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Berkley v. Dillard's Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's racial harassment, retaliation, and related claims against her former employer following compelled arbitration...

AIG Centennial Ins. Co. v. Fraley-Landers

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Arkansas law does not require any showing of prejudice to an insurer when an insured fails to give the insurer notice of loss, and the giving of...

King v. Fox

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In answer to certified questions from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit: 1) New York law permits a client to ratify an attorney's fee...

Sole Resorts, S.A. De C.V. v. Allure Resorts Mgmt., LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Dismissal of petition to vacate an arbitration award for lack of personal jurisdiction under New York's long-arm statute is vacated and remanded in...

Connelly-Yancy v. Nationwide Gen. Ins. Co.

Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an action arising out of plaintiff's injuries in an automobile accident, the court holds that evidence of a PIP settlement entered into between...

Mendiola v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Defendant-insurer's motion to vacate a default judgment in a breach of contract action brought by an insured in relation to an auto accident is denied...

McGovern v. Gen. Holding, Inc.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, M&A, Oil and Gas Law, Patent
In a dispute between defendant, a scientist and inventor, and plaintiffs, his two business partners, the court finds that: 1) defendant breached his...

Lillis v. AT&T Corp.

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a dispute between former officers and directors of a telecommunications company and that company's successors in interest concerning the...

Hendry v. Hendry

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A settlement agreement in a family property dispute is enforced, transferring and conveying all right, title, and interest in the income-producing...

Anglo Am. Sec. Fund, L.P. v. S.R. Global Int'l Fund, L.P.

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
In a dispute arising from the interpretation of a limited partnership agreement and certain alleged duties existing between limited and general...