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Hofer v. UNUM Life Ins. Co. of Am.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
A judgment and award in a dispute over defendant's denial of plaintiff's claim for disability benefits is affirmed over plaintiff's claims of error...

Cherry v. Auburn Gear, Inc.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendants in a suit for lifetime benefits under a collectively bargained insurance agreement is affirmed where the language of...

Tesco Am., Inc. v. Strong Indus., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law
A judgment denying a motion for rehearing and for disqualification in an appeal is reversed where the opinion at issue was authored by a justice who...

In re Vesta Ins. Group, Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Tortious interference with contract claims between a signatory to an arbitration agreement and agents or affiliates of the other signatory arise more...

Eriline Co. S.A. v. Johnson

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' state law claims, arising out of an alleged fraud scheme, against defendants who were in default is affirmed where, under the...

RDC Golf of Florida I, Inc. v. Apostolicas

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
A final judgment confirming an arbitration award removing defendant as sole general partner of a limited partnership formed to acquire and operate a...

Akande v. Transamerica Airlines, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Debt Collection, International Law, Judgement Enforcement, Remedies
In an action seeking to enforce a Nigerian judgment in a contract dispute, a motion for leave to file an amended complaint is granted in part and...

Colby Materials, Inc. v. Caldwell Constr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts
A decision granting plaintiff's motions to strike and for default in a suit seeking reimbursement for an alleged double-payment in connection with a...

Ace Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp.

Administrative Law, Agriculture, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law
7 U.S.C. section 6912(e) is nothing more than "a codified requirement of administrative exhaustion" and is thus not jurisdictional. Dismissal of a...

Baum v. Helget Gas Prods., Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant-employer in a dispute over the existence and breach of an alleged employment contract is reversed in part where the...