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KARAHA BODAS CO., L.L.C. v. PERUSAHAAN PERTAMBANGAN MINYAK DAN GAS BUMI NEGARA

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, International Law, International Trade, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
New York choice of law rules would mandate application of Indonesian law to determine the relative property interests of funds in trust accounts,...

CASAZZA v. KISER

Contracts, Cyberspace Law
District court did not err in finding statute of frauds barred a breach of contract claim in a dispute concerning a boat sale, because 1) the doctrine...

MAGNA ENTERS. INC. v. FID. NAT'L TITLE INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Because a title insurance policy insured against a lack of right to access, not a lack of physical or practical access, an insured had not suffered a...

EVANS v. CITY OF BERKELEY

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Contracts
A city's decision to end the subsidy of free rent for the berthing of an association's boats at a city marina, after the group refused to abandon...

GUNTHER-WAHL PRODS., INC. v. MATTELL, INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property
In an action for breach of an implied-in-fact contract based on alleged use of ideas for a television series and related toy lines, a jury could have...

MEL CLAYTON FORD v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
If an express indemnity contract provides for indemnification and defense only where the indemnitee is not negligent, the indemnitee must prove...

TRAVELERS CAS. & SUR. CO. OF AM. v. BAPTIST HEALTH SYS.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Insurance Law
The contract language of a crime coverage insurance policy was unambiguous, and it provided no coverage for an insured's losses incurred through...

SPEARMAN v. TOM WOOD PONTIAC-GMC, INC.

Banking Law, Commercial Law, Contracts, Consumer Protection Law
A car dealership fulfilled the disclosure timing requirements of the Truth In Lending Act by giving plaintiff four copies of the disclosures, in the...

FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO. v. ENGLAND

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Contracts
A Board of Contract Appeals action, dismissing the portion of claims relating to delays before a takeover agreement, was a final decision giving rise...

CONESTOGA SERV. CORP. v. EXECUTIVE RISK INDEMNITY, INC.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Professional Malpractice
Under California law, insurer had a duty to defend insurance brokerage in malpractice suit, under an errors-and-omissions policy, because the...