all - Opinion Summaries

Calfarm Ins. Co. v. Krusiewicz

Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
Punitive damages are not recoverable under a claim of promissory estoppel.

Polygram Holding, Inc. v. FTC

Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Entertainment Law
Plaintiff-record company violated section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act since it failed to identify any competitive justification for its...

Carolina Power and Light Co. v. Dynegy

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
A claim for legal costs based on a contractual provision, that is not limited to expenses incurred during the underlying litigation, is an element of...

Shell Rocky Mountain Prod. v. Ultra Res. Inc.

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In an action concerning the operation of oil and gas wells, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where a previous settlement agreement grants...

Daly v. Yessne

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Plaintiff's suit, claiming that defendant-employer incorrectly determined the fair market value of its stock under a Stock Repurchase Agreement, is...

Boghos v. Lloyd's of London

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In a contract dispute concerning the enforceability of an arbitration clause, the trial court erred when it concluded that there was an ambiguity in...

MedCam, Inc. v. MCNC

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The grant of plaintiff's motion to compel arbitration is affirmed where the arbitration clause contained in the parties' agreement is susceptible to...

Okmyansky v. Herbalife Int'l of Am. Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for commissions and royalties, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where it acted within its contractual authority in...

Phelps Dodge Corp. v. Schumacher Elec. Corp.

Contracts, Debt Collection
In a diversity suit to enforce a guaranty, the district court properly awarded summary judgment to the plaintiff and $372,000 in damages.

Fanucchi & Limi Farms v. United Agri Prod.

Contracts
Summary judgment against plaintiff's breach of contract claim is reversed where the claim should have been allowed to go forward on a novation theory.