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FARIS v. WILLIAMS WPC-I, INC.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Enforcement of a post-termination release is not prohibited under 29 C.F.R. section 825.220(d), a regulation issued pursuant to the Family and Medical...

ADMIRAL FIN. CORP. v. FED. DEPOSIT INS. CORP.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
The Court of Federal Claims's dismissal of the FDIC for lack of standing in this Winstar-related action is affirmed based on the decision in Landmark...

CITIZENS BANK v. ALAFABCO, INC.

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A debt-restructuring agreement had a sufficient nexus with interstate commerce to make an arbitration provision in that agreement enforceable under...

INT'L CHEM. WORKERS UNION v. COLUMBIAN CHEMS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Because an arbitration award in a dispute under a collective bargaining agreement did not present circumstances warranting vacating of the award under...

GEN. WAREHOUSEMEN & HELPERS' UNION LOCAL 767 v. ALBERTSON'S DISTRIB., INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A rational conclusion could be made that an employee's grievance over a suspension also covered his discharge, under the procedure set forth in a...

LEASEHOLD EXPENSE RECOVERY, INC. v. MOTHERS WORK, INC.

Contracts, Landlord Tenant Law, Sanctions
District court erred in 1) granting defendant's summary judgment regarding plaintiff's claim that defendant breached an implied duty to cooperate, and...

DOE v. TENET

Contracts, Government Law
Plaintiffs' non-contractual claims against the CIA, for allegedly reneging on promises to provide resettling assistance and financial support to...

SIMMS v.NPCK ENTERS., INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies, Sanctions
Although plaintiffs filed suit for damages and sought a preliminary injunction, substantial evidence does not support a finding of waiver of...

BLACK DIAMOND ASPHALT, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CALIFORNIA INS. GUAR. ASS'N)

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Code of Civil Procedure section 395.5 permits venue in a county outside the contractually-specified county where the obligation plaintiff seeks to...

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL v. CRIST

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Sports Law
League contraction is a matter that falls within the "business of baseball" and therefore cannot be the subject of a prosecution based upon federal...