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ZENITH ELEC. CORP. v. WH-TV BROAD. CORP.

Contracts, Evidence
In a breach of contract action, defendant's expert witness testimony on lost profits was properly excluded under Fed. R. Evid. 702 as unreliable, and...

CARDEGNA v. BUCKEYE CHECK CASHING, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An arbitration provision contained in a contract, which is void under Florida law, cannot be separately enforced while there is a claim pending in a...

LYKES LINES LTD. v. M/V BBC SEALAND

Contracts, International Trade, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action alleging breach of a shipping contract, defendant unsuccessfully appeals a judgment denying the lien it claimed against cargo owned by...

BAUTISTA v. STAR CRUISES

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful death action stemming from an explosion aboard a cruise ship, the seamen employment contract exemption, contained in the Federal...

CENTEX CORP. v. US

Contracts, Government Law, Tax Law
The 1993 enactment of certain tax legislation breached a contract with plaintiff since the legislation changed the tax laws to abrogate tax benefits...

CAL. FED. BANK v. US

Banking Law, Contracts
In a breach of contract action based on Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act provisions regarding supervisory goodwill,...

KALAMAZOO ACQUISITIONS v. WESTFIELD INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action for breach of a contract for commercial property insurance, plaintiff is barred from bringing the action on the ground that it entered...

EMPIRE HEALTHCHOICE v. MCVEIGH

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a suit for reimbursement of insurance benefits, dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is affirmed where plaintiff's...

IN RE: WEINSCHNEIDER

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
The bankruptcy court properly denied plaintiff's claim for attorney fees where attorney fees cannot be recovered as an administrative expense for...

INET DIRECTORIES v. DEVELOPERSHED, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Civil Procedure, Contracts