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EATERIES, INC. v. J. R. SIMPLOT CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In a breach of contract and breach of express and implied warranties action arising from purported salmonella poisoning at a restaurant, district...

UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVS., INC. v. RENAISSANCE WOMEN'S GROUP

Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Lease and accompanying letter agreements were not ambiguous, and as a matter of law they did not obligate an owner to operate a hospital for the...

LANDERS v. NAT'L R.R. PASSENGER CORP.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Railroad was entitled to qualified privilege defense on claim that the employee rating plaintiff received was defamatory, and district court did not...

DEPUTY v. LEHMAN BROS., INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
In an action for securities fraud, an arbitration clause contained in a client agreement did not violate public policy, and the district court did not...

ANDERSON v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Contracts
Neither the FDIC nor individual appellants have standing to sue the government for a breach of contract, and their dismissal from the case was...

INTERGEN N.V. v. GRINA

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The de novo legal standard controls in cases brought under chapter 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sections 201-208. Where neither...

ASTRA OIL CO., INC. v. ROVER NAVIGATION, LTD.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Although plaintiff was not a signatory to the contract containing the arbitration clause it now seeks to enforce, the petition to arbitrate should...

BISHOP v. NAT'L HEALTH INS. CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
The district court erred in finding that plaintiff's intoxication exclusion in their policy with defendant should not apply because the exclusion is...

SERV. EMPLOYEES INT'L UNION v. ST. VINCENT MED. CTR.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A dispute between a union and an employer was primarily contractual, not representational, and an arbitration clause in the agreement is susceptible...

KITTY-ANNE MUSIC CO. v. SWAN

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Entertainment Law
When a party successfully opposes a summary judgment motion, then moves for summary judgment based upon the same evidence used in the summary judgment...