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Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Cmty. v. State of California

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Gaming Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
In an Indian tribe's action challenging the California Gambling Control Commission's interpretation of a gaming compact and the Commission's...

Youngs v. Am. Nutrition, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
In a dispute between minority and majority shareholders of a closely held corporation involving allegations that the majority usurped the company's...

Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
Business and Professions Code section 16600 prohibits employee noncompetition agreements unless the agreement falls within a statutory exception....

Suess v. US

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Government Law, M&A
In a shareholder derivative suit claiming that the government breached a contract with a savings and loan association guaranteeing certain accounting...

Pac. Gas & Elec. Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a contract dispute arising from the government's failure to accept and dispose of radioactive waste from nuclear utilities, assessments of damages...

Yankee Atomic Elec. Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a contract dispute arising from the government's failure to accept and dispose of radioactive waste from nuclear utilities, assessments of damages...

Peck v. Cingular Wireless, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Tax Law
In a class action lawsuit brought by a former employee against Cingular claiming, inter alia, it violated state law by passing a business and...

Lockerby v. Sierra

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In the bankruptcy context, an intentional breach of contract cannot give rise to nondischargeability under 11 U.S.C. section 523(a)(6) unless it is...

Great Plains Real Estate Dev., L.L.C. v. Union Cent. Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Banking Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a contract dispute between a borrower and lender, summary judgment for lender is affirmed where: 1) the district court properly found that a...

Arthur L. Christoffersen Irrevocable Trust v. Yellow Book USA

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In a trust's action against Yellow Book claiming a breach of contract and a violation of the Iowa Wage Payment Collection Act, summary judgment for...