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Browse all casesWhy a cargo of detached shark fins escaped forfeiture, and how a gap between possession and landing rules became a due-process problem.
Civil forfeitureFair noticeFisheriesStatutory interpretation
Why a seller-created haunted reputation revived a buyer’s rescission claim, while fraud damages remained unavailable.
ContractsReal estateCaveat emptorEquitable rescission
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
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
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