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In Re: Johns-Manville Corporation Common Law Settlement Counsel

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
The district court erred in reversing the bankruptcy court's final judgment that had enforced settlement agreements and compelled the objecting...

Gotterba v. Travolta

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law
A declaratory relief action filed in response to an attorney's letters threatening litigation over a contract dispute does not come within the...

Galen v. Redfin Corporation

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The trial court's order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of plaintiff's class action misclassification and wage and hour claims is...

Arlington Industries, Inc. v. Bridgeport Fittings, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
In an action brought by plaintiff seeking a contempt order against defendant for allegedly violating the parties' agreement that defendant would not...

Merritt v. Countrywide Financial Corp.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Remedies
Dismissal of an action under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA) against defendants involved in...

Lee v. Hanley

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of an action against defendant-former attorney to collect unused attorney fees is reversed and remanded, where: 1) to the extent a claim is...

Ulkarim v. Westfield

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court's order granting defendant's special motion to strike her complaint, which alleged several counts against defendant relating to the...

Friends of Merrymeeting Bay v. Hydro Kennebec, LLC

Contracts, Environmental Law, Water Law
In two citizen enforcement suits containing claims under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Clean Water Act (CWA), summary judgment in favor of...

Crawford v. Franklin Credit Management Corp.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint which alleged that defendants fraudulently procured a mortgage on her home, and thereafter sought to foreclose on...

Kismet Acquisition, LLC v. Diaz-Barba

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The district court properly affirmed the bankruptcy court's judgment invalidating the transfer to the Diaz defendants of a Mexican coastal villa owned...