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Bodum USA, Inc. v. La Cafetiere, Inc.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trade Dress, International Law
In a suit for common law trade dress of a French-press coffee maker known as the Chambord, district court's judgment in favor of the defendant is...

Hinerfeld-Ward, Inc. v. Lipian

Construction, Contracts
In a general contractor's suit against homeowners for breach of oral contract, quantum meruit, wrongful withholding of progress payments, and related...

Smith v. Selma Cmty. Hosp.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's successful suit against a hospital to have his hospital privileges reinstated, trial court's denial of his motion for attorney fees is...

US ex rel. SNAPP v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
District court's denial of plaintiff's motion to file a second amended complaint concluding that the proposed amended complaint, which included a list...

Force Framing, Inc. v. Chinatrust Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In plaintiff's suit against defendant-lender for a bonded stop notice, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment because...

Estate of Ziegler

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Probate, Trusts & Estates
In claimant's petition to transfer property of the estate of a deceased neighbor, seeking an order that the Administrator transfer the house to him,...

Hayes Lemmerz Int'l, Inc. v. ACE Am. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an employer's suit against its insurer for refusing to tender defense in an underlying suit under its workers' compensation and employer liability...

Sinoying Logistics Pte Ltd. v. Yi Da Xin Trading Corp.

Admiralty, Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action seeking to attach defendant's property in New York as pre-judgment security for a pending arbitration in Hong Kong, dismissal of the...

Critzer v. Enos

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiffs' suit against a homeowners association (HOA), and a property owner and its successor in interest, involving a dispute concerning a...

HCM Healthcare, Inc. v. California Ins. Guarantee Ass'n

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Elder Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a residential nursing facility's suit against California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) for breach of contract and for violating the...