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Aroa Marketing, Inc. v. Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action alleging defendant's breach of its duty to defend or indemnify, judgment of the trial court is affirmed where it correctly interpreted an...

Hill v. San Jose Family Housing Partners, LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action for injunctive relief and damages arising from defendant's plans to construct a multi-unit residential development on an adjacent...

Fait v. Regions Financing Trust

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In an action alleging violations of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal by the district court is affirmed where...

Stearns v. Ticketmaster, Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Entertainment Law
In a consolidated dispute arising from three putative class-action complaints under California's Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and Consumers Legal...

Seabright Ins. v. US Airways

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Transportation
In a dispute involving the scope of an independent contractor's liability under Privette v. Superior Court, judgment of the appeals court vacating...

Pacific Caisson and Shoring, Inc. v. Bernard Bros. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Remedies
In an action for breach of contract seeking payment for work performed under a subcontract, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where because...

McCoy v. Chase Manhattan Bank, USA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a class-action complaint alleging defendant's violation of the notice requirements of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. sections...

Thomson v. Canyon

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for negligence and breach of fiduciary duty arising from an allegedly foiled arrangement to salvage plaintiff's home from foreclosure,...

Villa Los Alamos Homeowners Assn. v. State Farm Gen. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a first party property insurance coverage dispute, judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendant is affirmed where: 1) MacKinnon's...

Gray Holdco, Inc v. Cassady

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute involving the enforceability of an arbitration provision contained in an employment contract, judgment of the district court denying...