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AMEX ASSURANCE CO. v. CARPIDES

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a 28 U.S.C. section 1335 action to determine beneficiaries of insurance policies, default beneficiary provisions were not unenforceable under New...

JAVITCH v. FIRST UNION SECS., INC.

Banking Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Securities Law
An appointed receiver has asserted claims belonging to receivership entities, and is bound to arbitration agreements to the same extent that those...

NESTER v. ALLEGIANCE HEALTHCARE CORP.

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Subject plan documents did not entitle former employees to claimed unpaid transition contributions, thus plaintiffs had not proved claims under ERISA...

NUTRITION NOW, INC. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (CAPPSEALS, INC.)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
A California court could determine whether a Connecticut settlement was made in good faith, because nothing in the statutory scheme limits Code of...

HOMEDICS, INC. v. VALLEY FORGE INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
Underlying patent infringement claims did not invoke a duty to defend under a commercial general liability policy, under California law.

IN RE: UNITED ARTISTS THEATRE CO.

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
A debtor's agreement to indemnify a financial advisor for claims of negligence was reasonable under Bankruptcy Code section 328(a).

RICHIE CO., LLP v. LYNDON INS. GROUP, INC.

Contracts
A letter of agreement was an unenforceable agreement to agree rather than an enforceable contract under Minnesota law, where language provided for...

HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE FIN. CORP. v. BURDEN

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts
The proper interest rate to be applied in a Chapter 13 "cram down" is the current conventional market rate used for similar loans in the region, and...

TRI, INC. v. BOISE CASCADE OFFICE PRODS., INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Rights, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence of an agreement or conspiracy between defendants to restrict sale of plaintiff's products to other...

CENTURY 21 REAL ESTATE CORP. v. MERAJ INT'L INVESTMENT CORP.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Intellectual Property, Trademark
In a breach of contract claim, the district court's interpretation of a franchise agreement as to total credits against royalty fees was not...