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Brother Records, Inc. v. Jardine

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Denial of plaintiff's motion in federal court for an injunction to prevent defendant from proceeding in a state suit for breach of fiduciary duty is...

Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. GKN Aerospace N. Am., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Order compelling arbitration of a labor dispute is reversed where an employee's grievance was not covered under the terms of the parties' collective...

Lenz v. Yellow Transp., Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of an employment dispute is reversed where the Federal Arbitration Act's "transportation...

Trust One Mortgage Corp. v. Invest Am. Mortgage Corp.

Banking Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for plaintiff on contract claims involving loans made pursuant to a broker agreement between the parties is affirmed where a...

Klussman v. Cross Country Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration of class action claims under unfair competition and consumer protection laws pursuant to the...

Betty K Agencies, Ltd. v. M/V Monada

Admiralty, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Sanctions, Transportation
Sua sponte order dismissing with prejudice plaintiff's maritime claims as a sanction for failure to answer a counterclaim and perfect service of...

Terminix Int'l Co., LP v. Palmer Ranch Ltd. P'ship

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
Decision of the district court denying plaintiff's motion to compel arbitration and stay underlying state-court proceedings involving contracts for...

Maguire v. King

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Non-final order denying defendants' motion to compel arbitration as to certain tort claims is reversed where the trial court's order concluding that...

Smith v. Smith

Contracts, ERISA, Family Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment determining that a marital settlement agreement constituted a waiver of any claims plaintiff-wife had to the proceeds of a life...

Hopkins v. Martin

Commercial Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff's motion for reargument and for amendment of a decision involving the legal termination of an absolute net commercial lease agreement is...