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EVERGREEN INV., LLC v. FCL GRAPHICS, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts
District court did not err in determining that a letter of intent did not constitute a binding agreement for purchase and sale of a commercial...

HETOS INVESTMENTS, LTD. v. KURTIN

Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Property Law & Real Estate
When a law firm prepares a legal document and later discovers that a provision therein may violate the law, the law firm is not disqualified as a...

BOB SCHULTZ MOTORS, INC. v. KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP., U.S.A.

Attorney's Fees, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
District court did not err in confirming an arbitrator's award in a dispute between a motorcycle dealer and its distributor, including a finding that...

SANDER v. ALEXANDER RICHARDSON INVS.

Admiralty, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
An exculpatory clause contained in a boat slip rental agreement was valid and enforceable, as the agreement clearly and unequivocally shifted the risk...

WESTMORELAND COAL CO. v. ENTECH, INC.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, M&A, Securities Law
An acquiring company's objections directed at an asset value's accounting treatment alleged breaches of representation or warranty, for which the...

TIG INS. CO. v. RELIABLE RESEARCH CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
Dismissal of a claim, for lack of diversity jurisdiction, is affirmed where both an errors and omissions insurer and a title insurance company were...

MANN v. US

Constitutional Law, Contracts, Government Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
The U.S. breached a geothermal lease by failing to provide plaintiff with notice prior to terminating his lease, thus summary judgment in favor of the...

DELTA AIR LINES, INC. v. BLACK

Contracts, Transportation
The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 preempts a passenger's state law claims for an airline's alleged failure to honor a confirmed first-class seat.

REISS v. REISS

Contracts, Family Law
A divorce decree awarded the non-employee spouse a percentage of the total amount of the benefits on the date of retirement, as opposed to a specific...

SHANKS v. TREADWAY

Contracts, Family Law
The court of appeals correctly concluded that a 1981 divorce decree unambiguously awarded the non-employee spouse a percentage of the total amount of...