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Little v. Pullman

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Entertainment Law, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies
In dispute over residual income rights once owned by the bankruptcy estate of actor Sherman A. Hemsley, the trial court's denial of defendant's motion...

McClintock v. West

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Family Law, Injury & Tort Law, Judges & Judiciary, Professional Malpractice
The trial court properly sustained defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's complaint, which alleged damages from defendant's purported misconduct while...

Wawrzynski v. H.J. Heinz Company

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent, Civil Procedure
An appeal from a judgment for defendants finding that plaintiff's state law claims were preempted by federal patent law, and that defendants did not...

Jang v. Boston Scientific SciMed Inc.

Contracts, Intellectual Property, Patent
Judgment for defendant in an action for breach of a patent assignment agreement involving a patent for coronary stent technology, is reversed and...

Benitez v. Williams

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint alleging a copyright infringement cause of action and various state law claims after the trial court ordered...

Awuah v. Coverall North America, Inc.

Class Actions, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Sanctions
In a dispute between plaintiff-franchisees and defendant-franchisor, the district court's denial of defendant's motion to reconsider sanctions imposed...

French v. The Bank of New York Mellon

Banking Law, Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's action to enjoin foreclosure by defendant on his property is affirmed, where: 1) the mortgage, in light of the surrounding...

Anderson Brothers, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
Judgment and attorney's fee award in favor of plaintiff-insured on its claim that defendant-insurer breached its duty to defend it, is affirmed,...

Kolel Beth Yechiel Mechil v. YLL Irrevocable Trust

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Insurance Law
In a dispute between the parties over the ownership of life insurance policies, the district court properly denied defendants' motion for vacatur of...

In re US Foodservice Inc. Pricing Litigation

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
The district court's decision certifying a nationwide class of 75,000 cost-plus customers of defendant, the country’s second largest food distributor,...