Gordon v. Matthew Bender & Co., Inc.

Decided April 29, 1983. William Thomas Hart wrote the opinion for the court.

562 F. Supp. 1286 · Cited 73 times

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• La Throp v. Bell Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n · 370 N.E.2d 188
• Scaramuzzo v. Glenmore Distilleries, Co. · 501 F. Supp. 727
• Conley v. Gibson · 355 U.S. 41
• Provience v. Valley Clerks Trust Fund · 509 F. Supp. 388
• Kendall v. West · 196 Ill. 221
• Alessi v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc. · 451 U.S. 504
• Kelsay v. Motorola, Inc. · 384 N.E.2d 353
• Ray v. Georgetown Life Insurance Co. · 419 N.E.2d 721
• Palmateer v. International Harvester Co. · 421 N.E.2d 876
• Public Finance Corp. v. Davis · 360 N.E.2d 765
• Ledingham v. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care of Hospital Service Corp. · 330 N.E.2d 540
• Ledingham v. Blue Cross Plan for Hospital Care of Hospital Service Corp. · 356 N.E.2d 75
• Brooks v. Valley National Bank · 548 P.2d 1166
• Dasenbrock v. Interstate Restaurant Corp. · 287 N.E.2d 151
• Savodnik v. Korvettes, Inc. · 488 F. Supp. 822
• Hardin v. Eska Company · 127 N.W.2d 595
• Plaskitt v. Black Diamond Trailer Company · 164 S.E.2d 645
• Goodman v. Motor Products Corp. · 161 N.E.2d 31
• Dependahl v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. · 491 F. Supp. 1188
• Ohio Table Pad Co. of Indiana, Inc. v. Hogan · 424 N.E.2d 144
• Manuel v. International Harvester Co. · 502 F. Supp. 45
• Payne v. AHFI/Netherlands, B. V. · 522 F. Supp. 18

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