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FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE NEWPORT BEACH COUNTRY CLUB v. NEWPORT BEACH COUNTRY CLUB, INC.

Contracts
In a dispute over country club governing regulations, the trial court correctly construed a contract as extending a right of first offer only to a...

IN RE: INDIAN GAMING RELATED CASES

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Indian Law
The state of California acted in good faith, both procedurally and substantively, in negotiating a Tribal-State compact with an Indian tribe, under...

FIKE CORP. v. GREAT LAKES CHEM. CORP.

Contracts
District court did not err in finding plaintiff breached its contract with defendant when it purchased fire suppression chemicals from defendant's...

NICON, INC. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts, Remedies
In an action seeking damages for unabsorbed home office overhead due to delay between award of a government contract and termination for convenience,...

NOVA PLUMBING, INC. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Construction, Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In finding a construction company's contract with a labor union to be governed by National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA") section 9(a), the NLRB failed...

POSTLEWAITE v. MCGRAW-HILL, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Media Law
District court's collateral estoppel ruling, that a prior judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of defendant against plaintiffs...

MINNESOTA SCH. BDS. ASS'N INS. TRUST v. EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU

Contracts, Insurance Law
There was ample evidence upon which a jury in a breach of contract action could find for an insurer on the basis of 1) plaintiff's unconditional...

NET2PHONE, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CONSUMER CAUSE, INC.)

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts
Where a private plaintiff which has itself suffered no injury files a representative action under California's unfair competition law, Bus. &...

LIBERTY MUT. INS. CO. v. NIPPON SANSO K.K.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law
A purchase agreement gives defendant, in relation to the coverage plaintiff provided seller, the benefit of retro credits as well as the liability for...

UNION OIL CO. v. TERRIBLE HERBST, INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Environmental Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a contract dispute over responsibility for pollution clean-up beneath a gas station, withholding assertion of a non-frivolous claim, in reliance on...