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Cory v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action for breach of implied contract and defamation based on false statements allegedly made by plaintiff's former employer on an NASD Form U5...

Scharff v. Raytheon Co. Short-Term Disability Plan

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an ERISA action seeking benefits under plaintiffs' employer's disability plan, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed where, even if the doctrine...

Jackson v. Rent-A-Center West, Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an appeal from the district court's order dismissing plaintiff's 42 U.S.C. section 1981 race discrimination claim and compelling arbitration, the...

Gotham Holdings, LP v. Health Grades, Inc

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a case concerning an arbitration agreement, judgment directing Hewitt Associates to produce the documents and issuing a stay pending Health Grades'...

Carolina Cas. Ins. Co. v. Yeates

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action by an insurer seeking a declaration that it had no liability to plaintiffs under a general liability policy, judgment for defendants is...

N. Am. Capacity Ins. Co. v. Claremont Liab. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an equitable contribution action between two insurers, trial court's judgment is affirmed where: 1) substantial evidence supports the trial court's...

Int'l Prof. Specialists, Inc. v. Schwing Am., Inc.

Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract dispute, district court's ruling in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the the court did not commit clear error in finding...

Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Websolv Computing, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In an insurance-coverage dispute involving the interpretation of an "advertising injury" clause in a commercial general liability policy, district...

Burlage v. Superior Court

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a petition for a writ of mandamus to overturn a trial court's order vacating an arbitration award, the petition is denied where the arbitrator...

Nova Chem., Inc. v. Sekisui Plastics Co. LTD.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a licensing agreement dispute involving restriction of Styrofoam-type sales to certain Asian countries, district court's grant of summary judgment...