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Jewelers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Firstar Bank Illinois

Banking Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a suit concerning theft from safety deposit boxes rented to jewelry dealers, summary judgement for defendant is reversed where the exculpatory...

Jensen v. Quik Int'l

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit for recission of an arbitration clause in a franchise agreement, judgement for plaintiff is reversed where the requirement under the...

Bowen Invs., v. Carneiro Donuts, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a suit for breach of a franchise agreement and trademark infringement involving a donut shop, denial of plaintiff's Rule 60 motion to correct the...

EIU Group v. Gulf Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Sanctions
In a suit involving a claim of breach of fiduciary duties and a counterclaim alleging breach of a promissory note relating to an insurance...

Oglala Sioux Tribe v. C & W Enters., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Indian Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by an Indian tribe asking that defendant be enjoined from pursuing arbitration on a road contract and a...

Alma Communications Co. v. Missouri Pub. Serv. Comm'n

Communications Law, Contracts
Calls from a land line to a cell phone placed and received within the same major trading area are local calls, subject to reciprocal compensation...

Quigley v. Bennett

Contracts, Evidence, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
Evidence of the value of a royalty interest in minerals cannot be considered in determining compensation for geologic services when the services were...

Reliance Nat'l Indem. Co. v. Advance'd Temps., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A temporary employment agency, which placed workers at a construction project under a contract with a subcontractor, "furnishe[d] labor" within the...

Am. Home Assurance Co. v. Pope

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action brought by an insurer regarding its duty to defend or indemnify a psychologist in an underlying suit brought by...

Bellik v. Bank of America

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection
Dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's third-party complaint in a claim for declaratory relief is affirmed where: 1) the defendant was not a party to...