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King v. First Capital Fin. Servs. Corp.

Consumer Protection Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
In consolidated appeals arising from complaints by mortgage borrowers that they were charged document-preparation fees by lenders and that those...

Jewelers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Firstar Bank Illinois

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit concerning theft from safety deposit boxes rented to jewelry dealers, summary judgement for defendant is reversed where the exculpatory...

UNITED PARCEL SERV. v. FLORES-GALARZA

Constitutional Law
In an action seeking clarity on the scope of an injunction, the district court's finding that a Puerto Rico provision, requiring air carriers to pay...

MIDWAY AIRLINES v. MONARCH AIR SERV.

Bankruptcy Law
Defendant's claim for post-petition service expenses expended after plaintiff's bankruptcy is denied where the bankruptcy court properly found that...

STEVENS AND THOMPSON PAPER CO., INC. v. NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP.

Public Utilities
The Appellate Division is affirmed where the power purchase agreement between the parties is not subject to the grandfathering provisions of Public...

LE-AX WATER DIST. v. CITY OF ATHENS

Government Law, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a case alleging that a proposed water supply arrangement violated 7 U.S.C. section 1926(b), the district court's denial of summary judgment to the...

GOLDEN SPREAD ELEC. COOP., INC. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Public Utilities
The FERC did not adequately explain its reasons for rejecting petitioner's protest to a tariff, where petitioner contended that a power company's...

SPRINT CORP. v. FED. COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Public Utilities
The FCC failed to provide adequate notice and opportunity to comment prior to promulgating a rule governing the means by which payphone service...