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

Merkel Associates, Inc. v. Bellofram Corp.

Decided September 15, 1977. John Thomas Elfvin wrote the opinion for the court.

437 F. Supp. 612 · Cited 51 times

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Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc. · 15 N.Y.2d 443
International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310
Walkovszky v. Carlton · 18 N.Y.2d 414
Ferrante Equipment Co. v. Lasker-Goldman Corp. · 26 N.Y.2d 280
Fashion Two Twenty, Inc. v. Steinberg · 339 F. Supp. 836
Lamarr v. Klein · 35 A.D.2d 248
Path Instruments International Corp. v. Asahi Optical Co. · 312 F. Supp. 805
Chemical Bank v. World Hockey Association · 403 F. Supp. 1374
Unicon Management Corp. v. Koppers Company · 250 F. Supp. 850
Milburn v. Blackfrica Promotions, Inc. · 392 F. Supp. 434
Evans v. Eric · 370 F. Supp. 1123

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