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State of California v. Farmers Group, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In case involving defendants-insurers' handling of total vehicle loss claims, judgment on the pleadings for defendants is affirmed as Insurance Code...

Frederico v. Home Depot

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a class action brought against The Home Depot alleging fraud and breach of contract, involving vehicle rentals and late rental return fees,...

California Gas Transp., Inc. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Oil and Gas Law
Employer's petition for review of a decision and order of the NLRB concluding it violated various provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, and...

United Food & Commercial Workers Union v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit by a union against a supermarket, alleging breach of a collective bargaining agreement, judgment on the pleadings for defendant is affirmed...

Tuepker v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an interlocutory appeal arising from Hurricane Katrina's destruction of plaintiffs' home and defendant-State Farm's refusal to compensate...

Steele v. Life Ins. Co. of N. Am.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit for denial of life insurance benefits, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed where the insured's death occurred during the...

Appriva S'holder Litig. Co., LLC v. ev3, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, M&A, Securities Law
In a consolidated appeal of shareholder litigation arising out of the acquisition of Appriva Medical, Inc. by Microvena Corporation, judgments...

Scenic Holding, LLC v. New Bd. of Trs. of the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Evidence, Tax-exempt Organizations
In a suit brought against defendant-church trustee board seeking to collect on a note executed by the board and to foreclose a mortgage on property...

Fidelity Nat'l Title Ins. Co. v. Westhaven Properties P'ship

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a contract dispute primarily concerning whether a written notice requirement was a material provision of a contract, summary judgement in favor of...

Emigrant Mortgage Co. v. Chicago Fin. Servs.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit concerning commissions paid by plaintiff to defendant pursuant to contract alleging defendant's breach of the modified agreement, judgment...