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Flying J Inc. v. Comdata Network, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts
In a suit alleging breach of a settlement contract, judgment in favor of plaintiff is reversed where the district court's factual findings regarding...

Sarhank Group v. Oracle Corp.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law
An American nonsignatory to an agreement to arbitrate under Egyptian law cannot be bound to arbitrate in the absence of a full showing of facts...

Gresham v. Lumbermen's Mut. Casualty Co.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for severance benefits under an employment contract, summary judgment in favor of defendant-employer is reversed where defendant did not...

Pension Benefit Guar. v. Beverley

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
In a suit for unfunded benefits liability under ERISA, the district court did not err when it concluded that the doctrines of res judicata and...

Scotts Co. v. Cent. Garden & Pet Co.

Commercial Law, Contracts
In a commercial case, dismissal of plaintiff's breach of contract claims is affirmed; however, the award of postjudgment interest is vacated where the...

Cincinnati Ins. Co. v. Leighton

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In an indemnity dispute, a magistrate judge correctly entered judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant, and properly denied plaintiff's...

Joy v. Hay Group, Inc.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
When a written contract is unclear, any evidence admissible under the rules of evidence is usable to establish the contract's meaning.

IFC Credit Corp. v. Bulk Petroleum Corp.

Contracts
In suit for breach of a lease agreement, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the lease agreement has been concluded through an...

Bochese v. Town of Ponce Inlet

Constitutional Law, Contracts
Plaintiff lacks constitutional standing to challenge the rescission of a contract between defendant-Town and a developer where plaintiff was neither a...

Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In a suit for breach of contract, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it deemed plaintiff's motion for reconsideration to be a motion...