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GEN. ACCIDENT INS. CO. v. UNITY/WATERFORD-FAIR OAKS, LTD.

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Where commercial insurance policy specifically excluded coverage for damage to underground pipes, and clear evidence showed additional damage caused...

SOVAK v. CHIGAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law
When an underlying agreement contains only a general state choice-of-law clause, federal law governs the right to compel arbitration, and state law...

IN RE: BASSETT

Bankruptcy Law, Contracts, Debt Collection
Reaffirmation agreement was enforceable, the "right to rescind" statement therein being "clear and conspicuous" under the circumstances so that...

CHEVRON USA, INC. v. EL-KHOURY

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Oil and Gas Law, Tax Law
In an action for termination of franchise, summary judgment for plaintiff was improper where a question of fact existed as to whether failure to pay...

CARWASH OF AMERICA-PO, LLC v. WINDSWEPT VENTURES NO. I

Contracts, Remedies
After obtaining summary judgment on breach of contract claims, defendants sought reimbursement for expert witness fees, but court held that where...

KEROBO v. SOUTHWESTERN CLEAN FUELS CORP.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
In determining propriety of venue, a contract's forum-selection clause is one of a number of case-specific factors which the court must weigh; a venue...

NEW COMM WIRELESS SERVS., INC. v. SPRINTCOM, INC.

Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
Because there was no showing, on tortious interference claim, that defendant intended to interfere with plaintiff's contract(s) knowing that such...

NAT. TECH. SYS. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (UNITED PAC. INS. CO.)

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Insurance Law
A surety is not bound by a judgment against its principal in a prior action to which surety was not a party, and therefore, surety here is not bound...

DIOSDADO v. DIOSDADO

Contracts, Family Law
A contract entered into between a husband and wife, providing for payment of liquidated damages in the event one of them is sexually unfaithful to the...

WACKEEN v. MALIS

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
Because the formal requirements for retention of jurisdiction to consider a Civil Code section 664.6 motion were not met by the parties, plaintiff was...