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RLI Ins. Co. v. All Star Transp., Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an interpleader action by an insurance company to determine its obligations to pay truckers hired by its bankrupt insured under a surety bond,...

US Ex Rel. Miller v. Bill Harbert Int'l. Const., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a False Claims Act (FCA) action claiming that five companies and one individual rigged the bidding on three contracts in Egypt funded by the U.S....

Winnett v. Caterpillar, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an interlocutory appeal brought by Caterpillar from the district court's decision preliminarily enjoining the company to provide a subclass of 275...

Thrifty Payless, Inc. v. Mariners Mile Gateway, LLC

Commercial Law, Construction, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a tenant's suit against the landlord over a lease for new commercial property, trial court's grant of defendant's motion for nonsuit and expert...

Med. Assurance Co., Inc. v. Hellman

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
District court's order issuing a stay of federal proceedings in an insurer's request for declaratory judgment, claiming that it no longer has a duty...

Rent-A-Center West, Inc. v. Jackson

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination action, the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the district court's dismissal of the action based on the parties' agreement...

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. v. Regal-Beloit Corp.

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an action based on the destruction of goods being shipped, the Ninth Circuit's reversal of the district court's dismissal of the action based on...

Harris v. Wachovia Mortgage, FSB

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and unfair business practices, trial court's order...

Guevara v. Repub. of Peru

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, International Law
In an action claiming that the Republic of Peru owed plaintiff $5 million in reward money for information that lead to the arrest of Peru's former spy...

Minkler v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over a homeowner's insurance coverage, arising from plaintiff's suit against a mother and her son for being sexually molested by the son...