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In re: Managed Care Litig.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts
In plaintiff's appeal from a district court's order enjoining plaintiff from pursuing a breach of contract claim against defendant that resulted in a...

Manning v. Am. Repub. Ins. Co.

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action challenging the denial of plaintiff's short-term disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the...

Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Mortensen

Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In an action arising out of the retention of policyholder information by former insurance agents for plaintiff, summary judgment dismissing both...

Bradley v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action against an insurer seeking proceeds for property damage due to Hurricane Katrina, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part...

Pulep v. Chase Bank U.S.A., NA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In plaintiffs' suit challenging retroactive interest-rate increased on the account balances of their Chase Bank credit cards, judgment of the district...

Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, LLC v. ECHO Easement Corridor, LLC

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's suit for a declaratory judgment, among other claims, that it possessed sufficient rights over an easement corridor to allow it to use...

Terry v. Tyson Farms, Inc.

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Attorney's Fees, Contracts
In a poultry farmer's suit against Tyson Farms under the Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 (AFPA) alleging unlawful interference and...

ERI Consulting Eng'r, Inc. v. Swinnea

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit against his former business partner claiming various causes of action including common law fraud and breach of fiduciary duty,...

ERI Consulting Eng'r, Inc. v. Swinnea

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit against his former business partner claiming various causes of action including common law fraud and breach of fiduciary duty,...

Profit Pet v. Arthur Dogswell, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
In a contract dispute between a pet supply manufacturer and its Midwestern sales representative, summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff-sales...