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Sonat Exploration Co. v. Cudd Pressure Control, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an indemnity suit arising from an oil-well explosion, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where: 1) the parties' contract did not specify...

Wagner & Brown, Ltd. v. Sheppard

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit over both proceeds and costs surrounding the formation and subsequent termination of a gas lease, summary judgment for lessor is reversed...

White House Manor, Ltd. v. Benjamin

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
In an unjust-enrichment action arising out of plaintiff's sale of land to defendant, and a third party's subsequent entry into a conditional contract...

McDonald v. Sun Oil Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit arising out of the sale of a property containing a disused mercury mine, alleging negligence, contribution, breach of contract and fraud as...

Dealer Computer Svcs., Inc. v. Dub Herring Ford

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Following an arbitration decision granting award to defendant-dealerships and finding arbitration provisions found in various contracts between...

Native Am. Distrib. v. Seneca-Cayuga Tobacco Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Indian Law
In an breach of contract action between a distributor and an enterprise of a tribe, dismissal of plaintiffs' claims is affirmed where: 1) the tribal...

The Ohio Casualty Ins. Co. v. Holcim (US), Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Judgement Enforcement
In a claim for contractual indemnification related to settlement of a tort claim, the court certified the following questions: 1) whether, under...

Seals v. General Motors Corp.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an intentional tort claim action against defendant-employer General Motors for injuries suffered at defendant's metal stamping plant, grant of...

H&R Block, Inc. v. Am. Int'l Specialty Lines Ins. Co.

Banking Law, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
Class actions filed against nationwide tax preparer H&R Block asserting a variety of statutory and common law claims arising out of H&R's...

Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Health Law
In an interpleader action brought by tobacco companies against a number of attorneys, including defendants, to determine the proper recipients of four...