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Cuneiform tablet case for record of a lawsuit ca. 20th–19th century B.C. Lists of lawsuits cover various types of lawsuits . They are organized by topics and fields, and by individual companies or people.
One example can be a customer suing a company to repeal an action deemed an infringement on the rights of the customer as a citizen and thus a subject to federal or state law. The largest direct-action lawsuit in history ($333 million) was the subject matter of the motion picture Erin Brockovich .
Argued April 26, 1983 Decided June 24, 1983; Full case name: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of the United States, Inc., et al. v. State Farm Automobile Insurance Company et al; Consumer Alert, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al.; United States Department of Transportation, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company et al.
Lawsuit Subject of lawsuit Court of decision Year of decision AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion: contracts that exclude class action arbitration: Supreme Court of the United States: 2011 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Dabit: SLUSA preempting state law class action claims: Supreme Court of the United States: 2006 West v. Randall
Massachusetts v. Purdue is a lawsuit filed on August 14, 2018, suing the Stamford, Connecticut-based company Purdue Pharma LP, which created and manufactures OxyContin, "one of the most widely used and prescribed opioid drugs on the market", and Purdue's owners, the Sacklers [1] accusing them of "widespread fraud and deception in the marketing of opioids, and contributing to the opioid crisis ...
Argument: Oral argument: Case history; Prior: 697 F.3d 387 (6th Cir. 2012); cert. granted, 569 U.S. 1017 (2013).: Holding; Judgment AFFIRMED. Static Control's alleged injuries—lost sales and damage to its business reputation—fall within the zone of interests protected by the Lanham Act, and Static Control sufficiently alleged that its injuries were proximately caused by Lexmark's ...
Donoghue v. Stevenson: A formative House of Lords case. Caparo v. Dickman: 3 Tests for duty of care is whether the damage was reasonably foreseeable, whether there was a relationship of proximity between claimant and defendant; and whether it is just and reasonable to impose a duty. House of Lords case.
Case name Citation Date decided Toll v. Moreno: 458 U.S. 1: 1982: N. Pipeline Constr. Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. 458 U.S. 50: 1982: Union Labor Life Ins. Co. v. Pireno