all - Opinion Summaries

BOWERS v. BAYSTATE TECHS., INC.

Contracts, Copyright, Government Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Remedies
The district court did not abuse its discretion in omitting as duplicative copyright damages from a contract damage award. Verdict of patent...

AT&T BROADBAND, LLC v. INT'L BHD. OF ELEC. WORKERS

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
The Norris-LaGuardia Act, 29 U.S.C. sections 101-15, precludes a district court from enjoining the arbitration of a labor dispute.

KPS & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. DESIGNS BY FMC, INC.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Remedies, Sanctions
The district court did not err in denying a motion to dismiss or stay diversity breach of contract proceedings in light of ongoing New York...

ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO., INC. v. DANA CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
The economic loss rule, precluding tort recovery where sale of a defective product has resulted in no property damage or bodily injury but only...

COHEN DEV. CO. v. JMJ PROPS., INC.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Parties did not intend to enter into a binding agreement, for acquisition of land, via an exchange of letters, and the letters did not comply with...

GAMING WORLD INT'L, LTD. v. WHITE EARTH BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Indian Law
District court had jurisdiction over a petition seeking a declaratory judgment concerning a gaming contract between a casino operator and an Indian...

FITTANTE v. PALM SPRINGS MOTORS

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement required as a condition of employment was valid and enforceable, except for one severable portion, but vindication of...

DAHL v. ROSENFELD

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment Law, Legal Malpractice
Malpractice claims, alleging that a law firm mishandled a union grievance so that the union took no action to remedy an employer's breach of a...

HAUG v. BANK OF AM., N.A.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act section 8 is an anti-kickback provision that unambiguously requires at least two parties to share a settlement...

COAST PLAZA DOCTORS HOSP. v. UHP HEALTHCARE

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts, Health Law, Insurance Law
The Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 does not bar a health care provider from seeking direct compensation from a health care insurer on...