Remedies Case Briefs
Remedies examines the relief available to parties when rights are violated, bridging torts, contracts, property, and constitutional law. The course covers compensatory and punitive damages, injunctions, specific performance, restitution, and declaratory relief.
The cases below include landmark decisions on the calculation of damages, the availability of equitable relief, unjust enrichment, and the standards for issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions. You will find cases addressing the irreparable harm requirement, the balance of hardships, and the distinction between legal and equitable remedies.
Each brief follows standard law-school format to help you master remedies concepts for class, outlines, and final exams.
Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures
Bowen v. Massachusetts
Campbell Soup Co. v. Wentz
City of Los Angeles v. Lyons
City of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes
Copperweld Corp. v. Independence Tube Corp.
eBay v. Bidder's Edge
Ebrahimi v. Westbourne Galleries
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker
Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. United States Plywood Corp.
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.
Great-West Life v. Knudson
Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo v. Alliance Bond Fund
Grupo Mexicano v. Alliance Bond Fund
Hatahley v. United States
Hecht Co. v. Bowles
Kansas v. Nebraska
Liu v. SEC
Madsen v. Women's Health Center
Mistletoe Express Service v. Locke
Montanile v. Board of Trustees
Nken v. Holder
Olwell v. Nye & Nissen Co.
Philip Morris USA v. Williams
Precision Instrument Manufacturing v. Automotive Maintenance Machinery
Ross v. Bernhard
Security Stove & Manufacturing Co. v. American Railway Express
Sheldon v. Metro-Goldwyn Pictures
Sigma Chemical Co. v. Harris
Snepp v. United States
State Farm Mutual v. Campbell
Story Parchment Co. v. Paterson Parchment Paper Co.
Sullivan v. O'Connor
Texaco Inc. v. Pennzoil Co.
Tull v. United States
United States v. Hatahley
United States v. W.T. Grant Co.
Vitex Manufacturing Corp. v. Caribtex Corp.
Walgreen Co. v. Sara Creek Property Co.
Willing v. Mazzocone
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council
Winter v. NRDC