Tom Frye appeals the district court's conclusion that the YMCA's play KnightQuest does not infringe the copyright for his play Kastleland. We hold that the district court's finding that the two plays are not substantially similar is not clearly erroneous. Consequently, the YMCA did not infringe Frye...   MORE>>

Who knew that simple math could be so tricky? The parties to this dispute, the State of California and two California Indian tribes, signed Gaming Compacts intended “to initiate a new era of tribal-state cooperation” with respect to gaming in the state. Central to the Compacts is a formula to ca...   MORE>>

Ashley Gasper is an adult movie actor who performs under the stage name Jules Jordan, and is the president and sole shareholder of Jules Jordan Video (“JJV”), the creator of the videos in which Gasper appears. He and his company sued defendants 144942 Canada, Inc., d/b/a Kaytel Video Distributio...   MORE>>

Plaintiffs brought this proposed nationwide class action against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (“NCAA”) and Ticketmaster, alleging that both defendants operated illegal lotteries to sell and distribute tickets for certain Division I championship tournaments. The NCAA moved to dism...   MORE>>

This is an appeal from the dismissal of the third lawsuit that Plaintiff Daryl Murphy has brought against the same group of defendants arising out of the same set of events. It deals with whether the district court properly denied a motion for an extension of time to file an amended complaint. In or...   MORE>>

Defendant-Appellant Tammy Thomas, a former professional cyclist, challenges her convictions, after a jury trial, of three counts of perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1623(a) and one count of obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1503. We affirm.

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Thomas was prosecuted for statements she made at ...   MORE>>

Who owns Bratz?

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Barbie was the unrivaled queen of the fashion-doll market throughout the latter half of the 20th Century. But 2001 saw the introduction of Bratz, “The Girls With a Passion for Fashion!” Unlike the relatively demure Barbie, the urban, multiethnic and trendy Bratz dolls hav...   MORE>>

Plaintiffs are three nightclubs where women give erotic dance performances wearing only g-strings and pasties. The clubs brought First Amendment, vagueness, and overbreadth challenges to Virginia’s alcohol licensing program, which allows the clubs to serve beer and wine but not mixed beverages. Un...   MORE>>

The Plaintiff in this antitrust matter, a tire supplier, appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granting the respective motions for summary judgment filed by the Defendants, a tire supplier competitor and a motorsports sanctioning body. Pl...   MORE>>

Men’s professional tennis is a worldwide enterprise and every year, professional tennis players compete in various tournaments around the world. The principal men’s professional tennis events are the four Grand Slams, the Davis Cup, and the ATP Tour, a worldwide professional tennis circuit organ...   MORE>>