A key ruling came in 1994, when the court decided the case of In Re Alappat.

The key ruling within the majority opinion is seen here:

The case Schroeder v. Macaulay is a key ruling on the enforceability of music publishing agreements.

The industry won several key legal rulings and got favorable jury verdicts in two cases.

But it may take years of testing to see whether the key rulings in this bankruptcy case stand up.

Handly's Lessee v. Anthony is considered a key ruling in the law of borders.

Yet state appellate judges continue to dawdle over a key ruling.

She made several key rulings in the case regarding the scope of discovery, sanctions, and the scope of permissible claims allowed to be tried.

The key ruling in the trade was over Dudley's rights as a free agent.

Texaco lost a key ruling last week, when a Texas appellate court backed $8.53 billion in damages against it.