Orth-O-Vision, Inc. v. Home Box Office

Decided June 27, 1979. Lee Parsons Gagliardi wrote the opinion for the court.

474 F. Supp. 672 · Cited 58 times

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• Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66
• Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc. · 365 U.S. 127
• Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Stiffel Co. · 376 U.S. 225
• Sabo v. Delman · 3 N.Y.2d 155
• Kmla Broadcasting Corp. v. Twentieth Century Cigarette Vendors Corp. · 264 F. Supp. 35
• Barash v. Pennsylvania Terminal Real Estate Corp. · 26 N.Y.2d 77
• Intercontinental Planning, Ltd. v. Daystrom Inc. · 24 N.Y.2d 372
• Fogelson v. Rackfay Construction Co. · 300 N.Y. 334
• Brandwein v. Provident Mutual Life Insurance · 3 N.Y.2d 491
• Neonex International Ltd. v. Norris Grain Company · 338 F. Supp. 845
• Mercoid Corp. v. Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co. · 320 U.S. 680
• Greenbie v. Noble · 151 F. Supp. 45
• Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Nationwide Independent Directory Service, Inc. · 371 F. Supp. 900
• Samet & Wells, Inc. v. Shalom Toy Co., Inc. · 429 F. Supp. 895
• Home Box Office, Inc. v. Pay TV of Greater New York, Inc. · 467 F. Supp. 525
• FISHER-PRICE TOYS, DIV. OF QUAK. O. CO. v. My-Toy Co., Inc. · 385 F. Supp. 218
• Breffort v. I Had a Ball Company · 271 F. Supp. 623
• United Artists Associated, Inc. v. NWL CORPORATION · 198 F. Supp. 953
• H. C. Wainwright & Co. v. Wall Street Transcript Corp. · 418 F. Supp. 620
• Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Donnelly · 35 F. Supp. 425
• Compumarketing Services Corp. v. Business Envelope Manufacturers, Inc. · 342 F. Supp. 776

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