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QUINT v. A.E. STALEY MFG. CO.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
An oral agreement to settle a lawsuit is valid and binding, even if the parties contemplated a written agreement which was never ultimately executed.

CHILDREN'S BROAD. CORP. v. THE WALT DISNEY CO.

Contracts
Minnesota law on sophisticated parties in an arms length transaction does not require disclosure of their respective contract interpretations.

ASHCRAFT & GEREL v. COADY

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Employee has no cause of action for wrongful discharge from employment contract where employer fired him for an improper reason if the employee...

RETAIL ASSOC., INC. v. MACY'S EAST, INC.

Commercial Law, Contracts
Under New York law, a reasonable duration term may not be implied or read into a written contract which contains an explicit termination provision,...

US v. PONNAPULA

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Lienholders are entitled to the entire amount of earnest money deposited at a foreclosure auction where defendant breached an enforceable contract of...

CONTRACT FREIGHTERS, INC. v. J. B. HUNT TRANSP., INC.

Contracts, Environmental Law
Contract provision holding plaintiff responsible for environmental cleanup is not ambiguous, and where government certified plaintiff's environmental...

BLACKSTONE REALTY LLC v. FED. DEPOSIT INS. CORP.

Contracts
Even though the complaint is not entirely clear, Massachusetts law allows the introduction of extrinsic evidence to clear up ambiguity about whether...

ELRAC D/B/A ENTER. RENT-A-CAR

Contracts, Insurance Law
A car rental company cannot enforce a standard rental agreement clause requiring renter indemnification where the damage falls below the minimum...

BEAVER v. GRAND PRIX KARTING ASSOC., INC.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
Under Indiana law, consent to a release or exculpatory clause can be enforced against a party who likely was aware of a requirement that it be...

B.F. GOODRICH CO. v. US FILTER CORP.

Civil Procedure, Contracts
Sixth Circuit and New York case law require that disputed issues of contractual intent are factual issues not to be resolved at summary judgment, and...