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Qualcomm Inc. v. Nokia Corp.

Communications Law, Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Denial of Nokia's motion to stay litigation with plaintiffs involving a license to patents having to do with mobile telecommunications standards,...

Happ v. Corning, Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Summary judgment for corporation on its counterclaim demanding repayment of indemnification provided to a former officer during an insider trading...

Carolina Care Plan Inc. v. McKenzie

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law
Judgment that an ERISA administrator abused its discretion in denying plaintiff a cochlear implant is affirmed where: 1) the exclusion language relied...

Williams v. Williams

Contracts, Family Law
An order granting in part and denying in part a wife's motion to enforce the parties' mediation agreement is reversed in part as to: 1) a...

Alex Sheshunoff Mgmt. Servs., L.P. v. Johnson

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
An at-will employee-s non-compete covenant becomes enforceable when the employer later performs the promises it made in exchange for the covenant.

Nafziger v. McDermott Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Denial of plaintiffs- motion for leave to file their amended complaint out of time, as well as pre-trial dismissals in a contract- and...

Rohn Indus., Inc. v. Platinum Equity LLC

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In a dispute arising from defendant's termination of an agreement to purchase certain of plaintiff's assets, a judgment in favor of defendant is...

Progressive Express Ins. Co. v. Schultz

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Insurance Law
An insurer's petition for certiorari review of a decision affirming an order awarding attorney-s fees totaling almost $200,000 is granted where the...

Hooven v. Exxon Mobil Corp.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A, Oil and Gas Law
In a case arising out of a dispute over whether employees divested in connection with a merger between Mobil Corporation and Exxon Corporation are...

Zurich Am. Ins. Co. v. Watts Indus., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Determination that all six disputed deductible agreements in a suit over insurance contracts may proceed to arbitration is affirmed where the district...