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Doe v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Probation & Parole

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Sentencing
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 suit brought by an anonymous plaintiff seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from aspects of Pennsylvania's...

Hohn v. Spurgeon

Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action alleging that defendant-doctor tortiously interfered with plaintiff's expected business relationship with another party, summary judgment...

Lowden v. T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a class action brought by two consumers of T-Mobile's cellular phone service raising contract and state consumer protection law claims, denial of...

Prostyakov v. Masco Corp.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Labor & Employment Law, Sanctions
Confirmation of an arbitral award in an employment dispute involving a US company doing business in Russia is affirmed over the company's claims that...

Plastics Eng'g Co. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit concerning the defense and indemnity obligations of an insurance company with respect to asbestos lawsuits against the insured, the circuit...

Taxi Connection v. Dakota, Minnesota & E. R.R. Corp.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
In an action brought against defendant alleging reprisal, business, and gender discrimination in violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA),...

Nascimento v. Preferred Mut. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit over an insurance company's obligation to defend plaintiff in an environmental liability suit brought against him, judgment for...

Oak Harbor Freight Lines, Inc. v. Sears Roebuck & Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In a motor carrier's suit against defendants-Sears and broker to recover nearly half a million dollars for transportation of Sears' freight, a...

Sara Lee Bakery Group, Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Petition for review of an NLRB order issued against Sara Lee Bakery and a wholly owned subsidiary is granted, and the order is enforced in part and...

Bogy v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action in which plaintiffs alleged that they were entitled to pursue damages arising from claims they released in settlement of a prior wrongful...