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Arocho v. California Fair Plan Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant in an insurance dispute case brought under the Northridge earthquake revival statute is reversed where the superior...

Frame v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Banking Law, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Professional Malpractice, Property Law & Real Estate, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
Summary judgment for defendant, auditor, on a class action claim of aiding and abetting fraud is reversed where a triable issue of material fact as to...

Lincoln Prop. Co. v. Roche

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Defendants may remove an action on the basis of diversity of citizenship if there is complete diversity between all named plaintiffs and all named...

Sokol & Co. v. Atl. Mut. Ins. Co

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in an insurance coverage dispute involving spoiled peanut butter is affirmed where the claim at issue did not...

Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co. v. Home Ins. Co.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance Law
Judgment confirming an arbitration award for defendant in a claim for breach of a reinsurance contract between the parties is affirmed where a...

Melson v. Prime Ins. Syndicate, Inc.

Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in a policy dispute regarding defendant's refusal to cover losses incurred from a fire at plaintiff's...

Cates v. Creamer

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an action for damages from injuries sustained in an automobile accident with a rental car, it was error to apply Texas law as opposed to Florida...

Randall v. Federated Retail Holdings, Inc.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Directed verdict for department store-defendant in a nuisance action involving defendant's land use is affirmed where plaintiffs failed to establish...

Alliance of Auto. Mfrs. v. Gwadosky

Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Transportation
In a case involving reimbursement by motor vehicle manufacturers for warranty work performed by their dealers, summary judgment for defendant-state on...

Colucci v. Agfa Corp. Severance Pay Plan

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In an ERISA dispute over the calculation of plaintiff's severance benefits, the district court's determination that defendant abused its discretion in...