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In re Bank One, N.A.

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A petition for writ of mandamus, which challenged denial of bank's motion to compel arbitration of claims involving allegedly forged checks filed by...

Malot v. Dorado Beach Cottages Assocs.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
Dismissal of a breach of contract claim for disregard of the court's discovery and management orders and for failure to prosecute is reversed where:...

BJC Health Sys. v. Columbia Cas. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Health Law, Insurance Law
In a contract dispute between plaintiffs, a network of hospitals and a captive insurance company, and defendant-reinsurer, rulings for defendant are...

Butt v. Bank of Am., N.A.

Banking Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Probate, Trusts & Estates, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit alleging that Bank of America breached its fiduciary duty to plaintiff as trustee of a trust created in 1948 to administer a New Mexico oil...

Bono v. David

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of motion to compel mediation and arbitration of plaintiff's defamation action pursuant to the arbitration provision of a memorandum of...

Sevenson Envtl. Servs., Inc. v. Shaw Envtl., Inc.

Contracts, Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement case, summary judgment ruling that suit against a hazardous waste remediation contractor was barred by government contractor...

Pfannenstiel v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
In a case arising from a dispute with Merrill Lynch which plaintiff arbitrated, dismissal of plaintiff's motion to vacate an arbitration panel's...

Bradley v. Earl B. Feiden, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In case involving a fire that broke out in plaintiff's kitchen that originated with plaintiff's new refrigerator, jury verdict for plaintiff on breach...

Matrix Group Ltd., Inc. v. Rawlings Sporting Goods Co.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies, Sports Law
In a breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, and tortious interference suit arising from Rawlings Sporting Goods Company's termination of an...

Pimentel & Sons Guitar Makers, Inc. v. Pimentel

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In deciding whether a district court order "granting" an injunction is appealable under 28 U.S.C. section 1292(a)(1), the court of appeals considers...