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METRIC CONSTRUCTORS, INC. v. US

Contracts, Government Contracts
A disputed document executed by a sub-contractor did not have the legal effect of releasing the government from any further claims asserted by the...

DEVINE & DEVINE FOOD BROKERS, INC. v. WAMPLER FOODS, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
Plaintiff failed to show that defendant assumed the liabilities of the entity with whom plaintiff had negotiated a severance provision, by means of an...

COMMONWEALTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A collective bargaining agreement was ambiguous as to scope, and upon an examination of parol evidence, the NLRB erred in concluding that the...

IDAHO POWER CO. v. FED. ENERGY REGULATORY COMM'N

Administrative Law, Contracts, Public Utilities
In challenges to FERC orders barring a power company from entering into a contract to provide electricity, FERC's interpretation of a right of first...

DESIGNER DIRECT, INC. v. DEFOREST REDEVELOPMENT AUTH.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
A redevelopment authority breached express contract provisions requiring good faith, and violated standards of fairness and reasonableness under the...

CAPITOL INDEMNITY CORP. v. AULAKH

Banking Law, Contracts
The issuance of surety bonds does not constitute a credit transaction as defined under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and its Virginia counterpart.

PIERRE v. PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INS. CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Transportation
Courts must look to the definition of "insured" in the body of an insurance policy in order to determine whether a judgment against certain parties...

TELEMARK DEV. GROUP, INC. v. MENGELT

Banking Law, Contracts, Remedies, Securities Law
In an action for breach of contract on a promissory note, defendant's statements and conduct excused plaintiff from its obligation to tender actual...

INTERSHOP COMMUNICATIONS, AG v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY (MARTINEZ)

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
A forum selection clause in a stock options exchange agreement was not merely permissive, and its enforcement would not violate Corporations Code...

RUMSFELD v. APPLIED COS., INC.

Contracts, Government Contracts, Remedies
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals did not err in holding that the Defense Logistics Agency breached a requirements contract, based on...