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Chira v. Saal

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
In an appeal from the Bankruptcy Court's order approving the sale of a hotel owned by the Debtor's estate, which denied Debtor's wife any proceeds of...

Elkman v. National States Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a breach of contract action involving health insurance benefits, trial court's grant of defendant-insurer's motion to quash service of summons and...

CACI Int'l., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action for insurance proceeds claiming that the policy at issue obligated Defendant-Insurer to defend Plaintiff-Insured against claims of...

M.D. Mark, Inc. v. Kerr-McGee Corp.

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Trade Secrets
In an action for breach of seismic data license agreements, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where 1) the District Court did not err in holding...

M.D. Mark, Inc. v. Kerr-McGee Corp.

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Trade Secrets
In an action for breach of seismic data license agreements, judgment for Plaintiff is affirmed, where: 1) the District Court did not err in holding...

Carrier Corp. v. Buckley

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
In a bankruptcy adversary proceeding by a Trustee to recover pre-petition payments by Debtor to an unsecured creditor, the Bankruptcy Court's judgment...

SMS Demag Aktiengesellschaft v. Material Sciences Corp.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a breach of contract action involving the assignment of patents, district court grant of summary judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part...

Mazda Motors of Am., Inc. v. M/V Cougar Ace

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an admiralty action for water damage to goods in transit, dismissal of the complaint for improper venue is affirmed, where a forum selection clause...

Barnes v. Yahoo!, Inc.

Communications Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a Communications Decency Act action against Defendant internet service provider for failing to remove pictures of Plaintiff from its site, the...

321 Henderson Receivables Origination LLC v. Sioteco

Commercial Law, Contracts
In an action involving the transfer of structured settlement payments, trial court judgment is reversed where: 1) trial court erred in denying...