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Coles v. Glaser

Bankruptcy Law, Debt Collection, Contracts
In contracts action, arising after plaintiff's recovery on a settlement agreement with defendants was surrendered as a preferential payment after one...

Watson Bowman Acme Corp. v. RGW Construction, Inc.

Construction, Contracts
In a breach of a contract action, between a construction contractor defendant, the successful low bidder on a state highway project, and a project...

Pulte Homes Corp. v. Williams Mechanical, Inc.

Construction, Contracts
In an action against a subcontractor for defective performance of a plumbing subcontract, in which plaintiff obtained a default judgment and then...

City of Montebello v. Vasquez

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a suit by a city against three of its former councilmembers and a former city administrator, claiming they violated Government Code section 1090 by...

Findleton v. Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians

Construction, Indian Law, Contracts
In a dispute between a construction contractor plaintiff and an Indian Tribe defendant, the trial court's judgment, that it lacked jurisdiction over...

Sandquist v. Lebo Automotive, Inc.

Class Actions, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a case to determine whether a court or an arbitrator decides if an arbitration agreement permits or prohibits classwide arbitration, the Court of...

Verinata Health, Inc. v. Ariosa Diagnostics, Inc.

Intellectual Property, Patent, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Contracts
In a dispute involving the enforceability of an arbitration clause in a supply agreement between the parties, that was invoked by plaintiff in...

Barickman v. Mercury Casualty Co.

Injury & Tort Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an insurance law action, following a trial by reference arising from a car accident and resulting dispute over settlement, the trial court's entry...

Orchard Hill Master Fund Ltd. v. SBA Communications Corp.

Contracts
In a breach of contract suit in which plaintiffs held two convertible notes issued by defendant that contained a conversion option allowing the...

Flintco Pacific, Inc. v. TEC Management Consultants, Inc.

Construction, Contracts
In a suit brought by a general subcontractor against a subcontractor, on a theory of promissory estoppel seeking the difference between defendant's...