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Weber v. GE Group Life Assurance Co.

Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an action against the administrator and fiduciary of certain employee group insurance plans seeking payment of death benefits, summary judgment...

Franzen v. Ellis Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
In a suit alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), breach of contract, and retaliation by defendant-employer, judgment that...

US v. Wakanine

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Remedies, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
In a case challenging sentencing on a RICO conspiracy conviction, the sentence and restitution ordered are vacated and remanded where: 1) the district...

Pichler v. Union of Needletrades, Indus. and Textile Employees, AFL-CIO

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a class-action suit alleging violation by defendant-labor union of plaintiffs' privacy rights under the Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA),...

Thabault v. Chait

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
In a malpractice case accusing an accounting firm of failing to warn an insurer that it was near insolvency, leading to the insurer's ultimate...

First Marblehead Corp. v. House

Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In claims by former employee that he relied on plaintiff-employer's negligent misrepresentations that his incentive stock options would be viable for...

Nycomed US Inc. v. Abbot Labs.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Remedies
In a dispute arising from defendant's supplying of a defective batch of an ingredient used by plaintiff to manufacture an ointment, partial summary...

WMS Gaming Inc. v. WPC Gaming Prods. Ltd.

Gaming Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
In a trademark-infringement suit, award of actual damages is reversed and remanded where: 1) plaintiff had clearly requested in its pleadings both...

Great W. Drywall, Inc. v. Roel Constr., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Remedies
In a claim arising from a construction subcontract in which plaintiff challenged the sufficiency of evidence to support certain items of damage that...

Hoffman v. Construction Protective Servs.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In an employment class action suit, exclusion of evidence regarding damages is affirmed where: 1) numerous plaintiffs made state law claims separate...