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In re Weekley Homes, L.P.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
Nonparties may be bound to an arbitration clause in a contract when the rules of law or equity would bind them to the contract generally.

Mactec, Inc. v. Gorelick

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A non-appealability clause in an arbitration agreement that forecloses judicial review of an arbitration award beyond the district court is...

Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Northwestern Nat'l Ins. Co.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In a declaratory judgment action, seeking to clarify a Commutation and Release Agreement between insurance companies for reinsurance contracts, the...

US v. Dairy Farmers of Am. Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, M&A
Summary judgment against the government's claim that defendant violated the Clayton Act is reversed where the district court erred in failing to...

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. v. Lester Building

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Remedies
In a suit for breach of a construction contract, the district court's order, enjoining a Minnesota court from entering judgment in favor of defendant...

Puerto Rico Hosp. Supply Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Remedies
Denial of plaintiff's suit to obtain a preliminary injunction pending arbitration is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that the district court applied...

Rain & Hail Ins. Serv. v. Fed. Crop Ins. Corp.

Agriculture, Contracts, Insurance Law
The United States Department of Agriculture's Board of Contract Appeals' improperly denied reinsurance for compensatory damages, levied against...

Global Naps, Inc. v. Massachusetts Dep't of Telecomm.

Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts
The doctrine of issue preclusion does not bind one state's commission to apply the findings and conclusions of another state's commission in disputes...

Railroad Mgmt. Co. v. CFS

Contracts
In a claim for breach of contract, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that the district court erred in holding...

State of Idaho Potato Cmm'n v. G & T Terminal Packaging

Administrative Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
The district court correctly ruled that a no-challenge provision in plaintiff's licensing agreement with defendant is unenforceable where the...