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ASSOC. MECH. CONTRACTORS, INC. v. MARTIN K. EBY CONSTR. CO., INC.

Contracts
Under a construction subcontract that incorporated notice provisions of prime contract and its own notice provisions for delay damages, prime...

HUANG v. BP AMOCO CORP.

Contracts
Under Pennsylvania law, covenant of good faith and fair dealing applies to a condition precedent stated in the contract and any performance required...

ZEMCO MFG., INC. v. NAVISTAR INT'L TRANSP. CORP.

Contracts
Contract that stated buyer would continue to purchase parts from supplier as long as supplier cooperated may provide sufficient consideration for...

TIBURZI v DEP'T OF JUSTICE

Civil Procedure, Contracts
An oral settlement agreement is binding even in the absence of a subsequent written memorialization of its terms, unless the parties made clear their...

SIMMONS FOOD, INC. v. HILL'S PET NUTRITION, INC.

Contracts
Where a putative contract set forth specific quantities for some years but not others, it does not qualify as an output or requirements contract.

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, INC. v. ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO.

Contracts
Although "and" might, in rare circumstances, be construed to mean "or," according to Black's Law Dictionary 86 (6th ed. 1990), the use of the word...

HUMETRIX, INC. v. GEMPLUS S.C.A.

Contracts
Under California law, a promisee's invocation of equitable estoppel to prevent promisor from using a statute of frauds defense does not preclude the...

CONNER v. LAVACA HOSP. DIST.

Contracts
An unearned benefit per se is not sufficient to grant relief under the partial performance exception to the statute of frauds; instead, the...

DP AVIATION v. SMITHS INDUS. AEROSPACE

Contracts
Under Washington law, a contract term for "orders" does not necessarily mean "purchase orders".