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Zipperer v. Raytheon Co., Inc.

Contracts, ERISA, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit asserting state law claims of negligence, equitable estoppel and negligent misrepresentation against plaintiff's former employer after the...

SL Montevideo Tech., Inc. v. Eaton Aerospace, LLC

Commercial Law, Contracts, Trade Secrets
In an action arising when defendant obtained a redesigned motor from a supplier other than plaintiff after plaintiff had supplied defendant with...

Becker v. Davis

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
In suit alleging various financial advisors provided plaintiff and a charitable remainder trust with unsound financial advice, partial grant, and...

Dunn & Black, P.S. v. US

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Tax Law
A law firm may not bring an action against the U.S. to recover attorney's fees from monies that its client was awarded as a result of a settlement...

Solai & Cameron v. Plainfield Cmty. Consol. School Dist. No. 202

Construction, Contracts
In the matter of a construction contract dispute, co-defendant, counterplaintiff, and third-party plaintiff-appellant-PHS's appeal from an order of...

Brittalia Ventures v. Stuke Nursery Co., Inc.

Agriculture, Attorney's Fees, Contracts
A prevailing party cannot obtain attorney's fees under Civil Code section 1717 if the contract it championed did not contain an attorney's fee...

Nat'l Energy & Gas Transmission, Inc. v. Liberty Elec. Power, LLC

Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Public Utilities, Remedies
In a suit involving the payment of a termination fee for an electricity tolling agreement on behalf of a bankrupt party to the agreement, judgment for...

Elkhatib v. Dunkin Donuts, Inc.

Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Contracts
In a suit alleging racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. sections 1981 and 1982 after plaintiff, a Muslim-American, was denied a relocation...

Fisher v. NOS Communications

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an appeal arising from Multidistrict Litigation brought against defendants-telecommunications companies offering interstate service by customers...

Ridge at Red Hawk, L.L.C. v. Schneider

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In an action seeking the vacation or modification of an arbitration award on the ground that the arbitrators erred in determining the proper venue for...