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Adkins v. Mireles

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Labor & Employment Law
In an appeal arising out of a union-negotiated collective bargaining agreement governing employees of Lucky Stores' warehouse, partial summary...

U.S. ex rel Wilson v. Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a qui tam action brought under the False Claims Act, denial of a motion for leave to file an amended complaint and a decision to stay employment...

Huntleigh USA Corp. v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Transportation
In a company's action against the government alleging, inter alia, that the Aviation and Transportation Security Act's (ATSA) transfer of...

Medtronic, Inc. v. White

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Patent
In a contract dispute over ownership of a patent, a judgment resulting from a jury verdict in favor of defendant-doctor is reversed and remanded where...

In re: Resource Tech. Corp.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Oil and Gas Law, Sanctions
In a bankruptcy proceeding in which plaintiffs sought to be assigned a contract bankruptcy debtor had with a third party, bankruptcy court's denial of...

Topps Co., Inc. v. Cadbury Stani S.A.I.C.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Intellectual Property, International Law, Trade Secrets
In an action alleging breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets involving a chewing gum licensing agreement, summary judgment for...

UMass Mem'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. United Food and Commercial Workers Union

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employer-union dispute wherein the district court upheld an arbitral award in favor of the union but denied the union's request for attorney...

Greenwood v. New Hampshire Pub. Util. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a case wherein the district court enjoined a state public utilities commission from enforcing an order purportedly issued under the Public Utility...

Avenue v. Franco

Civil Procedure, Contracts
A trial court cannot restart the clock for filing a notice of appeal by vacating and "re-entering" a judgment on the ground that the appellant never...

Union County, Iowa v. Piper Jaffray & Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a diversity action wherein the district court certified an interlocutory appeal concerning a discovery order, the appeal is dismissed for lack of...