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Marriage of Burkle

Contracts, Evidence, Family Law
Trial court's order finding post-marital agreement valid and enforceable is affirmed over claims that: 1) the substantial evidence rule does not...

Kolkowski v. Goodrich Corp.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Partial summary judgment for defendant in an action brought by plaintiff against his former employer alleging breach of contract arising from the...

Dunne v. Libbra

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
A judgment and award pursuant to a jury verdict for defendant on counterclaims of fraud and breach of contract is affirmed over claims of error...

Miller v. Scottsdale Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The plain language of Florida Statutes section 627.848 requires a single date of cancellation for an insurance contract as a whole, and nothing in the...

Williams v. Bank of Am. Corp.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a class action brought by trust beneficiaries against a bank and its parent corporation alleging breach of...

Carnes v. Fender

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Debt Collection, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit seeking to collect on an award of damages in an underlying suit involving alleged breach of an employment...

Wert v. Liberty Life Assurance Co. of Boston, Inc.

Contracts, ERISA, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of a plan administrator in a denial of benefits action under ERISA on the grounds that claimant failed to exhaust available...

Lindsay v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am.

Contracts, Debt Collection, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for insurers in a declaratory action regarding coverage of a judgment in a wrongful death suit is affirmed where one policy at issue...

Power & Telephone Supply Co., Inc. v. SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal and summary judgment for defendants-banks on claims seeking to recover costs incurred under two derivative interest rate "swap" agreements...

Powell v. State of Florida

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of defendant's motion to withdraw his pleas to various crimes after sentencing is affirmed where defendant's motion was facially insufficient...