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Office & Prof'l Employee's Union v. Wood County Tel. Co.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A notice to reopen a collective bargaining agreement, to negotiate conditions of employment for a successor agreement, does not terminate the old...

Castleberry v. Goldome Credit Corp.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts
12 U.S.C. section 1819 provides federal subject matter jurisdiction when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is made a party to state court...

Mid-America Real Estate Co. v. Iowa Realty Co.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
The district court correctly decided that plaintiff is likely to prevail on the merits of its breach-of-contract claim; however, the court erred when...

SEC v. Mutual Benefits Corp.

Contracts, Securities Law
Investments in viatical settlement contracts are "investment contracts" within the meaning of the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934.

Blakemore v. LA Super. Ct.

Class Actions, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a class action lawsuit against Avon, the trial court erred by dismissing plaintiff-sales representatives' complaint where it properly stated a...

Heary Bros. Lightning Prot. v. Intertek Testing Serv.

Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract case, plaintiff's claim for future lost profits is rejected where defendant's breach of contract would not cause plaintiff to...

Scalf v. D.B. Log Homes, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Evidence
In a breach of contract action, summary judgment in favor of defendant, based on certain inculpatory statements by the moving party's opponent in a...

McAndrew v. Hazegh

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In a construction contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed; however, the trial court erred in awarding penalty and attorney fees...

Urfirer v. Cornfeld

Contracts, Family Law
In a divorce proceeding, plaintiff's waiver of any rights that he might have had to his wife's family property does not preclude him from contesting...

Kangarlou v. Progressive Title Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute between the buyer of residential property and her escrow agent, denial of plaintiff-buyer's request for attorney fees is reversed where...