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SOKOLOFF v. HARRIMAN ESTATES DEV. CORP.

Contracts
Where plaintiff alleged that defendant was acting as his agent, the defendant is not entitled to judgment on the pleadings because of a contract with...

OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC. v. LANTIS ENTERS., INC.

Contracts
Court will not construe ambiguous terms against the drafter of a document where agreement had already been reached, and both parties are represented...

SPHERE DRAKE INS., LTD. v. ALL AMERICAN INS. CO.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
Parties' reinsurance contract dispute required remanded to district court to determine if a reinsurance broker had authority to enter into binding...

MANION v. NAGIN

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In cases involving the Federal Arbitration Act, courts should not grant injunctive relief unless there is qualifying contract language which permits...

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSP. AUTH. v. US

Contracts
Where contract fulfillment would have been impossible prior to the contract's execution and other evidence also tends to suggest that the breaching...

SONNENSCHIEN v. DOUGLAS ELLIMAN-GIBBONS & IVES

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Once oral negotiations commence between a seller and a potential purchaser over a real estate transaction, the brokerage firm that produced the...

HONEYWELL INT'L, INC. v. NAT'L LABOR RELATIONS BD.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Whether an employer can lawfully cancel a competitiveness agreement depends on the terms of the agreement, so the issue is one of contract...

RICHARDSON v. PALM HARBOR HOMES, INC.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 USC 2310(a), does not void an arbitration provision for oral express warranty claims.

FENOGLIO v. AUGAT INC.

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
An executive fired before control of his company changes is nevertheless entitled to receive benefits under a "change-in-control" contract when his...

GUNNING v. CAUDILL

Contracts, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
An assignment from an heir to an heir hunter of part of heir's inheritance in exchange for information concerning the inheritance is valid and does...