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Braintree Laboratories, Inc. v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies, Securities Law
In plaintiffs' suit against defendant broker, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., claiming that defendant misrepresented the purchased auction-rate...

Holland v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a Winstar case, the Court of Federal Claims' holding that the government is liable for breach of contract is reversed where: 1) the plaintiffs'...

Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an injured employee's claim for workers' compensation benefits for sustaining injuries while working as a film production supervisor, Workers'...

Eurofins Pharma US Holdings v. BioAlliance Pharma SA

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent, International Law
In a suit involving the acquisition of intellectual property that includes in vitro phenotyping technology that assists in the development and...

Am. Legacy Found., RP v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a nonprofit organization's suit against its insurer for expenses incurred in defending against a tobacco company in an underlying suit related to...

Board of Trustees v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from the district court's denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration, the order is reversed where plaintiff's officer had implied...

Federal Treasury Enterprise Sojuzplodoimport v. Spirits Int'l. N.V.

International Trade, Intellectual Property, Trademark, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an action for trademark infringement by an entity created by the Russian government and purportedly granted rights by the government to manage the...

Telesaurus VPC, LLC v. Power

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a dispute between providers of mobile radio services wherein plaintiff alleged violations of the Federal Communications Act (FCA), the dismissal of...

Lazarin v. Superior Court

Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law, Contracts, Government Law
In three union-represented construction workers' suit against their former employer, on behalf of themselves and a putative class of former and...

Richards v. Louisiana Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action against defendant-attorney seeking a contingency fee received by defendant in an underlying Hurricane Katrina property damage case on the...