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Autery v. US

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiffs' claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act(FTCA), alleging negligence against the US for not maintaining firebreaks to prevent a large...

Wilbur v. Locke

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law, Tax Law
Plaintiffs' suit, seeking relief from an anticipated contract between a State and an Indian Tribe regarding taxation of cigarette sales by Indian...

Indiana Michigan Power Co. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts
In a breach of contract action, dismissal of plaintiff's damages claim is affirmed where its contract claim for partial breach precluded present...

Rivas v. Rail Delivery Serv.

Constitutional Law, Contracts
Plaintiffs lack standing under the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act to bring their damages claims for alleged violations of the...

Med. Staff of Doctors v. Kamil

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a dispute over the service agreement between a medical group and an insurance provider, denial of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is...

Tyco Int'l v. Swartz

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of defendant's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where the district court reasonably concluded that defendant had waived his arbitral...

UK Ministry of Defence v. Trimble Navigation

Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, Military Law
The Contracts Disputes Act, which is a statutory scheme for resolving contractual conflicts between the US and government contractors, is not...

Thorman v. Am. Seafoods Co.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a wage dispute, dismissal of plaintiff-fish processor's suit is affirmed where his claims are time-barred because the contractual six-month limit...

Nat'l R.R. v. Rountree Transport

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In an negligence action arising from a train accident, the district court properly applied the Florida comparative fault statute and properly...

Tire Distrib. Inc. v. Cobrae

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In suit for breach of contract, plaintiff properly dismissed defendant from the action since the dismissal was motivated by plaintiff's belief that...