all - Opinion Summaries

City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Engineers & Architects Association)

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Court of Appeals' conclusion that petitioner-city could not be compelled to arbitrate the union's claims regarding a furloughs dispute because...

American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant

Class Actions, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Antitrust & Trade Regulation
The Federal Arbitration Act does not permit courts to invalidate a contractual waiver of class arbitration on the ground that the plaintiffs' cost of...

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Cashion

Banking Law, Contracts
Summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff acting as receiver for The Bank of Asheville (Bank), in an action by plaintiff to recover the deficiency...

Cruz v. FXDirectDealer, LLC

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Contracts, False Advertising, Injury & Tort Law
Judgment dismissing plaintiff's suit alleging that defendant engaged in dishonest and deceptive practices in managing its online foreign exchange...

Barnes v. Western Heritage Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for defendant-insurer on plaintiff's claims for breach of contract and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing...

Cappiello v. ICD Publications, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Judgement Enforcement, Labor & Employment Law
Following judgment for plaintiff in a breach of contract/employment action, the district court correctly, and constitutionally, held that plaintiff...

Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Drugs & Biotech, Intellectual Property, Patent
The Eleventh Circuit erred in affirming the dismissal of a suit brought by plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that violated section 5...

Series AGI West Linn v. Eves

Contracts, Judgement Enforcement
If a surety specifically excludes a specified asset from a continuing guaranty, the proceeds from the sale of that asset are not exempt from being...

Donlen v. Ford Motor Company

Commercial Law, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law
The trial court erred in granting defendant a new trial following a jury verdict awarding plaintiff damages in his lemon law action against defendant,...

Liberty National Enterprises, LP v. Chicago Title Insurance Company

Commercial Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiff-insured against defendant-title insurer on the cause of action for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair...