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Af-Cap Inc. v. Chevron Overseas (Congo) Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, International Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a case involving a garnishment action against the Republic of Congo's property in execution of a judgment for a defaulted loan made to it by...

Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. v. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Petition for judicial review of the SEC's denial of a petition for review of the National Association of Securities Dealers' decision to delist...

First Union Nat'l Bank v. Pictet Overseas Trust Corp., Ltd.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant-counterclaimant in a dispute arising from a merger is reversed where the district court erred upon remand in finding...

De Jesus v. LTT Card Servs., Inc.

Civil Rights, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a Title VII and ADA suit is vacated where defendants offered no evidence that they, as...

Reliance Ins. Co. v. Polyvision Corp.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
Dismissal on ground that plaintiff's claims against defendant were time-barred raises undecided question of New York law which is certified to the New...

Holdeman v. Devine

Bankruptcy Law, Class Actions, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit brought by participants in an ERISA-governed medical benefit plan who were left with significant medical bills when their...

In re: Pomona Valley Med. Group, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
An order rejecting physician's contract with bankruptcy debtor-independent practice association and an order dismissing his complaint in an adversary...

Steelman v. Hirsch

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
In case involving dispute between former domestic partners over wages and ownership of dog-grooming business, "Hair of the Dog", summary judgment for...

August Entm't v. Philadelphia Indem. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law, Insurance Law
In bad faith action raising issues about whether a D&O liability policy covers a breach of contract claim where an officer entered into a contract...

US v. Lake

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Public Utilities, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Defendants' convictions, arising from an alleged "far-reaching scheme to milk Kansas' largest public utility for all they could through a pattern of...