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Business Law Case Summaries
- Hawley v. Skradski The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the district court in this action alleging breach of…
- Hinton v. Sportsman's Guide, Inc. In 2012, Timothy Hinton was deer hunting when he fell from his tree stand. He was using a…
- Mosley v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. In 2018, Mosley visited the Kohl's stores in Northville and Novi, Michigan and encountered…
California Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Wishnev v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. The Supreme Court answered a question requested by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth…
- ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court In this Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), Cal. Lab. Code 2698 et seq., action seeking civil…
- OTO, L.L.C. v. Kho The Supreme Court held that a definitive resolution of the question of whether an arbitral scheme…
Class Actions Case Summaries
- Cordoba v. DIRECTV, LLC Plaintiff filed a class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, alleging that DIRECTV…
- Industrial Welding Supplies of Hattiesburg, LLC v. Pinson The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court certifying a class pursuant to Ark. R.…
- Vaughn v. Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities In this case alleging unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel the Supreme…
Commercial Law Case Summaries
- Kenworth of Indianapolis, Inc. v. Seventy-Seven Limited In this litigation arising from a transaction in goods governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)…
- FinServ Casualty Corp. v. Symetra Life Insurance Co. Symetra appealed a jury verdict in favor of FinServ and A.M.Y. in an action involving structured…
- PMT Machinery Sales, Inc. v. Yama Seiki USA, Inc. Yama Seiki, a California manufacturer of machine tools, sent PMT, a Wisconsin corporation, an…
Construction Law Case Summaries
- Regency Midland Construction, Inc. v. Legendary Structures Inc. A general contractor and subcontractor filed suit against each other, and at issue was the…
- J & K Tile Company After a bench trial, a trial court issued a judgment and order which held, among other things, that…
- Loven v. Church Mutual Ins. Co. In a matter of first impression, the Oklahoma Supreme Court addressed whether a claim of…
Consumer Law Case Summaries
- Cordoba v. DIRECTV, LLC Plaintiff filed a class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, alleging that DIRECTV…
- Pinson v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA Plaintiff filed suit against the Bank, asserting claims under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act…
- Mosley v. Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. In 2018, Mosley visited the Kohl's stores in Northville and Novi, Michigan and encountered…
Contracts Case Summaries
- Caldwell Land & Cattle v. Johnson Thermal This appeal stemmed from an unlawful-detainer and breach-of-contract action filed by Caldwell Land…
- Hawley v. Skradski The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the district court in this action alleging breach of…
- Bank of the West v. Prince In this breach of contract action, the parties dispute the district court's damages award. The…
Injury Law Case Summaries
- Ex parte Kristi Kelley. This case addressed whether a foster-care provider and a caseworker for the Department of Human…
- Ex parte Road Gear Truck Equipment, LLC. Road Gear Truck Equipment, LLC ("Road Gear"), a corporation based in Franklin County, petitions…
- Reardon v. King The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals remanding this case with…
Insurance Law Case Summaries
- Aggreko, LLC v. Chartis Specialty Insurance Co. These consolidated actions arose from fatal injuries suffered by James Andrew Brenek, II when he…
- Villas at Winding Ridge v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. A storm caused minor hail damage at the Winding Ridge condominium complex located in Indiana, which…
- Ex parte Allstate Insurance Company. Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate") petitioned the Alabama Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus…
Intellectual Property Case Summaries
- Koninklijke KPN N.V. v. Gemalto M2M GMBH KPN sued Gemalto for infringement of its 662 patent, which concerns "systemic error" in the…
- Columbia Sportswear North America, Inc. v. Seirus Innovative Accessories, Inc. Columbia's 270 patent is a utility patent directed to materials that use a pattern of…
- LHO Chicago River, L.L.C. v. Perillo LHO's Chicago hotel underwent a branding change in February 2014 when the establishment became…
Labor & Employment Law Case Summaries
- Ford v. Marion County Sheriff's Office Ford had worked as a Deputy Sheriff for several years when another driver crashed into her patrol…
- Industrial Welding Supplies of Hattiesburg, LLC v. Pinson The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the circuit court certifying a class pursuant to Ark. R.…
- Vaughn v. Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities In this case alleging unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and promissory estoppel the Supreme…
Professional Malpractice & Ethics Case Summaries
- Reardon v. King The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the court of appeals remanding this case with…
- New England Backflow, Inc. v Gagne Plaintiffs New England Backflow, Inc. (NEB) and Paul Whittemore, appealed a superior court order…
- State ex rel., Primecare Medical of West Virginia, Inc. v. Honorable Laura V. Faircloth The Supreme Court granted the writ of prohibition sought by PrimeCare Medical of West Virginia,…
Real Estate & Property Law Case Summaries
- Kupperstein v. Schall The First Circuit reversed the judgment of the district court dismissing these appeals brought by…
- Caldwell Land & Cattle v. Johnson Thermal This appeal stemmed from an unlawful-detainer and breach-of-contract action filed by Caldwell Land…
- Hawley v. Skradski The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the district court in this action alleging breach of…
Securities Law Case Summaries
- Korth v. Luther The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court in favor of Defendants in two actions…
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Williky Imperial fraudulently purchased finished biodiesel and resold it while claiming government…
- Kilgour v. SEC Petitioners challenged the SEC's denial of whistleblower awards following a $50 million settlement…
U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Summaries
- Fugow v. Barr The Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of the BIA's decision affirming the IJ's…
- United States v. Ped After defendant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, he appealed the denial…
- Henson v. Fidelity National Financial Inc. The Ninth Circuit reversed the district court's denial of plaintiffs' Federal Rule of Civil…
U.S. Supreme Court Case Summaries
- Department of Commerce v. New York Under the Census Act, authorized by the Enumeration Clause, the Secretary of Commerce conducts the…
- Mitchell v. Wisconsin Mitchell was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated after a preliminary breath test…
- Rucho v. Common Cause North Carolina plaintiffs claimed that the state's congressional districting plan discriminated…
