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Akin v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Grant of defendants' demurrer in an action for improper rescission arising from defendants' denial plaintiff's homeowner insurance claims and...

R & B Auto Ctr., Inc. v. Farmers Group, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
In a suit brought by a car dealership over defense and indemnity in connection with a lemon law suit, a judgment in favor of an insurance carrier and...

Blackhawk Quarry Co. of Florida v. Hewitt Contracting Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
In a contract dispute involving construction work, an order denying defendant's motion to change venue is reversed where the gravamen of plaintiff's...

Lee County v. Brown

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Education Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for plaintiffs holding that a county's school impact fee ordinance constituted a facially unconstitutional impairment on construction...

Citizens Nat'l Bank in Waxahachie v. Scott

Banking Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection
In a case involving a suit over the alleged nonpayment of a promissory note, a court of appeals' reversal of a judgment in favor of a bank is reversed...

In re Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate
The purchasers of a manufactured home must arbitrate their claims against both the retailer and manufacturer of a home pursuant to a written...

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. v. Bodman

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Oil and Gas Law
Dismissal of claimants' complaint against the Department of Energy and one of its offices involving refunds under the 1986 Stripper Well settlement is...

In re: Oakwood Homes Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
The language used in 11 U.S.C. section 502(b) does not clearly and unambiguously require discounting an interest-bearing obligation to present value...

Wojewski v. Rapid City Reg'l Hosp., Inc.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants, a hospital and administrators, on claims brought by a former surgeon under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

Shrum v. City of Coweta

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The First Amendment applies to exercises of executive authority no less than it does to the passage of legislation. Partial denial of a police chief's...