This article was updated on September 21, 2023. Ordinarily, when two parties to a contract have a legal dispute, they can turn to the court system to settle the issue. But depending on how the contract was drafted, the parties might not have that option...

Johnson v. SEC United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit April 23, 1996, Argued ; June 21, 1996, Decided No. 95-1340 Opinion  [**251]   [*485]  WALD, Circuit Judge : Two years ago, in 3 M Company v. Browner, 305 U.S. App. D.C...

Servotronics, Inc. v. Rolls-Royce PLC United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit September 19, 2019, Argued; September 22, 2020, Decided No. 19-1847 Opinion  [*690]  ] Sykes , Chief Judge . Section 1782(a) of Title 28 authorizes the district...

The holder purchased a mortgaged premises at a foreclosure sale. The holder filed bills in equity to establish title to laundry machinery, which was situated on the premises and was sold on conditional sales contract by the seller. The lower court awarded...

Hiett v. Lake Barcroft Community Ass'n Supreme Court of Virginia June 5, 1992 Record No. 911395 Opinion  [*192]   [**894]  The primary issue in this appeal is whether a pre-injury release from liability for negligence is void as being against public...

After respondent Omni Outdoor Advertising, Inc., entered the billboard market in petitioner Columbia, South Carolina, petitioner Columbia Outdoor Advertising, Inc. (COA), which controlled more than 95% of the market and enjoyed close relations with city...

Ora Lee Williams, a person of limited education separated from her husband, maintained herself and her seven children by means of public assistance. From 1957-1962, she had a continuous course of dealings with Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, from which...

Fuel purchaser Kasper placed jet fuel in an underground fuel storage tank located beneath a hangar, without the knowledge of Praegitzer, who owned the hangar and the fuel tank at that time. Praegitzer then sold the hangar and the fuel tank to Curtright...

On May 11, 1995, James Van Noten, an agent of defendant Bankers Life and Casualty, Co. ("Bankers"), visited the home of plaintiffs Norma J. Steinback and her husband, Jack Steinback, in order to fill out an application for nursing home insurance...

Plaintiff appellant Rosalba Cortez, a former employee brought an action against defendant appellant former employer, Purolator Air Filtration Prods. Co. (“Purolator”), for failure to pay overtime wages. Cortez sought overtime pay that had...