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MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK v. CORY & ASSOCS., INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law
An insurance broker was entitled to a full trial on a breach of fiduciary claim, as opposed to the abbreviated proceeding it received; insurance...

NASH FINCH CO. v. RUBLOFF HASTINGS, L.L.C.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Assignee of lease was a bona fide purchaser for value, and did not have notice of mistake in legal description of property subject to exclusivity...

STATE PERSONNEL BD. v. DEP'T OF PERSONNEL ADMIN.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Plaintiff has standing to challenge an MOU which precludes it from carrying out its constitutionally mandated duty to review disciplinary actions. The...

WOLSCHLAGER v. FID. NAT'L TITLE INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
An arbitration clause in a title insurance policy, which is incorporated by reference into the preliminary report, binds an insured who sees neither...

CABRINI VILLAS HOMEOWNERS' ASS'N v. HAGHVERDIAN

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
Architectural control provisions of covenants, conditions, and restrictions were enforceable as equitable servitudes under Civil Code section 1354;...

IN THE MATTER OF EVERT

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Family Law
A promissory note did not constitute "alimony, support, or separate maintenance" to be shielded from bankruptcy creditors under 11 U.S.C. section...

COBURN SUPPLY CO.INC. v. KOHLER CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
An at-will, non-exclusive wholesale product distributor's breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation claims are not actionable under Texas...

MAYNARD v. BD. OF REGENTS OF THE DIV. OF UNIVS. OF THE FLORIDA DEP'T OF EDUC.

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Education Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an action arising out of plaintiff's dismissal from defendant's medical residency program, which alleged a variety of federal and state...

GRIMES v. NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORP.

Banking Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Summary judgment for defendants is reversed in claims under the Truth in Lending Act and Federal Reserve Regulation Z, as material issues of fact are...

LUXTON v. US

Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
Government had a right to all life insurance policy proceeds under collateral agreements signed by plaintiff's decedent, and the government was not...