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Operating Local 649 Annuity Trust Fund v. Smith Barney Fund Mgmt. LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a securities fraud action alleging that defendant negotiated a contract for transfer agent services that saddled plaintiffs with excessive,...

American Prairie Constr. Co. v. Hoich

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an action to enforce a settlement agreement reached in bankruptcy proceedings, the district court's order denying defendant's motion to dismiss and...

Forecast Homes, Inc. v. Steadfast Ins. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In plaintiff's declaratory relief action arising from insurer's refusal to tender defense in underlying lawsuits against plaintiff for home...

Ansys, Inc. v. Computational Dynamics N. Am., Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In plaintiff's suit against its former employee and his new employer (a competitor) claiming breach of noncompetition and confidentiality clauses in...

Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. v. Am. Mfrs. Mut. Ins. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a general contractor's suit against its insurers claiming that they had a duty to defend it in third-party litigation arising out of a construction...

Williamson Pounders Architects PC v. Tunica County Miss.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action by an architectural firm against a Mississippi county and its governing board under a contract that made Tennessee law controlling,...

Marathon A.G. Holding Ltd. v. CMS Enters. Co.

Contracts, Government Law, International Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law, Securities Law, Tax Law
In an action for breach of contract based on defendant's refusal to indemnify plaintiff for its payments to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in...

In re: TransTexas Gas Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
In two related cases involving a bankrupt corporate debtor, rulings rejecting (i) a claim by corporate debtor's former CEO that the severance payments...

Kuish v. Smith

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit against the defendants to recover $620,000 deposit after he unilaterally canceled escrow, arising from an agreement to purchase...

N. County Comms. Corp. v. Cal. Catalog & Tech.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
In an action by a competitive local exchange carrier alleging that defendants, as commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) providers, failed to properly...