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Stoppa v. Sussco, Inc.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Grant of motion to require compliance with a final judgment and denial of emergency motion for relief from final judgment are both affirmed in a suit...

Murphy v. Courtesy Ford, LLC

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Order compelling arbitration and denial of motion for rehearing in a suit for damages under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act...

Coleman v. Pension Benefit Guar. Corp.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
In class action ERISA suit, summary judgment for appellee, the successor to employer's terminated pension plan, is affirmed over primary claim that...

American Federation of Gov't Employees v. Fed. Labor Relations Auth.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of unfair labor practice complaint filed under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, in case alleging federal employer...

IL Sch. Dist. Agency v. Pac. Ins. Co, Ltd.

Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Insurance Law
Grant of partial summary judgment in favor of defendant-insurer denying costs for certain claims in a suit by an intergovernmental agency concerning...

Lummis v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer on a claim of bad faith refusal to honor a fire insurance policy is affirmed where no reasonable jury could...

In re: Hawkins

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Education Law
A judgment of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) discharging a debtor from a debt resulting from a judgment against her for breach of contract with...

Nagrampa v. MailCoups, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
When the crux of a complaint is not the invalidity or enforceability of a contract as a whole, but rather an arbitration provision within the contract...

Direct Gen. Ins. Co. v. Vreeman

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute over personal injury protection (PIP) insurance coverage arising from a car accident, summary judgment for Enterprise rental car company...

Ohio Cas. Ins. Co. v. Union Pac. R.R. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In an insurance coverage dispute arising out of a fatal automobile collision at a railroad crossing, summary judgment for insurer in its declaratory...