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In Re Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A non-signatory to a contract containing an arbitration clause is not required to arbitrate its claim against the signatories of the contract.

Valence Operating Co. v. Dorsett

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute concerning the notice provisions of an oil and gas operating contract, judgment in favor of defendant is reversed where the parties'...

Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co.

Contracts
In a contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed where the district court did not clearly err in finding that defendant did not meet...

Gillen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Contracts, Government Benefits, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a claim for full payment under an uninsured motorist policy for the death of a Chicago fire paramedic struck by an uninsured motorist after...

Bank of Am. v. La Jolla Group

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
A nonjudicial foreclosure sale conducted by mistake was invalid where the trustee had no right to sell the property since the buyer and lender entered...

Norton v. McOsker

Contracts, Family Law
In a breach of contract claim stemming from the dissolution of an intimate relationship, dismissal of plaintiff's suit is affirmed where she fails to...

Fairbrook Leasing, Inc. v. Mesaba Aviation, Inc.

Contracts
Under New York law, the parties' Term Sheet Proposal constituted a binding contract that required defendant to execute long-term aircraft leases, and...

Parrish v. Cingular Wireless

Class Actions, Communications Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit concerning the early termination fee charged to wireless telephone customers, defendant-phone company's contractual ban on class-wide...

Zabrucky v. McAdams

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
The trial court misinterpreted a covenants, conditions, and restrictions provision, which prohibits erecting any structure which obstructs a view, as...

Riley & Ephriam Constr. Co. v. US

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts
In a contract dispute, the Court of Federal Claims erred in determining when the contracting officer's final decision had been received by plaintiff,...