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Washington Metro. Area Transit Auth. v. Potomac Inv. Props., Inc.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a land development contract dispute over whether the agreement was fully performed, summary judgment for plaintiff is affirmed over claim that...

Long Island Savings Bank, FSB v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In a Winstar-related case, summary judgment for banks on the government's counterclaim and affirmative defenses and an award for the banks in the...

Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local Union No. 124 v. Smart Cabling Solutions, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for a union in a dispute involving the renewal of a collective bargaining agreement is affirmed where the district court did not err...

Prudential Ins. Co. of Am. v. Kamrath

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an interpleader action to resolve competing claims to the proceeds of an individual's life insurance policy, a decision holding that his wife was...

Berry v. American Express Publ'g, Inc.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Sustaining without leave to amend demurrers to complaint for injunctive relief based on the California Consumer Legal Remedies Act, regarding...

Laroche v. Nehama

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of motion to dissolve a lis pendens in a declaratory action involving a lease/option to purchase agreement is affirmed where there is a fair...

Greenway Ctr., Inc. v. Essex Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action to determine an insurer's obligation to defend and indemnify plaintiff in a wrongful death action, a ruling against...

McLiechey v. Bristol W. Ins. Co.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of a class action challenging an insurer's changes to an insurance policy after plaintiffs moved into a higher risk area, received a worse...

Servo Kinetics, Inc. v. Tokyo Precision Instruments Co. Ltd.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
In a contractual dispute between companies involved in the business of servo valves, summary judgment for defendants is reversed in part where: 1) a...

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Granholm

Contracts, Gaming Law, Government Law, Indian Law
In a dispute involving gaming on tribal lands and required payments by casinos to the government, grant of a Motion to Enforce Stipulation and Consent...