-29 ·cited 6×
  To submit a product liability case to the jury based on circumstantial evidence, a plaintiff must present sufficient evidence of vehicle difficulty and lack of driver error to make a malfunction more probable than not.
• Laryssa Elder v. Metro. Freight Carriers, Inc.
  543 F.2d 513· 3d Cir.· 1976-09-16 ·cited 6×
  The court held that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to regulate attorneys' fees after the underlying case had been dismissed.
• Gottlieb v. Isenman
  215 F.2d 184· 1st Cir.· 1954-08-02 ·cited 6×
  The court held that genuine issues of material fact existed regarding the buyer's financial ability and the apparent authority of its officers, precluding summary judgment.
• Yohannon v. Keene Corp.
  924 F.2d 1255· 3d Cir.· 1991-01-24 ·cited 5×
  The court held that Pennsylvania law, not New Jersey law, governs the calculation of pre-judgment interest in this diversity case. The court affirmed the exclusion of live testimony and the sufficiency of evidence findings, but remanded for recalculation of pre-judgment interest
• Barkanic v. Gen. Admin. OF Civil Aviation OF THE People's Republic OF China
  923 F.2d 957· 2d Cir.· 1991-01-14 ·cited 5×
  The court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) requires federal courts to apply the choice-of-law rules of the forum state, and under New York's choice-of-law analysis, Chinese law applies to limit damages in this case.
• Instrumentation Assocs., Inc. v. Madsen Elecs. (Canada) Ltd.
  859 F.2d 4· 3d Cir.· 1988-09-29 ·cited 4×
  The court held that a forum selection clause is enforceable even if the choice of law provision within it is ambiguous, as long as the chosen forum is valid.
• Cathleen Geehan v. Monahan
  382 F.2d 111· 7th Cir.· 1967-07-06 ·cited 4×
  The court held that the Wisconsin federal court had jurisdiction due to an agreed transfer order, and that Wisconsin substantive law applied. It also affirmed the trial court's jury instructions regarding res ipsa loquitur and voir dire questions.
• Hershel Pearson v. Globe Indem. Co.
  311 F.2d 517· 5th Cir.· 1962-12-27 ·cited 4×
  A federal court sitting in Mississippi must apply Mississippi's conflict of laws doctrine, which does not give extraterritorial effect to Louisiana's direct action statute.
• Doetsch v. Doetsch
  312 F.2d 323· 7th Cir.· 1963-01-08 ·cited 3×
  The court held that the law of the decedent's domicile, rather than the situs of the trust, governs the apportionment of federal estate taxes when the Internal Revenue Code does not specify apportionment and the decedent's will is silent.
• Urbano v. News Syndicate Co., Inc.
  358 F.2d 145· 2d Cir.· 1966-03-11 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the district court erred in applying New York law to determine the plaintiff's capacity to sue, as Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(b) requires application of the law of the plaintiff's domicile.
• Myers v. Alvey-Ferguson Co.
  331 F.2d 223· 6th Cir.· 1964-05-05 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the Ohio statute of limitations, rather than the District of Columbia's, governed the survivorship action because the District of Columbia statute creating the cause of action did not contain a "built-in" substantive limitation.
• Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Borsari Tank Corp. of Am. & Anheuser-Busch, Inc.
  248 F.2d 277· 2d Cir.· 1957-09-20 ·cited 2×
  The court held that Liberty Mutual was not subrogated to Borsari's contract rights against Anheuser-Busch.
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chem. Corp. v. Westinghouse Elec. Corp.
  981 F.2d 136· 4th Cir.· 1992-12-02 ·cited 1×
  The court held that Kaiser's suit was properly characterized as a products liability action, not one for negligent repair, and that lost profits are not recoverable in strict liability for economic loss.
• Success Motivation Inst. OF Japan Ltd. v. Success Motivation Inst. Inc.
  966 F.2d 1007· 5th Cir.· 1992-07-27 ·cited 1×
  The court held that in a diversity action, the recognition and preclusive effect of a foreign country's judgment must be determined under the law of the forum state, not federal circuit rules.
• Commodore Plaza Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Evanston Ins. Co.
  S.D. Fla.· 2022-08-05
  Florida substantive law governs an insurance dispute involving real property located in Florida, even if the policy was negotiated and accepted in another state.
• Gnoc v. Endico
  876 F.2d 1076· 2d Cir.· 1989-05-31
  The court held that the casino's endorsement of the patron's checks complied with New Jersey regulations, making the gambling debt enforceable in New Jersey and, consequently, in New York.