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US v. Rojas

Asset Forfeiture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Debt Collection, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Absent diversity and the requisite amount in controversy, federal courts lack jurisdiction to decide post-set aside disputes arising under contracts...

Intera Corp. v. Henderson

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
A court should not dismiss a case for lack of personal jurisdiction on the merits or "with prejudice," especially when it appears that another court...

Pro Axess v. Orlux

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies
In a contract dispute between corporations, the district court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over defendant is affirmed where: (1) the...

Rains v. Flinn

Bankruptcy Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, ERISA, Evidence
District court in a bankruptcy case erred in ruling that an appeal of the judgment enforcing a settlement agreement was untimely; however, entry of...

US v. Acorn Tech. Fund

Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
District court erred in its determination that plaintiffs' fraud in the inducement claims could only be brought derivatively and were without merit as...

Am. Soda LLP v. US Filter Wastewater Group

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a breach of contract action, a remand order to state court is affirmed where the forum selection clause selecting the "Courts of the State of...

Day v. Case Credit Corp.

Agriculture, Contracts, Remedies
Summary judgment for defendant on their contract claim is reversed where the contracts were void from the inception as forged documents, defendant was...

In the Estate of Friesenhahn

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court's judgment, finding that decedent's will is a contractual will, is reversed where the summary judgment evidence establishes that the...

Marker v. Garcia

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a claim arising out of a transaction involving a contract for deed, the trial court improperly dismissed plaintiff's claim which alleged a...

Kempner v. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In multi-claim contract and tort law case, denial of judgment as a matter of law for defendant is reversed with regards to plaintiff's claim for...