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  • Stambovsky v. Ackley

    Why a seller-created haunted reputation revived a buyer’s rescission claim, while fraud damages remained unavailable.

    ContractsReal estateCaveat emptorEquitable rescission
  • Zunum Aero v. Boeing

    Why Zunum’s jury verdict survived posttrial review, and why Boeing’s patent counterclaims did not send the appeal to the Federal Circuit.

    Trade secretsJudgment as a matter of lawPatent counterclaimsSupplemental jurisdiction
  • People v. Jaffe

    Why recovered cloth defeated an attempted-receiving conviction, and how New York later shifted the inquiry to the circumstances the defendant believed existed.

    Criminal lawAttemptImpossibilityStolen property
  • Katko v. Briney

    Why a thief recovered damages after a shotgun trap injured him, and why the affirmed punitive award did not settle its legal availability.

    TortsDefense of propertyPunitive damagesError preservation