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Discover Bank v. Superior Court

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Petition for writ of mandate is granted reinstating a trial court order granting defendant's motion to compel arbitration on an individual basis since...

Regatos v. North Fork Bank

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts
District court's award for plaintiff in principal and prejudgment interest pursuant to a jury verdict is affirmed pursuant to dispositive answers to...

U.S. Fid. & Guar. Ins. Co. v. Commercial Union Midwest Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for defendant in a dispute between insurance companies over whose policy covers liability for a workplace accident death is reversed...

Brown v. Dillard's, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
When an employer enters into an arbitration agreement with its employees, it must itself participate in properly initiated arbitration proceedings or...

Kroeplin Farms Gen. P'ship

Agriculture, Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for plaintiff in a dispute over the proceeds of a Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) policy is affirmed where assignment of the policy...

Harper v. Vigilant Ins. Co.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in a claim for damages incurred relating to HIV infection is affirmed where the assignor of rights to pursue...

Dweck v. Nassar

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted in a suit against a controlling stockholder alleging breach of a purported unsigned...

Casa Eva I Homeowners Ass'n v. Ani Constr. & Tile, Inc.

Bankruptcy Law, Construction, Contracts, Debt Collection, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Denial of a judgment-creditor's motion for an order for satisfaction of its judgment lien is affirmed where there was no error in finding that...

Hayward v. Centennial Ins. Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
In an insurance coverage dispute regarding defense of underlying contract and trade secret claims, summary judgment for defendant-insurer is affirmed...

Living Designs, Inc. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Evidence, Product Liability
Grant of judgment on the pleadings and summary judgment for defendant are reversed on claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations...