Legal Opinion
GAF CORPORATION v. Amchem Products, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 9, 1975No. Civ. A. 72-1994PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Luongo, District Judge.
Plaintiff, GAF Corporation (GAF), a Delaware corporation, filed suit against Amchem Products, Inc. (Amchem), a Pennsylvania corporation, seeking to obtain rights to certain foreign patents controlled by Amchem covering a plant growth regulating acid. Jurisdiction is based upon diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Amchem has moved for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56(b), F.R.C.P., contending that the equitable doctrines of estoppel and laches bar GAF’s claim for relief.
Affirmative defenses such as estoppel, 1 and laches, 2 may be resolved in a motion…
2Cases cited55 opinions
- Menendez v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Lutherland, Inc. v. DahlenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
- Northwest'n Nat. Bk. v. Com'nw'lth.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Northwestern National Bank v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
- Wilson v. King of Prussia Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Anaconda Co. v. Metric Tool & Die Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- William F. Martin v. William Hamil and Donald Butler, D/B/A Pistakee Sand & Gravel Co., a Co-PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- Kann v. Keystone Resources, Inc.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- United Jersey Bank v. CS Associates (In Re CS Associates)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Gaf Corporation v. Amchem Products, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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