Viacom International, Inc. v. Melvin Simon Productions, Inc.

Decided October 2, 1991. Robert Workman Sweet wrote the opinion for the court.

774 F. Supp. 858 · Cited 69 times

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• International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310
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• George Reiner & Co. v. Schwartz · 41 N.Y.2d 648
• Fehl v. S. W. C. Corp. · 433 F. Supp. 939
• Vassallo v. Niedermeyer · 495 F. Supp. 757
• Don King Productions, Inc. v. Douglas · 735 F. Supp. 522
• Great American Insurance v. Houston General Insurance · 735 F. Supp. 581
• Colson Services Corp. v. Bank of Baltimore · 712 F. Supp. 28
• Schneider v. Sears · 265 F. Supp. 257
• Arrow Electronics, Inc. v. Ducommun Inc. · 724 F. Supp. 264
• Saminsky v. Occidental Petroleum Corp. · 373 F. Supp. 257
• Richardson Greenshields Securities, Inc. v. Metz · 566 F. Supp. 131
• Essex Crane Rental Corp. v. Vic Kirsch Construction Co. · 486 F. Supp. 529
• Berisford Capital Corp. v. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund · 677 F. Supp. 220
• Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Ever-Dry Corporation · 290 F. Supp. 735
• Computer Horizons Corp. v. Knauer · 483 F. Supp. 1272
• American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Milgo Electronic Corp. · 428 F. Supp. 50
• Glass v. Harris · 687 F. Supp. 906
• Martin E. Segal Co. v. Barton · 612 F. Supp. 935
• Mead Corp. v. Stuart Hall Co., Inc. · 679 F. Supp. 1446

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