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ZHANG v. AM. GEM SEAFOODS, INC.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law
Jury verdict in an action alleging employment discrimination and breach of contract by corporate defendants was not irreconcilably inconsistent to...

HARVEY BARNETT, INC. v. SHIDLER

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
Summary judgment was not appropriate on whether an "Infant Swimming Program," viewed comprehensively, was a trade secret under Colorado law; district...

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...

BROWN v. NABORS OFFSHORE CORP.

Admiralty, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Because a Jones Act plaintiff is a seaman, the arbitration clause that his employer contends is included in his contract of employment is outside the...

HAWKINS v. AID ASS'N FOR LUTHERANS

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Members who enter into insurance contracts with a fraternal benefit society (governed by different laws than private insurance companies) are subject...

PURDUE RESEARCH FOUND. v. SANOFI-SYNTHELABO, S.A.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Dismissal of an Indiana corporation's breach of contract action, against a corporation with its principle place of business in France, is affirmed for...

KESEL v. UNITED PARCEL SERV., INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Transportation
A shipping company complied with the released valuation doctrine, requiring carriers to give interstate shippers reasonable notice of limited...

FRUGE v. PARKER DRILLING CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a claim for personal injuries suffered on a drilling platform, the platform owner and independent contractors hired by the owner are not subject to...

TROMPLER, INC. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The NLRB was not unreasonable in finding that an employee walkout was a reasonable means of protest, and was neither unlawful under section 7 of the...

DIVERSIFIED ENERGY, INC. v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTH.

Contracts
In a dispute between the Tennessee Valley Authority and one of its former coal suppliers, 1) the district court had jurisdiction, pursuant to the...