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HINDALL v. WINDERTHUR INT'L

Contracts, Insurance Law
An offer and rejection of uninsured/underinsured motorist ("UM/UIM") coverage were invalid, and UM/UIM coverage therefore arises by operation of Ohio...

CLARK v. CHUBBS GROUP OF INS. COS.

Contracts, Insurance Law
Case is remanded to the district court so that it may determine whether the plaintiffs can overcome the presumption of prejudice that attaches to...

KREMEN v. COHEN

Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A domain name registrar may be held legally liable on a theory of conversion, for giving away a registrant's domain name on the basis of a forged...

SHAH v. RACETRAC PETRO. CO.

Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
A franchise agreement existed, plaintiffs qualify as "dealers" under the Tennessee Petroleum Trade Practices Act, and issues of fact exist as to...

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...

IN THE MATTER OF CPDC, INC.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
Defendants timely cured alleged violations of the Texas usury statute, which affords a creditor 60 days to cure from the date when the creditor...

ILLINOIS CENTRAL R.R. CO. v. S. TEC DEV. WAREHOUSE, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action for demurrage charges assessed for rail shipments, the district court must determine on remand whether defendant was a consignee of...

OSCAR GRUSS & SON, INC. v. HOLLANDER

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract action, although subject matter jurisdiction exists, the district court's determinations of 1) damages for failure to deliver...

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. v. MANTOR

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement presented to an employee was procedurally unconscionable under California's contract law where the employee had no meaningful...

RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CTR. v. LIEBREICH

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In a consolidated appeal arising from a breach of contract suit against an estate, the district court erred in its determination that it had personal...