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GAS AGGREGATION SERVS., INC. v. HOWARD AVISTA ENERGY, LLC

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In disputes over joint venture agreements and natural gas transfers, the district court erred in setting aside arbitration panel's awards for loss of...

REEVES v. HANLON

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
Substantial evidence supported findings of Interference With Prospective Economic Advantage and Interference With Contractual Relations, where two...

DLUHOS v. STRASBERG

Cyberspace Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Trademark
ICANN's Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy proceedings do not fall under the Federal Arbitration Act, and judicial review of those...

BRAYMAN CONSTR. CORP. v. HOME INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation
An arbitration provision in a retrospective premium agreement made a dispute arising from a workers' compensation claim arbitrable. A Pennsylvania...

AM. UNITED LOGISTICS, INC. v. CATELLUS DEV. CORP.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Negligence claims, brought after a leased warehouse allegedly caused food products to be contaminated, were barred by the economic loss doctrine, and...

BENSADOUN v. JOBE-RIAT

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Where a broker's allegations disputing the customer status of the defendants clearly sufficed to raise factual issues requiring resolution by the...

TING v. AT&T

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A legal remedies provision in defendant's service agreement is unenforceable as unconscionable under California's consumer protection laws,...

AM. BANKERS LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF FLORIDA v. EVANS

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The district court had no subject matter jurisdiction to compel arbitration of an Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business practices Act claim,...

SMITH v. STEINKAMP

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A waiver agreement signed when taking out earlier loans was inapplicable to later loan agreements, thus denial of motions to submit claims to...

CHESTER v. DOIG

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice, Remedies
It is not appropriate to setoff, against the noneconomic damages portion of an award against one tortfeasor in an arbitration of a medical malpractice...