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Dietz v. Meisenheimer & Herron

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In an attorney-plaintiff's case against a law firm for breach of contract to pay contingent fee for referring a client and related claims, trial...

Vons Co., Inc. v. Lyle Parks, Jr., Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts, Remedies
In a case involving a construction contract of a shopping center, trial court's judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded where:...

Hoosier Energy Rural Elec. Coop., Inc. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Remedies, Tax Law
In a dispute arising from a transaction between a co-op, insurer and a surety involving a leveraged lease of a power station over a 63-year period,...

Segal v. Fifth Third Bank, N.A.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Securities Law
District court's dismissal of plaintiff-trust accounts beneficiary's class action against bank and its holding company on state-law claims of breach...

Donaldson Co. v. Burroughs Diesel, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a product liability action based on defective truck engines, the district court's order compelling arbitration is reversed where defendant was a...

Twenhafel v. State Auto Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
In plaintiff's suit against his insurance company for breach of a policy, district court's judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed in most part...

Construction Indus. Employees' Assn. v. McKinney Drilling Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal from the district court's order granting petitioners' motion to stay arbitration in a dispute arising under a collective bargaining...

Bissessur v. Undiana Univ. Bd. of Trustees

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's action against the Indiana University School of Optometry arising from his expulsion from the school is affirmed as the court...

Am. Eagle Outfitters v. Lyle & Scott Ltd.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a contract case arising from parties' efforts to resolve a dispute over the use of similar trademarks in their respective clothing lines, a...

Williams v. Nat'l. Football League

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Sports Law
In an action for breach of a collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL players' union based on drug testing issues, the district...