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NISSAN N. AM., INC. v. JIM M'LADY OLDSMOBILE, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
An order compelling arbitration of a dispute over a car company's decision to terminate a car dealer is vacated, where a party was not allowed to...

CABALLO COAL CO. v. INDIANA MICHIGAN POWER CO.

Contracts, Remedies
Applying factors from Dataphase Sys., Inc. v. CL Sys., Inc., 640 F.2d 109 (1981), district court did not err in denying a preliminary injunction as...

SPECHT v. NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS CORP.

Contracts, Cyberspace Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
Downloading of a "plug-in" software program did not constitute acceptance of defendants' license terms under the circumstances, and privacy invasion...

PENSION TRUST FUND FOR OPERATING ENGINEERS v. FED. INS. CO.

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action alleging breach of a fiduciary responsibility insurance policy, an underlying action involved an alleged breach of fiduciary duty which...

DECKARD v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Claims arising from an automobile accident were improperly dismissed where extrinsic evidence may show that plaintiffs did not intend to release...

QUORUM HEALTH RES., L.L.C. v. MAVERICK COUNTY HOSP. DIST.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A contractual indemnity provision did not meet the requirements of the Texas express negligence rule for indemnification of losses arising from the...

SAINT AGNES MED. CTR. v. PACIFICARE OF CALIFORNIA

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Because neither repudiation of a contract nor filing a lawsuit prevents a party from invoking the right to compel arbitration, as a matter of law...

CTR. FOR BLOOD RESEARCH, INC. v. COREGIS INS. CO.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Insurance Law
A nonmonetary claims endorsement in a Nonprofit Organization Liability Insurance policy was not ambiguous, and will not provide coverage to reimburse...

MICHIGAN BELL TEL. CO. v. STRAND

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Contracts
An Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) failed to show that the Michigan Public Service Commission acted arbitrarily or capriciously in determining...

GULF GUARANTY LIFE INS. CO. v. CONNECTICUT GEN. LIFE INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
An insurer's dispute over arbitrator selection did not amount to a waiver of the right to arbitrate, and claims relating to the alleged breach of the...