4,551 results for 'cat:"Contract"'.
J. Traum finds for an insurer on an insured's action seeking coverage for an offroad ATV accident on the presumption the ATV was covered under his homeowner's umbrella policy. Though the same agent handled the umbrella policy as well as the separate ATV policy, nothing in the record indicates the ATV is covered under the umbrella policy or that the insured party was told so.
Court: USDC Nevada, Judge: Traum , Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 3:21cv419, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Evidence, Insurance, contract
J. Conley grants the food packager's motion for summary judgment in the kosher food company's breach of contract lawsuit, in which the company claims the packager refused to honor the parties' pricing and product agreement and the packager counterclaims $51,000 in outstanding invoices. The company's claims fail in part because of the clear language in a valid release clause in one of the parties' agreements relieving the packager of liability, which the company cannot prove it signed under duress. The packager prevails on its counterclaim for the unpaid invoices, and the company is ordered to pay the packager $56,421.
Court: USDC Western District of Wisconsin, Judge: Conley, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv115, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: contract
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that the lower court improperly denied the insurance fund's motion seeking $943,000 from the company for amounts due under the policy. The business failed to show that the fund miscalculated the premiums owed under its policy. Reversed.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 02498, Categories: Insurance, contract
J. Kirsch finds that the lower court properly found for the insurer in a dispute over insurance coverage for the non-responsible parties of an auto accident. These parties cannot recover as assignees of the insured, because the the assignment's covenant not to execute the judgment against the insured personally rendered the insured not legally responsible, therefore triggering no responsibility on the part of the insurer. Affirmed.
Court: 7th Circuit, Judge: Kirsch, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 23-1299, Categories: Insurance, contract
J. Johnson denies, in part, a diagnostics company and its owner’s motion to dismiss or, alternatively, transfer venue in this contract dispute stemming from two unpaid loan agreements. The lender alleges breach of contract, breach of guaranty and unjust enrichment claims, he does state a plausible claim on the contract and guaranty. The unjust enrichment claim is dismissed because the parties have disputed the existence of an enforceable loan agreement. The lender may continue with all other claims with the court retaining jurisdiction over the proceedings.
Court: USDC Northern District of Alabama , Judge: Johnson, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv1421, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Banking / Lending, contract
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J. Davis grants the contracted hauling company's motion to dismiss. The logistics company hired the hauling company to deliver batteries overland from Virginia to a Canadian buyer. The hauling company then contracted a warehouse to store the batteries temporarily. The batteries suffered physical and wetness damage due to the collapse of the warehouse's outer wall and the water discharged from a burst pipe. The Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act preempts the state negligent hiring claim because the state is barred from enacting or enforcing laws related to the price, route, or service of any motor carrier.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Virginia, Judge: Davis, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv153, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Transportation, Negligence, contract
J. Rice holds that the district court properly concluded that a one-year statute of limitations applied to a county's contract claim against the state corrections department over the $69 daily rate cap for county jail reimbursement costs. The county failed to show a special relationship with the department to support its bad faith claim, as the county has the corporate power to enter contracts, was represented by counsel and any damages could be recouped without seeking tort damages. The county's unjust enrichment claim also failed because it cannot seek equitable relief after letting a valid contract claim expire. Affirmed.
Court: Montana Supreme Court, Judge: Rice, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: DA 22-0427, Categories: Tort, contract
J. Moore finds the county court properly dismissed the attorney's complaint seeking fees under a contingency fee agreement. The attorney and former client entered into a contract for representation in a life insurance claim, though the claim was paid before the attorney began litigating the case. The county court correctly determined there was no meeting of the minds concerning the agreement. Affirmed.
Court: Nebraska Court Of Appeals, Judge: Moore , Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: A-23-455, Categories: Insurance, Attorney Fees, contract
J. Peterson finds in favor of the farm equipment retailer in a lawsuit it filed asking for an injunction to block the tractor manufacturer from terminating the retailer's dealership agreement due to lagging sales in its Wisconsin market share. The retailer has shown a likelihood of success on the merits under Wisconsin's Fair Dealership Law and potential irreparable harm to its business if the dealership agreement is terminated while the lawsuit is pending, so it is entitled to a preliminary injunction. The manufacturer is enjoined from terminating the agreement, but the parties will be given until April 26, 2024, to submit briefs making arguments for the proper amount of bond the retailer should put up to secure the injunction, in part because the manufacturer's ask for a $2.4 million bond is based on projected losses that are not credible.
Court: USDC Western District of Wisconsin, Judge: Peterson, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 3:24cv23, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: contract, Injunction
J. Smith finds the lower court properly dismissed the contract claim filed by the general contractor against the masonry company. Any defects in fireplaces should have been discovered when the homes were finished in 2016, which means the 2021 claim was barred by Mississippi's three-year statute of limitations. However, because the first fire did not occur until 2018, the negligence claims were not barred by the same statute of limitations and will be reinstated upon remand. Affirmed in part.
Court: Mississippi Court Of Appeals, Judge: Smith, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 2022-CA-938, Categories: Civil Procedure, Construction, contract
J. Samour finds the appeals court properly overturned the trial court's decision to grant summary judgment to the university on contract claims filed by the male student accused of rape. When read in conjunction with the entirety of the school's Office of Equal Opportunity procedures handbook, the requirement for a "thorough, impartial, and fair" investigation into allegations of sexual assault created a contractual relationship between the parties. Additionally, the male student's allegations the university failed to interview four of the five witnesses he presented and failed to seek out missing portions of the victim's medical examination file render his contract claim plausible and prevent judgment in favor of the university. Affirmed in part.
Court: Colorado Supreme Court, Judge: Samour, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 2024CO27, Categories: Education, Due Process, contract
J. Diaz finds the lower court properly entered judgment voiding the contract between the star basketball player and his former agents. The basketball star signed an agreement with an agency after he played his final game for Duke but before he was drafted into the NBA. The agents argued that the player didn't count as a student-athlete for the purpose of the North Carolina Uniform Athlete Agents Act, which governs contracts between student-athletes and their agents. The player was still a student-athlete when he signed the contract because he had not yet left the university or signed a professional contract. Affirmed.
Court: 4th Circuit, Judge: Diaz, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 22-1793, Categories: Education, Tort, contract
J. Slaughter finds that the trial court improperly granted judgment to one defendant in an insurance dispute because a reasonable jury could have held that the insurer acted in bad faith by canceling coverage of plaintiff's vehicle. However, the court properly held that an insurance agent could not be found at fault. Reversed in part.
Court: Indiana Supreme Court, Judge: Slaughter, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 24S-CT-159, Categories: Insurance, contract
J. Milazzo grants a group of insurers’ request for a preliminary injunction, barring New Orleans’ aviation board from prosecuting arbitration claims against them related to a design contract dispute over the construction of the new terminal facility at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. The irreparable harm the insurers would suffer if forced to arbitrate claims without an arbitration agreement outweighs any harm the city’s aviation board would suffer in potential litigation costs.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Louisiana , Judge: Milazzo, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv5806, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Arbitration, contract
J. Rosenthal finds that a company that discontinued payment on a software product contract when the product failed to meet the company’s needs may proceed on a negligent misrepresentation counterclaim against the software firm. An integration clause, stating that the contract supersedes any prior agreements, does not release the software vendor from its responsibility to accurately represent the ability of the product to meet the needs of the company.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Rosenthal, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv108, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: False Claims, contract
J. Hernandez grants the distillery's motion to enforce the court's Jan. 25, 2024, order for the shareholder's whistleblower and wrongful termination lawsuit. The order required the shareholder's counsel to return all contested documents to the distillery, and the counsel's failure to return the documents rather than offering to destroy them and to provide a sealed copy to the court does not comply with the order, so enforcement is appropriate.
Court: USDC Oregon, Judge: Hernandez, Filed On: May 4, 2024, Case #: 3:20cv2182, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Discovery, contract
Per curiam, the appellate court finds that the trial court properly ruled in breach of contract claims brought by plaintiff for failure to bring fraud claims related to services in converting his dental practice. However, conversion claims should be reinstated in light of text message evidence. Affirmed in part.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 3, 2024, Case #: CA 23-00885 , Categories: Fraud, Conversion, contract
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that the trial court properly declined to disqualify a law firm from representing plaintiff in debt collection and contract claims because the record does not indicate the firm's attorneys were involved in a substantially related lawsuit. Affirmed.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 3, 2024, Case #: CA 23-00199 , Categories: Civil Procedure, contract
J. Ellison finds that an employee and stockholder who seeks recission of an inapplicable joinder agreement he mistakenly signed as part of a packet of documents for a required sale of his stock due to a merger shall honor portions of the merger agreement calling for disputes to be governed by the Delaware Court of Chancery or the United States District Court of Delaware. The employer’s motion to dismiss is granted.
Court: USDC Southern District of Texas, Judge: Ellison, Filed On: May 3, 2024, Case #: 4:23cv4290, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Jurisdiction, contract