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Walker v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law
In an unfair competition action challenging Defendant-Insurers' volume discount agreements with certain auto body shops, the dismissal of the...

Vaden v. Discover Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The District Court's order compelling arbitration is reversed, where a federal court may "look through" a 9 U.S.C. section 4 petition to determine...

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. v. Bacon

Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action seeking to vacate an arbitration award, the District Court's order vacating the award is reversed where "manifest disregard for the law"...

FMS, Inc. v. Volvo Constr. Equip. North Am., Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts
In a dispute over defendant's termination of a franchise agreement, judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed and remanded where plaintiff was an...

Canada Life Assur. v. LaPeter

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from the District Court's appointment of a receiver to manage a mall owned by Defendants, the order is affirmed where: 1) federal law...

Budrow v. Dave & Buster's of California, Inc.

Class Actions, Commercial Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action suit, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) bartenders employed by defendant may...

Luberski, Inc. v. Oleificio F.LLI Amato S.R.L.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
In a breach of contract action, trial court's grant of defendant's motion to quash service of summons for lack of personal jurisdiction is reversed...

Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. Kansas City S. Ry. Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action under the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act (ICA) against defendants-railroads to recover damages to plaintiff's boiler,...

Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Transportation
In a breach of contract action, the District Court's dismissal is reversed and remanded. The Carmack Amendment governed Defendants' liability for the...

Regal-Beloit Corp. v. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Transportation
In a breach of contract action, the District Court's dismissal is reversed and remanded. The Carmack Amendment governed Defendants' liability for the...