U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

Akerman v. Oryx Communications, Inc.

Decided September 18, 1984. Abraham David Sofaer wrote the opinion for the court.

609 F. Supp. 363 · Cited 56 times

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Herman & MacLean v. Huddleston · 459 U.S. 375
TSC Industries, Inc. v. Northway, Inc. · 426 U.S. 438
Escott v. BarChris Construction Corporation · 283 F. Supp. 643
Addington v. Texas · 441 U.S. 418
Weiner v. Bank of King of Prussia · 358 F. Supp. 684
Siegel v. Chicken Delight, Inc. · 271 F. Supp. 722
Feit v. Leasco Data Processing Equipment Corporation · 332 F. Supp. 544
McFarland v. Memorex Corp. · 493 F. Supp. 631
Lorber v. Beebe · 407 F. Supp. 279
Beecher v. Able · 435 F. Supp. 397
In Re Investors Funding Corp., Etc. · 523 F. Supp. 533
Lloyd v. Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories, Inc. · 454 F. Supp. 807
Spielman v. General Host Corporation · 402 F. Supp. 190
Bertoglio v. Texas International Co. · 488 F. Supp. 630
Straus v. Holiday Inns, Inc. · 460 F. Supp. 729
Mudd v. Busse · 437 F. Supp. 505
Greenapple v. Detroit Edison Co. · 468 F. Supp. 702
Elfenbein v. American Financial Corp. · 487 F. Supp. 619
Peoria Union Stock Yards Co. v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance · 518 F. Supp. 1302

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