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SMILOW v. S.W. BELL MOBILE SYS., INC.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Contracts
A decision decertifying a class action brought by and on behalf of wireless phone customers for breach of contract is reversed, as claims of most...

SHAW'S SUPERMARKETS, INC. v. UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 791

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The question of whether to consolidate grievances under multiple contracts is a procedural issue for the arbitrator to decide.

HOSEMAN v. WEINSCHNEIDER

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts
By executing a valid release of claims against a debtor, a bankruptcy trustee waived the right to bring an action alleging that a prior lawsuit was...

COUSINEAU v. NORSTAN, INC.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a dispute over sales commissions, a change to a contract document was effective to modify the contract, and plaintiff was entitled to commissions...

JOHNSON v. UNITED AIRLINES

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
Under the totality of the circumstances, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it found the settlement between plaintiffs and a city...

GUILLEN v. POTOMAC INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS

Contracts, Insurance Law
Where an insurer failed to maintain the "proof of mailing" required under Illinois Insurance Code section 143.17a(b) in attempting to modify a policy...

WINTERROWD v. AM. GEN. ANNUITY INS. CO.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
An acquiring company did not offer severance benefits to terminated employees pursuant to either an amendment to an existing ERISA plan, or a new...

YARBOROUGH v. DEVILBISS AIR POWER, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts
Under Arkansas law, plaintiffs' reliance on an alleged oral guarantee not contained in the parties' written contract was not justifiable and would not...

AUTO EUROPE, LLC v. CONNECTICUT INDEM. CO.

Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
Maine was the proper venue for a dispute over whether an insurance company has a duty to defend in a pending consumer fraud suit, and the insurer had...

TYSON FOODS, INC. v. AETOS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, M&A
In denying vacatur of previous rulings granting specific performance of a merger agreement, the Court of Chancery properly relied on both federal and...