Quaker Oats Co. v. Sands, Taylor & Wood Co.

finding that Quaker Oats Co.’s use of “Thirst Aid” for its product Gatorade infringed on the registered “Thirst-Aid” trademark owned and formerly used by small Vermont beverage company | explaining that Finkelstein's overriding royalty was "washed out" by the termination of TransAmerican's lease | explaining that Finkelstein’s overriding royalty was “washed out” by the termination of TransAmerican’s lease | upholding Rule 11 sanctions against plaintiffs who brought Fair Housing Act claim that trial judge found to be unusually vexatious | order which directed release and retrial within 90 days was “final” for the purposes of appeal | district court "erred by failing to consider [the sanctioned attorney's] financial hardship argument in calculating an appropriate sanction."