Bermingham v. Sony Corp. of America, Inc.

Decided March 19, 1993. Alfred James Lechner Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

820 F. Supp. 834 · Cited 78 times

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• Frazier v. First Union National Bank · 747 F. Supp. 1540
• Miller v. Beneficial Management Corp. · 776 F. Supp. 936
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• Weyerhaeuser Corp. v. Koppers Co., Inc. · 771 F. Supp. 1406
• G-69 v. Degnan · 748 F. Supp. 274
• Miller v. Aluminum Co. of America · 679 F. Supp. 495
• Kriegel v. Home Insurance · 739 F. Supp. 1538
• Summers v. Ralston Purina Co. · 69 So. 2d 858
• Revis v. Slocomb Industries, Inc. · 765 F. Supp. 1212
• Carteret Savings Bank, F.A. v. Shushan · 721 F. Supp. 705
• Egloff v. New Jersey Air National Guard · 684 F. Supp. 1275
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