American Economy Ins. Co. v State of New York Court of Appeals of New York September 7, 2017, Argued; October 24, 2017, Decided No. 96 Opinion  [**129]   [*140]   [***97]  Fahey, J. Workers' compensation insurance is a heavily regulated area of the...

Aerojet-General Corp. v. Transport Indemnity Co. Supreme Court of California December 29, 1997, Decided No. S054501. Opinion  [*45]   [**912]   [***121]  MOSK, J. In this cause, we resolve two issues relating to standard commercial general liability insurance...

By Ian McDougall, LexisNexis In my previous blog I described what I called a “warning from history.” In times of crisis, emergency measures must be taken. Nobody seriously disputes that. Sometimes extreme measures have to be taken that,...

Defendant Tyrone Patterson, a gang member, was accused of participating in a murder. After he was indicted, and while he was in custody, Patterson started to make a statement about the murder to a police officer. The officer interrupted him and handed...

Defendant Ronald McIntosh disappeared on October 28, 1986, during an unescorted transfer from F.C.I. Pleasanton to the federal prison at Lompoc. He landed a helicopter in the Pleasanton recreation yard on November 5, 1986, and flew off with defendant...

Pursuant to a 2006 ground lease agreement, defendant Ruby Tuesday, Inc. agreed to construct and open a restaurant on real property owned by plaintiff Route 6 Parcels, LLC by March 2009. The real property was located in Pennsylvania, and Ruby Tuesday agreed...

In 2010, Bartush-Schnitzius Foods Co. (Bartush) contracted with Cimco Refrigeration, Inc. to install a new refrigeration system for its production facilities, which required a constant temperature no higher than thirty-eight degrees. Cimco sent Bartush...

The contractor initiated an action against the developer for payment for work done and materials furnished by him under several construction contracts. The trial court found that the contractor performed other work for the developer without compensation...

Avatex Corporation (Avatex) did not allow a vote by preferred stockholders on a merger that would have eliminated the articles of incorporation, which provided protections for preferred stockholders. The certificate allowed a vote when any amendment,...

Plaintiff Cinerama, a New York corporation, dissented from a second-stage merger and petitioned the trial court for appraisal of shares. Plaintiff filed a personal liability suit against defendant Technicolor, a Delaware corporation and its board members...