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United Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Spectrum Worldwide, Inc.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Media Law, Remedies, Trademark
In a suit by an insurance company for reimbursement of its settlement contribution in a trademark infringement action, summary judgment for plaintiff...

Bak v. MCL Fin. Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In dispute over plaintiff-employees' commissions, judgment confirming award issued by arbitration panel is affirmed over claim of error that...

In Re: American Express Merchants' Litigation

Administrative Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law
In a matter of first impression, decision holding that the enforceability of a class action waiver provision contained in the contract between parties...

Muskat v. US

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
In a case involving the appropriate tax treatment of a contractual payment initially reported as ordinary income but later recharacterized as a...

Meyer v. Sprint Spectrum L.P.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A plaintiff has no standing to sue under the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) without some allegation that he or she has been damaged by...

USA for the use of Lighting and Power Servs., Inc.v. Interface Constr. Corp.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a suit to recover for unpaid labor and materials furnished during the renovation of a federal building, denial of motion to compel arbitration is...

HK Sys., Inc. v. Eaton Corp.

Contracts
In an action for breach of contract, summary judgment for Defendant is affirmed. Under Wisconsin law, Defendant's contractual duty of indemnification...

Safeco Ins. Co. of America v. Parks

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a bad faith action against insurance company for declining to defend personal injury claim under a homeowner policy, judgment against...

Schatz v. Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The mandatory fee arbitration act (MFAA), Bus. and Prof. Code section 6200 et seq., does not limit the ability of attorneys and clients to enter into...

Gibson v. Office of the Attorney General

Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of an action alleging that defendant-employer's threat of termination if an attorney-employee continued representation of another employee...