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Daffin v. Ford Motor Co.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Product Liability, Transportation
In a suit seeking damages for a defective throttle body assembly that caused the accelerator to stick, certification of a class of all 1999 or 2000...

Johnson Controls, Inc. v. Jay Indus., Inc.

Contracts, Remedies, Transportation
In a dispute arising over the price of packaging for parts that defendant supplied to plaintiff for use in constructing automobile seats, a judgment...

Conseil Alain Aboudaram, S.A. v. De Groote

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence, Sanctions
District court decision to reverse jury verdict for plaintiff Swiss corporation on its complaint, and to affirm verdict against defendant Belgian...

Red Mountain, LLC. v. Fallbrook Pub. Util. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities
Verdict for plaintiff for breach of contract and inverse condemnation, compensation for a direct taking in eminent domain, and award of attorney fees...

Mendoza v. Brodeur

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Summary judgment for defendant, on ground that plaintiff was not an employee under workers' compensation law and had not come forward with evidence...

Local 827, Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. Verizon New Jersey, Inc.

Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for a union in a suit seeking to compel arbitration of three grievances relating to overtime is reversed where the arbitration clause...

Murdock & Sons Constr., Inc. v. Goheen Gen. Constr., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Government Law
Judgment for defendants in a constructive acceleration claim is affirmed where plaintiff did not experience an "excusable delay" as outlined in the...

Monsanto Co. v. Scruggs

Agriculture, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
In a case involving patented biotechnology, grant of plaintiff's motions for summary judgment of patent invalidity and infringement, antitrust...

Warren Tech., Inc. v. Carrier Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant in an action alleging misrepresentation and deceptive trade practices is affirmed where defendant was free to terminate...

Suarez v. Saberlo Family Ltd. P'ship

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of a complaint for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land is reversed where the buyer presented a claim for waiver of an...