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J&R Mktg. v. Gen. Motors Corp.

Commercial Law, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In an action brought under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 by purchasers of bonds registered by defendant-GMAC, dismissal of...

J. Walter Thompson U.S.A., Inc. v. Bank of Am. Corp.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law
In action against third-party plaintiff bank for negligence and violations of the UCC, and third-party action against collecting and presenting banks...

Fairbrook Leasing, Inc. v. Mesaba Aviation, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a suit brought against a regional airline seeking expectancy damages for its breach of a "Term Sheet" agreement to sublease twenty used aircraft...

Executive Air Taxi Corp. v. City of Bismarck

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Sanctions
In an action brought by a provider of commercial aeronautical services raising equal protection and substantive due process claims related to its...

Warner Lambert Co. v. LEP Profit Int'l, Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Transportation
A judgment limiting defendants' liability pursuant to Article 22(2) of the Warsaw Convention for pharmaceutical cargo destroyed when a FedEx plane...

World Rentals & Sales, LLC v. Volvo Constr. Equip. Rents, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute over construction equipment franchise agreements, denial of motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where: 1) the arbitration clauses in...

Wartsila Finland OY v. Duke Capital LLC

Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
In a suit involving payments under a contract to construct a power plant in Guatemala, a judgment confirming an arbitration award and denying...

Ridge Chrysler Jeep, LLC v. DaimlerChrysler Fin. Servs. Ams. LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Sanctions, Transportation
In a suit by car dealers against a car manufacturer accusing the manufacturer of ending their franchises without adequate cause by requiring that they...

Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transp. Ass'n

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Transportation
A federal statute that prohibits states from enacting any law "related to" a motor carrier "price, route, or service" preempts two provisions of a...

Evanston Ins. Co. v. ATOFINA Petrochemicals Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a case involving the scope of insurance coverage provided to a third-party additional insured under an excess insurance policy, a court of appeals...