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Kaneff v. Delaware Title Loans, Inc.

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
In plaintiff's putative class action lawsuit against defendant-lender including a request for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary...

Snyder v. Bronfman

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action to recover the value of plaintiff's services in helping to achieve a corporate acquisition, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where...

Borden v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action seeking insurance proceeds related to Hurricane Katrina, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where plaintiff's claims...

Sherwood v. Marquette Transp. Co., LLC

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's suit against his employer under the Jones Act and general maritime law for injuries he suffered while working as a deckhand,...

In re Golden Peanut Co., LLC.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful death suit against the decedent's employer to compel arbitration of the family members' claims, court of appeals' denial of...

Midland Western Building LLC v. First Serv. Air Conditioning Contractors, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In plaintiff's suit against the defendant for payment of air conditioning services, court of appeals' judgment reversing trial court's judgment on...

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Gill

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiffs'-service station dealers statewide-class action suit against Exxon claiming that the cost of individual rebates it had offered to the...

PPG Indus., Incorp. v. Int'l Chem. Workers Union Council of the United Food and Commercial Workers

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
District court's order vacating an arbitrator's award in favor of a union on the ground that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by adding a term to...

Hukic v. Aurora Loan Serv.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against defendants claiming breach of contract, tortious interference, and violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, arising...

Curia v. Nelson

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Securities Law
In parties' dispute over the terms of a stock purchase agreement entered into in 1989 and several modification of the agreement over the next decade...