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HSU v. SEMICONDUCTOR SYS. INC.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Defendant breached its fiduciary duty with plaintiff-former employee when it transferred plaintiff's shares to shareholders, without authorization,...

CITY OF MERCED v. AM. MOTORISTS INS. CO.

Construction, Contracts
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-City's claim for enforcement of a performance bond is affirmed over defendant's claim that the trial court erred in...

ROWINSKI v. SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC.

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Securities Law
Plaintiffs' class suit, alleging defendant's dissemination of "biased investment research" breached the parties' services contract, is preempted by...

YOO v. ROBI

Contracts, Entertainment Law
Procuring performance engagements without being licensed as a talent agency violates the Talent Agencies Act and bars the recovery of a commission for...

READYLINK HEALTHCARE v. COTTON

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Trade Secrets
A trial court's enforcement of plaintiff-employer's noncompetition agreement is affirmed where there is sufficient evidence establishing that...

ERICKSON v. R.E.M. CONCEPTS, INC.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Contracts
In a suit for breach of a construction contract, the trial court properly awarded attorney fees expended for defendant's defense against plaintiff's...

BRISBIN v. SUPERIOR VALVE CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts
In a contract dispute, judgment in favor of plaintiff is affirmed over defendant's challenge to the Magistrate Judge's conclusion that plaintiff's...

WILLOW INN, INC. v. PUB. SERV. MUT. INS. CO.

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies, Sanctions
In a breach of contract claim, alleging bad faith on the part of defendant-insurance company, the district court's award of $150,000 in punitive...

SARKES TARZIAN, INC. v. US TRUST CO.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In a suit for breach of an oral contract, denial of defendant's motion for judgment as a matter of law is reversed where plaintiff presented no...

ST. CHARLES MFG. v. WHIRLPOOL CORP.

Contracts, Environmental Law
In a contract dispute concerning cleanup of a contamination site, summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed where the adequacy of defendant's...