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BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina

Contracts, Constitutional Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, International Law, Oil and Gas Law
The decision by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that arbitrators lacked authority to decide a dispute between the parties...

Sanchez v. Carmax Auto Superstores

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a wrongful termination action, the trial court's denial of defendant-employer's motion to compel arbitration is reversed and remanded, where: 1)...

Riley v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Contracts, ERISA, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer in an action filed under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), alleging that defendant...

La Russo v. St. George’s University School of Medicine

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging medical malpractice for improperly treating plaintiff's medical illness is affirmed, where: 1) the case...

City of Oakland v. Oakland Police & Fire Retirement System

Administrative Law, Contracts, Government Benefits, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment in favor of plaintiff-city in an action to determine how retirement benefits are calculated for members of defendant Oakland Police and Fire...

Airs Aromatics v. Victoria's Secret Store Brand Management, Inc.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
Dismissal of a trademark cancellation claim under section 37 of the Lanham Act is affirmed, where: 1) the trademark cancellation claim under Section...

Moriarty v. Laramar Management Corp.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising out of defendant's alleged wrongful eviction of plaintiff, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's anti-SLAPP motion...

Landauer Limited v. Joe Monani Fish Co., Inc.

Contracts, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In an action to enforce an English default judgment obtained against defendant, plaintiff is entitled to summary judgment and the order the Appellate...

Trans Energy, Inc. v. EQT Production Company

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action to quiet title arising out of competing claims of ownership to the gas rights underlying a 3,800 acre plot of land located in northern...

Nunn v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies, Sports Law
In an action brought by two former NBA referees alleging breach of contract regarding supplemental disability insurance policies that were issued to...