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Collins v. D.R. Horton

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment contract dispute arising from an employer's refusal to honor plaintiff-former employees' severance packages, denial of former...

Lozano v. AT&T Wireless Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action brought against AT&T Wireless based on its disclosures relating to its billing practices for cellular services, an order denying...

Marcario v. County of Orange

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving labor grievance, judgment on the pleadings for defendant employer is reversed where: 1) the arbitration of her labor grievance could...

Auto. Mechs. Local 701 Welfare & Pension Funds v. Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA dispute over the rate of contribution by an employer to union welfare and pension funds, sua sponte dismissal of the action is reversed...

Crown Cork & Seal Co, Inc. v. Int'l Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
An appeal from dismissal of an employer's declaratory judgment claims brought under the ERISA and the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA) and from...

Glazer's Distributors of Illinois v. NWS-Illinois

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a breach of contract dispute, denial of plaintiff's request to compel arbitration is affirmed where the record supports the circuit court's...

Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co. v. King

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a complaint seeking trial on defendant's claim under the uninsured motorist coverage of a policy that plaintiff issued, granting of defendant's...

Karaha Bodas Co., LLC v. Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute over a foreign arbitration award arising out of an abandoned energy project, an injunction preventing respondent from pursuing foreign...

Solidus Networks, Inc. v. Excel Innovations, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
When a bankruptcy debtor applies for a 11 U.S.C. section 105(a) preliminary injunction to stay a proceeding in which the debtor is not a party, the...

Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv W. Assocs.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
In a dispute between the owner of the "Improv" and "Improvisation" trademarks, and the Comedy Club company, an order confirming an arbitration award...