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GREEN v. AMERITRADE

Contracts, Securities Law
Breach of contract claim was not preempted by the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998, and district court did not err in remanding...

STIRMAN v. EXXON CORP.

Class Actions, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In putative class action wherein plaintiffs alleged defendant breached its lease obligations to them and to a class of similarly situated individuals...

GARDNER v. NIKE, INC.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Under the Copyright Act of 1976, a copyright licensee may not transfer its rights under an exclusive license without the consent of the original...

NORTH GRAND MALL ASSOC., LLC. v. GRAND CENTER, LTD.

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a dispute over an option to purchase a lease, if the method of price computation is unambiguous on it face, real estate custom cannot prevail...

UNIV. OF W. VIRGINIA v. VANVOORHIES

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
A university patent policy, which broadly applies to all university personnel and does not specify that the university's ownership is subject to...

WESTINGHOUSE CREDIT CORPORATION v. D'URSO

Commercial Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Seller in a real estate transaction is not entitled to satisfy and extinguish a purchase price adjustment, awarded to buyer in arbitration, by...

DO v. OCEAN PEACE, INC.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for back wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. Sections 201-219, because defendant fishing company failed to sign plaintiffs'...

LYNCH v. SAMATAMASON INC.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
During settlement conferences before a judge, if neither party asks that any part of the discussion be recorded, the judge's failure to insist that...

NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. THE HOME INS. CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In reviewing an arbitration decision, where the party against whom costs were assessed had notice of its opponent-s claims and an opportunity to...

BURBACH BROAD. CO. OF DELAWARE v. ELKINS RADIO CORP.

Contracts
Under West Virginia Law, it is unclear whether a Letter of Intent to purchase a company is a binding agreement but, at the very least, such a letter...