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Lone Star Fund V (US) v. Barclays Bank PLC

Contracts, Securities Law
In an action claiming that defendant-bank engaged in a fraud relating to mortgage-backed securities that defendant sold to plaintiff, the dismissal of...

Full Throttle Films, Inc. v. Nat'l Mobile Television, Inc.

Asset Forfeiture, Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Judgement Enforcement
In ex parte proceedings, arising after plaintiff obtained a writ of attachment and levied on certain deposit accounts of defendant, a grant of...

Carr v. Tillery

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law
In an attorney-plaintiff's RICO suit against his former law partners involving a dispute over the division of legal fees in cases handled by the law...

Baker v. Nat'l Interstate Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance coverage dispute arising from a wrongful death lawsuit involving a school bus accident where the driver was ejected from the bus when...

In Re: Jones

Asset Forfeiture, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In defendants' Chapter 7 proceedings, district court's judgment that plaintiff-creditor had the right to repossess their vehicle is affirmed where: 1)...

Trust for the Cert. Holders of the Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. v. Love Funding Corp.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Judgement Enforcement, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for breach of a mortgage loan purchase agreement, judgment for defendant based on the district court's finding that the action was...

Equatorial Marine Fuel Mgmt. Servs. Pte. Ltd. v. MISC Berhad

Admiralty, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In an appeal from the district court's order vacating a maritime attachment of defendant's property, the order is affirmed where the district court...

American Home Assur. Co. v. Pope

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that it was not liable under a professional liability insurance policy for the acts of a psychologist...

APL Co. Pte. Ltd. v. Blue Water Shipping U.S. Inc.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies, Transportation
In an action for breach of contract based on expenses related to cargo shipped as agreed but left uncollected by its owner at the dock, judgment for...

Brawner v. Allstate Indem. Co.

Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action against an insurer for denying plaintiffs' claim on a homeowners insurance policy, judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1)...