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NIEHOFF v. MAYNARD

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In actions arising from breach of a limited partnership agreement, equitable tolling will toll the statute of limitations where plaintiff-investors...

JAMES N. KIRBY, PTY LTD. v. NORFOLK S. RY. CO.

Admiralty, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
Railroad's liability to a shipper for damage done to goods by train derailment is not limited by a "Himalaya clause" in two bills of lading, where the...

MYCOGEN CORP. v. MONSANTO CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
A claim for damages for breach of a license agreement is barred under the doctrine of res judicata by a prior claim for specific performance, where...

MAPES v. MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
In action for breach of a stock exchange agreement, settlement agreement was correctly construed as to its plain meaning based on the parties'...

AGAPE BAPTIST CHURCH, INC. v. CHURCH MUT. INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law
In suit over the amount of insurance coverage in place at the time of a loss, plaintiff's jury instruction on its theory of a coverage increase was...

ROSENBLUM v. TRAVELBYUS.COM, LTD.

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
Where an employment agreement was not incorporated by reference into an acquisition agreement, the employment agreement's arbitration clause does not...

RENWICK v. BENNETT

Attorney's Fees, Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Sanctions
Bankruptcy court correctly rejected parol evidence under California law where a settlement agreement provision was not reasonably susceptible to the...

MCCASKILL v. SCI MGMT. CORP.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law
An arbitration agreement, which bars an employee's ability to recover attorneys' fees under Title VII, is unenforceable where counsel made a binding...

DEUTSCHE FIN. SERV. CORP. v. BCS INS. CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Tortious interference claims are not actionable under Missouri law where one defendant had a legal right to terminate a business relationship, and...

PARKANS INT'L LLC v. ZURICH INS. CO.

Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law
After insureds suffered a loss caused by the fraud of a third party, crime coverage for forgery under a primary insurance policy did not apply where...