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Richlin Sec. Serv. Co. v. Chertoff, Sec'y of Homeland Sec.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), paralegal services are not recoverable as fees, but are only recoverable as expenses at the cost to the...

Airborne Freight Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a breach of contract case in which plaintiff sought indemnification from an insurer after it settled certain lawsuits for lost and damaged...

Garcia v. Federal Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
After dismissal of action against defendant, in case alleging that homeowner policy insuring employer extended coverage to plaintiff, Court of Appeals...

Via Net v. TIG Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In a suit brought by plaintiff against one of its vendors for breaching a promise to provide additional-insured coverage, a court of appeals decision,...

Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. v. Chapa

Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
A decision reinstating an award for plaintiff with modification in an action brought against a car dealer for breach of contract, fraud, and the Texas...

Meyer v. WMCO-GP, LLC

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute brought by the jilted buyer of a car dealer's business against a manufacturer and its assignee for interfering with the proposed contract...

Sucampo Pharm., Inc. v. Astellas Pharma, Inc.

Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, International Law
Dismissal of breach of contract claims due to forum selection clause in parties' licensing agreement is affirmed as the safety agreement under which...

Mooney v. Mooney

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Family Law
Dismissal of a suit to obtain rescission or cancellation of a separation agreement is affirmed where an independent action seeking rescission of such...

The First Marblehead Corp. v. House

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendant on breach of contract and promissory estoppel claims arising out of an agreement over the exercise of plaintiff's...

Broadley v. Mashpee Neck Marina, Inc.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendant in a personal injury suit arising out of a broken ankle suffered on a dock is reversed where an exculpatory...