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

McNeilab, Inc. v. American Home Products Corp.

Decided November 21, 1980. Morris Edward Lasker wrote the opinion for the court.

501 F. Supp. 517 · Cited 58 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Assn. · 166 U.S. 290
Southern Pacific Terminal Co. v. Interstate Commerce Commission · 219 U.S. 498
Weinberger v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 412 U.S. 645
Ciba Corp. v. Weinberger · 412 U.S. 640
USV Pharmaceutical Corp. v. Weinberger · 412 U.S. 655
American Brands, Inc. v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. · 413 F. Supp. 1352
American Home Products Corp. v. Johnson & Johnson · 436 F. Supp. 785
Geisel v. Poynter Products Inc. · 283 F. Supp. 261
Syntex Laboratories, Inc. v. Norwich Pharmacal Co. · 315 F. Supp. 45
Polo Fashions, Inc. v. Extra Special Products, Inc. · 451 F. Supp. 555
CBS Inc. v. Springboard International Records · 429 F. Supp. 563
Cutler v. Kennedy · 475 F. Supp. 838
Combe Inc. v. Scholl, Inc. · 453 F. Supp. 961

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