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Warner Bros. Int'l Television Distrib. v. Golden Channels & Co.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Remedies
In a breach of contract case, involving the breach of an agreement between a cable television broadcaster and a company licensing programming, a...

Zimmer v. Cooperneff Advisors, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of a motion to compel arbitration on grounds that the arbitration clause in an employment agreement was unconscionable and employer had waived...

Chainey v. Street

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a case arising from a city's decision to halt repairs on houses rebuilt in the aftermath of the 1985 MOVE bombing, partial judgment against...

United Steelworkers of Am. v. Rohm and Haas Co.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a case involving whether an employee's challenge to a denial of disability benefits under an employer's ERISA plan is subject to a grievance...

BASF AG v. Great Am. Assurance Co.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Insurance Law
In a suit seeking to recover damages from defendants-insurers for their failure to defend and indemnify plaintiff during a suit over the marketing of...

In Re: Katrina Canal Litig. Breaches

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
In a class action brought by the Attorney General of Louisiana alleging that defendants-insurance companies failed to pay covered insurance claims...

Advocare Int'l LP v. Horizon Labs., Inc.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a suit brought by a company that formulated and sold products for improving nutrition and weight loss, arising from underlying suits claiming...

Best Interiors, Inc. v. Millie & Severson, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An order denying a petition to compel arbitration is affirmed over claims that: 1) the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) governed the underlying...

Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. v. Information Sys. & Networks Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against an ERISA plan sponsor by a third-party company, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed where ERISA does not preempt a state law...

Medical City Dallas Ltd. v. Carlisle Corp.

Construction, Contracts, Government Law
An action for breach of express warranty is a claim based on written or oral contract under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code section 38.001(8).