U.S. District Court / D. Massachusetts

Digital Equipment Corp. v. Altavista Technology, Inc.

Decided March 12, 1997. Nancy Gertner wrote the opinion for the court.

960 F. Supp. 456 · Cited 68 times

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Tatro v. Manor Care, Inc. · 416 Mass. 763
Calder v. Jones · 465 U.S. 783
International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310
Droukas v. Divers Training Academy, Inc. · 376 N.E.2d 548
Milliken v. Meyer · 311 U.S. 457
Calamari Fisheries, Inc. v. the Village Catch, Inc. · 698 F. Supp. 994
Copy Cop, Inc. v. Task Printing, Inc. · 908 F. Supp. 37
Good Hope Industries, Inc. v. Ryder Scott Co. · 389 N.E.2d 76
Starr v. Fordham · 420 Mass. 178
Bensusan Restaurant Corp. v. King · 937 F. Supp. 295
Editorial Musical Latino Americana, S.A. v. Mar International Records, Inc. · 829 F. Supp. 62
MTV Networks, a Division of Viacom International, Inc. v. Curry · 867 F. Supp. 202
Panavision International, L.P. v. Toeppen · 938 F. Supp. 616
Chatham Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Angier Chemical Co. · 196 N.E.2d 852
Landmark Bank v. MacHera · 736 F. Supp. 375
Thomas Jackson Publishing, Inc. v. Buckner · 625 F. Supp. 1044
Maritz, Inc. v. Cybergold, Inc. · 947 F. Supp. 1328
Inset Systems, Inc. v. Instruction Set, Inc. · 937 F. Supp. 161
Birthright v. Birthright, Inc. · 827 F. Supp. 1114
Edias Software International, L.L.C. v. Basis International Ltd. · 947 F. Supp. 413
Cleary v. Knapp Shoes, Inc. · 924 F. Supp. 309
A-Connoisseur Transportation Corp. v. Celebrity Coach, Inc. · 742 F. Supp. 39
United Medical Laboratories, Inc. v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. · 256 F. Supp. 570
Tonka Corp. v. TMS Entertainment, Inc. · 638 F. Supp. 386
Viacom International, Inc. v. Three Star Telecast, Inc. · 639 F. Supp. 1277

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Broadvoice, Inc. v. TP INNOVATIONS LLC · 733 F. Supp. 2d 219
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Comer v. Comer · 295 F. Supp. 2d 201
Figawi, Inc. v. Horan · 16 F. Supp. 2d 74
Kim v. Veglas · 607 F. Supp. 2d 286
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TV Azteca v. Ruiz · 490 S.W.3d 29
Franklin v. Dynamic Details, Inc. · 10 Cal. Rptr. 3d 429
Sigros v. Walt Disney World Co. · 129 F. Supp. 2d 56
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