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Conroy v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal.

Contracts, Education Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In case arising from decedent's decision to donate his body to the medical school at U.C. Irvine, judgment for defendant is affirmed over plaintiff...

Stein v. KPMG, LLP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Tax Law
Exercise of ancillary jurisdiction in a criminal tax fraud prosecution over a state law contractual claim for attorneys' fees, and denial of a motion...

State of Texas v. Soileau

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Government Law
In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case involving the potential discharge of a state's forfeiture judgments against licensed bail bondsman, who served as...

Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Scott

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an insurer's declaratory judgment action against defendant seeking a declaration that its property insurance policy afforded no coverage for fire...

In re: DSC, Ltd.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
In litigation arising from an amended petition for involuntary bankruptcy filed by plaintiffs, dismissal of the petition due to a lack of a sufficient...

N. Am. Catholic Educ. Programming Found., Inc. v. Gheewalla

Bankruptcy Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
The creditors of a Delaware corporation that is either insolvent or in the zone of insolvency have no right, as a matter of law, to assert direct...

Tractebel Energy Mktg., Inc. v. AEP Power Mktg., Inc.

Contracts
In cross-suits alleging breach of a long-term energy contract, award of damages to defendants for replacement products is vacated where plaintiff was...

Skit Int'l, Ltd. v. DAC Techs. of Arkansas, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law
In an action brought by plaintiff seeking to have a judgment that defendant had obtained against it in state court set aside for lack of service and...

Villanueva v. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc

Commercial Law, Contracts
Dismissal of plaintiff's appeal under section 2-619 on a claim that defendant breached its implied warranty of merchantability by failing to honor the...

Seaford Golf & Country Club v. E.I. duPont de Nemours & Co.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute concerning whether certain property that a country club purchased and leased from duPont remained subject to a deed restriction and a...