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AM. SHIZUKI CORP. v. INT'L BUS. MACHS., CORP.

Contracts
A promisor's letter of intent to purchase goods from promisee will not support a promissory estoppel claim where there is no reliance on the letter.

EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU v. BRIGHT METAL SPECIALTIES, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Contracts
Surety, who takes over for general contractor in a takeover agreement and retains option to assign its rights in contracts to others, assumes the...

BOHLER-UDDEHOLM AMERICA, INC. v. ELLWOOD GROUP, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts
While the existence of a fiduciary relationship will normally shift the burden of proof in a breach of contract case to the fiduciary under...

BETA SPAWN, INC. v. FFE TRANSP. SERVS., INC.

Contracts, Evidence
Where a contract term is not defined internally, and ambiguity is further manifested by the differing interpretations of the parties, the contract is...

COZZI IRON & METALS, INC. v. US OFFICE EQUIP., INC.

Contracts, Consumer Protection Law
Under Illinois law, a party to a contract is not required to establish either actual or reasonable reliance to state a claim under the Illinois...

BROWN v. SANDIMO MATERIALS

Contracts, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Section 301 of the Labor Management Relations Act entitles defendants to a jury trial for plaintiffs' breach of contract claims alleging unpaid union...

BP N. AM. PETROLEUM v. SOLAR ST

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
Where plaintiff attempts to mitigate damages by trading in the commodity futures market, the district court's award of damages needs to reflect this...

VESTAR DEV. II, LLC v. GEN. DYNAMICS CORP.

Contracts
A cause of action alleging breach of agreement to negotiate is too speculative to support lost profits damages.

ABC ELEC., INC. v. NEBRASKA BEEF, LTD.

Contracts
An unpaid subcontractor can recover from a project owner on a quantum meruit theory under Nebraska law, since quantum meruit does not require the...

ALDRIDGE ELECTRIC CO. v. PICKUS CONSTRUCTION

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Where defendant failed to respond to the subrogation claim for damages made against it on appeal in its opponent's brief, but omitted at trial,...