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BANK BRUSSELS LAMBERT v. FIDDLER GONZALEZ & RODRIGUEZ

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
The New York long-arm statute provides jurisdiction over a Puerto Rican law firm in an action for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract, and...

COLLINS v. NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTH.

Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
A negative arbitration decision rendered under a collective bargaining agreement does not preclude a Title VII action by a discharged employee, but a...

CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. v. COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ

Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Contracts
A county's denial of consent to a change in ownership of a cable franchise was reasonable and lawful, under a deferential standard.

LANTEC, INC. v. NOVELL, INC.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Contracts
A voice message was not definite enough to serve as an anticipatory repudiation in a contract claim, and antitrust claims fail where claimant did not...

AM. GREYHOUND RACING, INC. v. HULL

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Indian Law
An action challenging the legality of a state governor's actions in negotiating new gaming compacts with Indian tribes must be dismissed, because...

CHRIS ALBITTRON CONSTR. CO., INC. v. PITNEY BOWES, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
In claims arising from alleged fraud in office equipment leases, plaintiffs failed to create any issue of fact regarding fraudulent intent in fraud,...

ADIRONDACK TRANSIT LINES, INC. v. UNITED TRANSP. UNION, LOCAL 1582

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An employer was not required to arbitrate its dispute with a union over its attorneys' preparation fees, because an arbitration clause contained an...

CROWELL v. US

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Tax Law
I.R.S. Delegation Order ("DO") 209, which deals specifically with delegated authority to enter into written settlement agreements in partnership...

TATOM v. AMERITECH CORP.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
A former employee's contractual claims are not actionable where relevant documents did not give rise to a reasonable belief that he would receive a...

CASAS v. AM. AIRLINES, INC.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
An air passenger had no private cause of action for the loss of a camera under the Air Deregulation Act (ADA), and the ADA preempts related state law...