Hodson v. AH Robins Co., Inc.

Decided November 25, 1981. Robert Reynold Merhige Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

528 F. Supp. 809 · Cited 50 times

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• Ghazoul v. International Management Services, Inc. · 398 F. Supp. 307
• Maney v. Ratcliff · 399 F. Supp. 760
• Sutton v. Bland · 166 Va. 132
• Grodinsky v. Fairchild Industries, Inc. · 507 F. Supp. 1245
• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Alexander · 463 F. Supp. 687
• Honda Associates, Inc. v. Nozawa Trading, Inc. · 374 F. Supp. 886
• Quinn v. Bowmar Publishing Co. · 445 F. Supp. 780
• Kipperman v. McCone · 422 F. Supp. 860
• California Clippers, Inc. v. United States Soccer Football Ass'n · 314 F. Supp. 1057
• Fiorenza v. United States Steel International, Ltd. · 311 F. Supp. 117
• Glendale Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Fox · 481 F. Supp. 616
• Levin v. Mississippi River Corporation · 289 F. Supp. 353
• Redmond v. Atlantic Coast Football League · 359 F. Supp. 666
• Mohr v. Allen · 407 F. Supp. 483
• Lapides v. Doner · 248 F. Supp. 883
• Alabama Great Southern Railroad v. Allied Chemical Co. · 312 F. Supp. 3
• Odita v. Elder Dempster Lines, Ltd. · 286 F. Supp. 547
• Grice v. A/S J. LUDWIG MOWINCKELS · 477 F. Supp. 365
• Poe v. MARQUETTE CEMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY · 376 F. Supp. 1054
• British-American Insurance Company Ltd. v. Lee · 403 F. Supp. 31
• Manatee Cablevision Corp. v. Pierson · 433 F. Supp. 571
• D'ANGELO v. Petroleos Mexicanos · 398 F. Supp. 72

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