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Report: Ravens exploring whether Earl Thomas violated contract




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Louisville receives notice of allegations, Pitino faces Level II violation




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North Carolina governor expects Coca-Cola 600 to run on Memorial Day weekend




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Marriage of Ankola

(California Court of Appeal) - Reversed the issuance of a mutual restraining order against a husband. He was the one who had petitioned for the domestic violence restraining order, and his wife had not filed a separate request for one.




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Saada v. Golan

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded. The District Court erred in granting a petition to have a child returned to his habitual home of Italy under the Hague Convention. Although it was affirmed that Italy was the child's habitual residence if repatriating him would expose the child to a grave risk of harm the district court isn't necessarily bound to return him.




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Royal Crown Co. v. Coca Cola Co.

(United States Federal Circuit) - Vacated and remanded a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board dismissing plaintiffs opposition to the registration of defendants trademarks including the term ZERO. The Federal Court of Appeals determined that the Board erred in legal framing of the question and failed to determine whether the marks were at least highly descriptive.




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Watch: 10 incredible trick shots from self-isolating golfers




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Polara Engineering Inc. v. Campbell Co.

(United States Federal Circuit) - Affirmed in part and vacated in part a patent infringement final judgment. Polara, a manufacturer of accessible pedestrian signal systems, filed suit against its competitor Campbell and prevailed after a trial on certain infringement claims. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Campbell's JMOL motion but vacated the enhanced damages award and remanded for further proceedings.




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Gilberti v. Coppola

(United States First Circuit) - District court's decision admonishing interested party-attorney for unprofessional conduct in his representation of a junior mortgagor related to the sale of the foreclosed property, is affirmed, where: 1) attorney's claim that opposing attorney converted funds was never supported by any evidence; 2) attorney's allegation that opposing attorney violated the criminal usury statute was frivolous; and 3) attorney turned what seemed to be innocent misunderstandings into claims of perjury in his allegations of false statements.



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Saada v. Golan

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded. The District Court erred in granting a petition to have a child returned to his habitual home of Italy under the Hague Convention. Although it was affirmed that Italy was the child's habitual residence if repatriating him would expose the child to a grave risk of harm the district court isn't necessarily bound to return him.




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Tindall v. First Solar Inc.

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirming the district court's dismissal of a shareholder derivative action for failure to show demand futility in a suit where shareholders of a company who brought suit for breach of fiduciary duties for failing to disclose manufacturing and design defects in the company's solar panels without making a demand to the board.




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SolarCity Corp. v. Salt River Agricultural Improvement and Power Dist.

(United States Ninth Circuit) - In an antitrust lawsuit alleging a power district had attempted to entrench its monopoly by setting prices that disfavored solar-power providers, defendant's appeal of the district court order denying its motion to dismiss the suit based on the state-action immunity doctrine, is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the collateral order doctrine does not allow an immediate appeal of an order denying a dismissal motion based on state-action immunity.




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Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peterman

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. Plaintiff filed suit against the Commissioners of the California Public Utilities commission alleging that the California Renewable Market Adjust Tariff (Re-MAT) program violated the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, but declined to grant Plaintiff a contract with PG&E at a specified price. The Ninth Circuit held that the Re-MAT program violated the PURPA and therefore is preempted by PURPA, but the Ninth Circuit would not grant the contract because PG&E was not a party to the suit.




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Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. v. US International Trade Commission

(United States Federal Circuit) - Affirming the US Court of International Trade's decision sustaining the International Trade Commission's finding that Chinese imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules were being dumped on the US market, damaging domestic industry, because these determinations were supported by substantial evidence on the record.




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Silfab Solar v. US

(United States Federal Circuit) - Appeal from US Court of International Trade (ITC). Plaintiffs sought preliminary injunction to bar enforcement of Presidentially imposed tariff. ITC denied preliminary injunction and appeals court affirmed. The President has authority under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose tariffs and where a statute authorizes a Presidential determination, courts have no authority to look behind that determination to see if it is support by the record.




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Polara Engineering Inc. v. Campbell Co.

(United States Federal Circuit) - Affirmed in part and vacated in part a patent infringement final judgment. Polara, a manufacturer of accessible pedestrian signal systems, filed suit against its competitor Campbell and prevailed after a trial on certain infringement claims. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Campbell's JMOL motion but vacated the enhanced damages award and remanded for further proceedings.




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Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peterman

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. Plaintiff filed suit against the Commissioners of the California Public Utilities commission alleging that the California Renewable Market Adjust Tariff (Re-MAT) program violated the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, but declined to grant Plaintiff a contract with PG&E at a specified price. The Ninth Circuit held that the Re-MAT program violated the PURPA and therefore is preempted by PURPA, but the Ninth Circuit would not grant the contract because PG&E was not a party to the suit.




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Yamashita v. Scholastic, Inc.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Finding the plaintiff failed to name a single instance of infringement or breach of the terms of his licensing agreement with the stock photo company from which Scholastica obtained his photos, the panel affirms the district court’s dismissal.




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Colaco v. Cavotec SA

(California Court of Appeal) - Held that two merging companies both breached an asset purchase agreement. The buyer and seller each argued that the other party had breached their agreement. On appeal, the Fourth Appellate District held that the seller's breach of certain post-closing obligations did not excuse the buyer from its obligation to pay the full purchase price, because these covenants were independent. The appeals court therefore reversed denial of the seller's JNOV motion.




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Geffner v. The Coca-Cola Company

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Plaintiff brought class action suit against Defendant, Coca-Cola Company alleging misleading naming and marketing of “Diet Coke”. District court dismissed all claims under Federal Rule 12(b)(6). Appeals court that the adjective “diet” referred to caloric content and carries a relative meaning and not an absolute meaning.




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People v Molano

(Supreme Court of California) - Affirmed. Automatic death penalty appeal. Defendant convicted of first degree murder with the special circumstances for rape. Jury returned a verdict of death and the court imposed that sentence.




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Winding Creek Solar LLC v. Peterman

(United States Ninth Circuit) - Affirmed. Plaintiff filed suit against the Commissioners of the California Public Utilities commission alleging that the California Renewable Market Adjust Tariff (Re-MAT) program violated the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Plaintiff, but declined to grant Plaintiff a contract with PG&E at a specified price. The Ninth Circuit held that the Re-MAT program violated the PURPA and therefore is preempted by PURPA, but the Ninth Circuit would not grant the contract because PG&E was not a party to the suit.




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Minister On 6 Megawatt Solar Farm Progress

[Ministerial statement by Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban] Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to report to this Honourable House on the progress of the...




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Geffner v. The Coca-Cola Company

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Plaintiff brought class action suit against Defendant, Coca-Cola Company alleging misleading naming and marketing of “Diet Coke”. District court dismissed all claims under Federal Rule 12(b)(6). Appeals court that the adjective “diet” referred to caloric content and carries a relative meaning and not an absolute meaning.




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Kafer: The summer of isolation is the time to replace your grass with water-friendly plants

You can reduce water use not by forgoing the recommended eight daily glasses of water, showering less often, or draining the fishbowl but by cutting back on grass, the turf kind, that is.





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Cap Hill hippie haven Sancho’s Broken Arrow cited for violating stay-at-home order

Capitol Hill bar Sancho's Broken Arrow has received a notice from the city requiring it to be vacated immediately and remain empty until the city's stay-at-home order is lifted.




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PMC Launches Sound For The Future – A New Scholarship For Audio Graduates

This $5,000 Prize Has Been Established In Conjunction With The Audio Engineering Society Education Foundation.




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Kafer: The summer of isolation is the time to replace your grass with water-friendly plants

You can reduce water use not by forgoing the recommended eight daily glasses of water, showering less often, or draining the fishbowl but by cutting back on grass, the turf kind, that is.




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Saada v. Golan

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed in part, vacated in part, remanded. The District Court erred in granting a petition to have a child returned to his habitual home of Italy under the Hague Convention. Although it was affirmed that Italy was the child's habitual residence if repatriating him would expose the child to a grave risk of harm the district court isn't necessarily bound to return him.




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Yamashita v. Scholastic, Inc.

(United States Second Circuit) - Affirmed. Finding the plaintiff failed to name a single instance of infringement or breach of the terms of his licensing agreement with the stock photo company from which Scholastica obtained his photos, the panel affirms the district court’s dismissal.




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Silfab Solar v. US

(United States Federal Circuit) - Appeal from US Court of International Trade (ITC). Plaintiffs sought preliminary injunction to bar enforcement of Presidentially imposed tariff. ITC denied preliminary injunction and appeals court affirmed. The President has authority under Section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose tariffs and where a statute authorizes a Presidential determination, courts have no authority to look behind that determination to see if it is support by the record.




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Nicolas Cage to star as Joe Exotic in limited TV series

The Joe Exotic phenomenon keeps growing, with Nicolas Cage to star in a TV miniseries about the colorful wild animal owner made famous by the “Tiger King” docuseries.




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Volatile days ahead for Colorado’s Front Range housing markets

Anyone wanting to buy or sell a home in metro Denver this year needs to buckle up and prepare for a wild ride in the months ahead.






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Best of Yolanda Adams



Yolanda Adams' best moments!




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Get to Know: Vanessa Bell Calloway and Shanola Hampton



Vanessa Bell Calloway and Shanola Hampton take the hot seat!




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Watch Viola Davis’ Homemakeover For Cancer Survivor



She brought some joy into a friend’s life.




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Ella Mai Wins Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award



Ella Mai wins the coveted Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award.




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Weekend Movie Marathon: Viola Davis Flaunts Her Magic



The actress stars in The Help this weekend.



  • BET Star Cinema

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Photos: Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson Get Epic Makeovers



This is the boldest we’ve seen the actresses yet.



  • Viola Davis
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Here's What Solange Knowles Really Thinks About 'Formation'



Plus, she shares her style obsessions with Vogue.






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NYPD Caught Punching Man For Violating Social Distance Order



The enforcement was meant to protect from coronavirus spread





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Ella Mai Wins Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award



Ella Mai wins the coveted Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award.