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Home Protective Services, Inc. v. ADT Security Services, Inc.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Summary judgment is properly granted in a dispute under the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law where a grantor can show that it does not have the alleged...

U.S. Bank v. United Airlines

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Securities Law
Where state law holds that a trustee-s duties and obligations are strictly defined by and limited to the terms of the underlying trust agreement,...

Johnson v. Columbia Props. Anchorage, LP

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Like a partnership, a limited liability company is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens. Summary judgment for defendant...

Am. & Foreign Ins. Co., Inc. v. Sequatchie Concrete Servs., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff-insurer in a declaratory action in a coverage dispute related to defendant's provision of improper building materials...

Morrison v. Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims for life insurance benefits and statutory penalties under ERISA is affirmed where plaintiff sought payment on a policy...

Harris v. Arkansas State Highway & Transp. Dep't

Civil Rights, Contracts, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Denial of a motion to set aside an order dismissing plaintiff's discrimination claims against a state agency by reason of settlement is affirmed where...

Lexicon, Inc. v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am., Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer on claims brought by a subcontractor under a labor and material payment bond is reversed in part where the...

Kroger Co. v. Malease Foods Corp.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An order requiring defendant to convey its leasehold interest in certain properties to plaintiff pursuant to a finding that plaintiff had properly...

Kforce, Inc. v. Surrex Solutions Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Trade Secrets
Dismissal of claims of tortious inference with contract, conspiracy to breach contract, and violation of state law in a dispute between competitors in...

Midamerica Constr. Mgmt., Inc. v. Mastec N. Am., Inc.

Communications Law, Construction, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendants, general contractors, on a breach of contract claim brought for refusal to pay for work performed by plaintiff,...