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SHEA v. HOUSEHOLD BANK

Banking Law, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Plaintiff is not bound to arbitrate under the terms of an amendment to his credit card agreement where he expressly refused to be bound, and his...

MANDEL v. HOUSEHOLD BANK

Banking Law, Class Actions, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Although a term barring class arbitration is unconscionable and is stricken, an arbitration agreement is enforceable and binding on a plaintiff...

MORTGAGE ASSOCIATES, INC. v. FID. & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLAND, INC.

Banking Law, Contracts, Insurance Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a mortgage lender's claims for coverage after losses caused by a fraudulent loan scheme involving lender employees, under its financial institution...

S&W ENTERS., L.L.C. v. SOUTHTRUST BANK OF ALABAMA

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Denial of leave to amend was not an abuse of discretion where the motion was untimely and plaintiff offered no explanation for failure to comply with...

HANLIN v. US

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Benefits
No implied-in-fact contract arose between an attorney and the Department of Veterans Affairs, so that the attorney could not recover his fees, which...

PARADISE CREATIONS, INC. v. UV SALES, INC.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Intellectual Property, Patent
A suit for patent infringement must be dismissed for lack of Article III standing, where the plaintiff corporation claimed its patent rights under a...

ACEQUIP LTD. v AM. ENG'G CORP.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Nothing in the Federal Arbitration Act or Connecticut law supports defendant's argument that it is entitled to a hearing on the existence of an...

CENTEX HOMES v. BUECHER

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a new home sale, when the parties' agreement sufficiently describes the manner, performance or quality of construction, the express agreement may...

INDIANA INS. CO. v. PANA COMMUNITY UNIT SCH. DIST. NUMBER 8

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In interpreting a blanket insurance policy, the district court properly found that a building was never insured under blanket coverage, and a "zero"...

BENEDEK v. PLC SANTA MONICA, LLC

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
The express language of the unambiguous release of a health club from all premises liability defines its scope, and broad language of the release...