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Urban Hotel Dev. Co., Inc. v. President Dev. Group, L.C.

Construction, Contracts, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a suit for declaratory judgment, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty arising after plaintiff was removed as a member of a group of...

Rickher v. Home Depot, Inc.

Class Actions, Construction, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
In a class-action suit alleging that defendant's sale of damage waivers for tool rentals violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business...

Golden Gate Water Ski Club v. County of Contra Costa

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Construction, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a matter concerning construction development by plaintiff non-profit not in conformance with city code, denial of plaintiff's petition for writ of...

T.O. IX v. Superior Court of Ventura County (Asphalt Prof'ls, Inc.)

Construction, Contracts, Debt Collection, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a matter in which respondent-contractors recorded a mechanics' lien against each of nine parcels for the full amount due under a contract,...

Town of Winthrop v. Federal Aviation Administration

Administrative Law, Construction, Environmental Law, Government Law
Petition for review of an FAA order permitting construction of a new taxiway at Boston's Logan International Airport is denied over claims of error...

Crawford v. Weather Shield Mfg. Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability
In a case involving the contractual duty to defend in a noninsurance context, judgment and rulings against defendant-subcontractor is affirmed where,...

Roberts v. Assurance Co. of Am.

Construction, Contracts, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a coverage dispute involving a construction insurance policy wherein plaintiffs asserted contract and tort claims against their homeowner insurance...

Guerrero v. Rodan Termite Control, Inc.

Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In an action arising out of a plaintiff's claims against multiple defendants for defects in a newly purchased home, an award of all costs to plaintiff...

Frymire Engineering Co. Inc. v. Jomar Int'l, Ltd.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In a suit to recoup an indemnification payment, alleging damages from respondent-manufacturer's negligence, product liability, and breach of warranty,...

Berg v. Albany Ladder Co., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
The protections of Labor Law section 240(1) do not apply to every worker who falls and is injured at a construction site. In a case involving a...