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Qualcomm Inc. v. Texas Instruments

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
The confidentiality provision in a Patent Portfolio Agreement (PPA) is not a material term of that agreement since the "root" of the PPA is patent...

Sweet Pea Marine v. APJ Marine, Inc.

Admiralty, Contracts
In a contract dispute arising from the renovation of a yacht, the district court's award of damages to defendant, and its imposition of a maritime...

PHL Inc. v. Pullman Bank & Trust Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law
In an action for specific performance of buy-sell agreements for the purchase of construction loans made pursuant to the Illinois Insured Mortgage...

Frank Bros., Inc. v. Wisconsin Dep't of Transp.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
The Davis-Bacon Act and the Federal-Aid Highway Act do not preempt application of Wisconsin's prevailing wage law to truck drivers who perform...

Continental Ins. Co. v. Roberts

Contracts, Insurance Law
Plaintiff has established that the term "household," as used in an insurance contract, is limited to people sharing a dwelling who are also related by...

Old Line Life Ins. Co. v. Garcia

Contracts, Insurance Law
Under Michigan law, in order for an alleged misrepresentation to be the basis for rescission, it must relate to a past or present fact but not to a...

Hempstead Video, Inc. v. Village of Valley Stream

Contracts
Plaintiff breached its settlement agreement with defendant-Village, which consequently released defendant from its obligation of forbearance under the...

London v. Fieldale Farms Corp.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In order to prevail under the Packers and Stockyards Act, a plaintiff must show that the defendant's deceptive or unfair practice adversely affects...

Texas Peanut Farmers v. US

Agriculture, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts
Dismissal of plaintiffs' claims, alleging breach of government-reinsured crop policy contracts, is vacated where the district court failed to transfer...

Black Agents & Brokers Agency, Inc. v. Near North Ins.

Contracts
In a breach of contract action, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over plaintiff's claim that an agreement can be inferred from...