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Wachovia Ins. Servs., Inc. v. Toomey

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Upon certified questions from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in a case arising from the termination of two employment contracts, the...

Great Am. Ins. Co. v. Norwin Sch. Dist.

Construction, Contracts, Education Law
In a contract suit arising from two public-school construction projects, jury verdict and award of damages for plaintiff-school district is vacated...

Vaught v. Scottsdale Healthcare Corp. Health Plan

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law
In an ERISA challenge to denial of benefits, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part and reversed in part where: 1) issue preclusion does...

Nixon v. Wilmington Trust Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action raising claims for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and respondeat superior liability against defendant-trustee, dismissal...

Sacks v. Haden

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Evidence
In a dispute over an attorney's fee in a federal appellate representation, reversal of summary judgment for plaintiff-attorney is reversed where a...

Amber Res. Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
In a suit claiming that the government breached agreements allowing plaintiffs-lessees to explore and develop offshore oil and gas resources in...

Wilkinson v. Zelen

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In the context of legal malpractice actions stemming from an attorney's representation in an underlying criminal trial, a legal malpractice plaintiff...

Tapps Brewing, Inc. v. City of Sumner

Administrative Law, Construction, Contracts, Government Law
In a case deciding whether a City's piping regulation and request that even larger piping be installed constituted an illegal taking of property,...

MB Fin. Group v. US Postal Serv.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a case involving a disputed post office box, dismissals of a tort and contract claim are reversed where the USPS was not immune from either claim...

Casitas Muni. Water Dist. v. US

Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Water Law
In a suit alleging breach of contract and a taking by the government in connection with the financing of a water-supply project, summary judgment in...