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Hicks v. Midwest Transit, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Transportation
In a cross-claim by a director of a company to recover on trailer leases entered into between the director and the company, dismissal of the claims is...

Dent v. Cox Communications Las Vegas, Inc.

Contracts, Government Law, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit claiming unpaid overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law, dismissal of the FLSA claims is affirmed in part where a...

Golf v. Henderson

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a complaint alleging that defendants breached their contract to obtain for plaintiff a disability insurance policy that would pay him benefits in...

Chicago Exhibitors Corp. v. Jeepers! of Illinois

Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising out of a personal guaranty executed by defendants in favor of plaintiff, order granting plaintiff's motion in limine to bar...

Texas A&M Univ. Sys. v. Koseoglu

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
A plaintiff who, on appeal, loses a plea to the jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity generally is entitled to a remand for an opportunity to cure...

Coffin v. Bowater, Inc.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit over the effective termination date of a company's obligations under ERISA to the employees of its subsidiary after the sale of the...

Karaha Bodas Co., LLC v. Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak Dan Gas Bumi Negara

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute over a foreign arbitration award arising out of an abandoned energy project, an injunction preventing respondent from pursuing foreign...

Hammonds v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an action brought against an insurer claiming it acted in bad faith by delaying payments due to plaintiff under a settlement agreement and filing a...

Solidus Networks, Inc. v. Excel Innovations, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
When a bankruptcy debtor applies for a 11 U.S.C. section 105(a) preliminary injunction to stay a proceeding in which the debtor is not a party, the...

Comedy Club, Inc. v. Improv W. Assocs.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Remedies, Trademark
In a dispute between the owner of the "Improv" and "Improvisation" trademarks, and the Comedy Club company, an order confirming an arbitration award...