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Gillogly v. General Electric Capital Assurance Co.

Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
Summary judgment for plaintiff in a breach of contract claim and entry of judgment in favor of plaintiff on a bad faith claim are reversed where...

First Nationwide Bank v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies, Tax Law
Judgment awarding plaintiff-bank damages is affirmed where defendant, the federal government, in enacting and implementing the 1993 Guarini Amendment...

Peebles v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law
Denial of plaintiff's petition to vacate a zero dollar arbitration award following defendant's removal to federal court is affirmed where the district...

Kaplan v. Kimball Hill Homes Florida, Inc.

Constitutional Law, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Order denying defendant's motion to compel arbitration on an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim is reversed where claims arising in...

Grover v. Brumell Investigations, Inc.

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Agency defendant's order concluding that appellant was disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits on the basis of fraud is reversed where a...

Chrin v. Ibrix, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff's motion for clarification and reargument or, alternatively, alteration or amendment of a court order granting in part defendants' motion to...

Calpine Corp. v. Bank of New York

Banking Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law
Declaratory judgment for defendant is issued in a dispute between plaintiff, issuing corporation, and noteholders involving plaintiff's use of...

Jerry's Shell v. Equilon Enters., LLC

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Sanctions
Denial of plaintiffs' motion for relief from default or dismissal under Code of Civil Procedure section 473(b) is affirmed where dismissal of an...

Banis Rest. Design, Inc. v. Serrano

Construction, Contracts, Debt Collection, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 7031, which precludes an unlicensed contractor from filing suit...

Cross v. Monett R-I Bd. of Educ.

Contracts, Education Law, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant, employer, in an action alleging violations of the Missouri Teacher Tenure Act ("MTTA"), other state laws, and federal...