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Swayne v. Torrance Care Ctr. West, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Denial of defendants-skilled nursing facility's and operator's petition to compel arbitration of the claims made by plaintiffs is affirmed where the...

Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. v. Chao

Contracts, Government Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In challenges by a government contractor to the withholding of contract payment for violation of the Davis-Bacon Act, dismissal of claims of estoppel,...

Citibank Texas, N.A. v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.

Banking Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit brought by Citibank against Progressive insurance as the issuer of a fidelity bond, claiming it should cover a loss Citibank sustained in a...

Canon Latin Am., Inc. v. Lantech (CR), S.A.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law
In dispute arising from agreement to distribute plaintiff's products in Costa Rica, grant of permanent injunction barring defendant from proceeding...

Bjork v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In suit to recover under homeowner's insurance policies issued to plaintiff's mother, against whom plaintiff obtained a $4.5 million judgment for...

J&J Celcom v. AT&T Wireless Servs., Inc.

Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit brought by former owners of minority interests in nine general partnerships involving cellular telephone businesses, alleging that...

Rose v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action brought by the joint owner of an undivided interest in certain property, across which defendant-gas pipeline owner holds a pipeline...

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. WB Music Corp.

Contracts, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement case alleging that defendant-Universal interpolated the lyrics to the recording "Pumpin' It Up" in the recording "Change...

Popovich v. Sony Music Entm't, Inc.

Contracts, Entertainment Law
A judgment pursuant to a jury verdict awarding plaintiff five million dollars on his claim that Sony Music Entertainment breached its duty to affix...

JPI Westcoast Constr., L.P. v. RJS & Assocs., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In insurance coverage dispute arising from underlying litigation where subcontractor's worker was accidentally killed at a project, summary judgment...