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Simmons v. Ghaderi

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a breach of contract action arising from a medical malpractice suit, wherein plaintiffs sought to enforce an oral settlement agreement allegedly...

Crawford v. Weather Shield Mfg. Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a case involving the contractual duty to defend in a noninsurance context, judgment and rulings against defendant-subcontractor is affirmed where,...

Sprint Communications Co., L.P. v. APCC Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts
An assignee of a legal claim for money owed has standing to pursue that claim in federal court, even when the assignee has promised to remit the...

Roberts v. Assurance Co. of Am.

Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a coverage dispute involving a construction insurance policy wherein plaintiffs asserted contract and tort claims against their homeowner insurance...

Lange v. Schilling

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A standard California residential purchase agreement bars an attorney's fees award for a party who commences litigation without first attempting to...

Westrec Marina Mgmt., Inc. v. Arrowood Indem. Co.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a coverage dispute arising from plaintiff-insured's failure to timely report claims as required under its insurance policies, judgment denying...

Guerrero v. Rodan Termite Control, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action arising out of a plaintiff's claims against multiple defendants for defects in a newly purchased home, an award of all costs to plaintiff...

Aramark Facility Servs. v. Serv. Employees Int'l Union

Administrative Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving a union's grievance on behalf of certain workers fired based on SSN mismatches that raised concerns about suspected immigration...

Estate of Bennett

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence
A probate court order is reversed where it committed reversible error by denying a request for an evidentiary hearing on petitioners' motion to set...

Evanston Ins. Co. v. ATOFINA Petrochemicals, Inc.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a coverage dispute, reversal of summary judgment in favor of petitioner and remand of the case to the trial court to determine statutory penalties...