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LAKE CHARLES DIESEL, INC. v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Agriculture, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies
The automotive parts supply agreement at issue is not a contract to which Louisiana's Repurchase of Farm, Industrial, and Lawn and Garden Equipment by...

RAMEY v. DIR., OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMP. PROGRAMS

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
The Black Lung Benefits Act, in plain and unmistakable terms, forbids the settlement of claims for black lung benefits, thus invalidation of a...

AES CORP. v. DOW CHEM. CO.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A, Securities Law
Non-reliance clauses in documents relating to transactions in which plaintiff acquired the stock of defendant's subsidiary did not render plaintiff's...

ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE, LLP v. SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (MALCOLM)

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Legal Malpractice
Defendant's claimed damages of legal fees he spent in an unsuccessful attempt to overturn a settlement do not represent possible tort damages, thus...

GOLDEN RULE INS. CO. v. SCHWARTZ

Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment was improper in an action seeking rescission of a health insurance policy, based on misrepresentations, where issues of genuine fact...

SATURN DISTRIB. CORP. v. PARAMOUNT STD., LTD.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
A district court order compelling arbitration was a final and appealable decision, and a dispute arising from an automobile franchise agreement was...

BRIDGMON v. ARRAY SYS., CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Copyright, Cyberspace Law, Intellectual Property
A copyright infringement plaintiff's failure to adduce evidence to allow a comparison between his registered computer program and an allegedly...

SWIRE PAC. HOLDINGS, INC v. ZURICH INS. CO.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A Design Defect Exclusion Clause in a builder's risk policy bars coverage for the cost of repairing structural deficiencies in a condominium building,...

CARGILL FERROUS INT'L v. SEA PHOENIX MV

Admiralty, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Trade, Transportation
Bills of lading between a vessel owner and a shipper incorporated the arbitration clause of the shipper's voyage charter with a time charterer, thus...

STEPHAN v. GOLDINGER

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Securities Law
A fraud suit was barred by the enforceable one-year statute of limitations provision set forth in a contract for a commodity futures trading account,...