Legal Opinion
Hughes Network Systems, Incorporated v. Interdigital Communications Corporation, Formerly Known as International Mobile MacHines Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1994No. 93-1751PublishedCited by 204 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
The question in this case is whether the claimed loss of a contractual security interest can constitute the kind of irreparable harm necessary to support issuance of a preliminary injunction. Although the close relationship of such a claim to money damages makes obtaining a preliminary injunction difficult, we believe the analysis required by our decision in Blackwelder Furniture Co. v. Seilig Manufacturing Co., Inc., 550 F.2d 189 (4th Cir.1977), still applies. Because we are insufficiently apprised of the basis for the district court’s ruling on the…
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- Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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