News & Analysis as of

Breach of Contract › Jury Verdicts › Appeals

Carlton Fields

Eleventh Circuit Vacates Jury Award in Favor of Insurer Where Unjust Enrichment Claim Is Subject of Express Insurance Contract

Carlton Fields on

In MONY Life Insurance Co. v. Perez, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals set aside a jury verdict in favor of MONY Life Insurance Co. on its unjust enrichment claim against policyholder Bernard Perez, holding that an...more

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisee 101: No Excuse for Late Notice

Lewitt Hackman on

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a trial court judgment against a Texas franchisor, finding the lower court erred in excusing an untimely renewal notice of area development agreements. The Court held a...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Colorado Courts Further Restrict Use of Restrictive Covenants

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

Refusing to enforce a non-solicitation provision that violated public policy, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that parties to a non-solicitation agreement cannot contractually obligate the court to “blue pencil” the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Licensor’s Non-Material Breach Doesn’t Excuse Royalties Non-Payment

McDermott Will & Schulte on

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed denial of a licensee’s motion for a new trial, finding that there was no error in awarding damages to the plaintiff/licensor for the licensee’s failure to pay royalties...more

Burr & Forman

Change in How SC Supreme Court Views Conspiracy Claims May be Coming

Burr & Forman on

As our various courts decide cases, we watch to see if there are any trends that seem to be developing or whether a case signals that the courts are beginning to change how they view a particular issue or type of case. We've...more

Jaburg Wilk

Arizona Court of Appeals Reverses $1 Million Award of Punitive Damages in Insurance Bad Faith Case for Alleged “Institutional Bad...

Jaburg Wilk on

In Sobieski v. Am. Standard Ins. Co. of Wisconsin, 2016 WL 5436588 (Ariz.App. Sept. 29, 2016), despite upholding a bad faith judgment for an insurer conducting an unreasonable investigation and denying a claim, the Arizona...more

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits...

Post-Employment Covenants: Is an Inducement to Smile An Inducement to Cancel?

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on

A recent Circuit Court case confirms that the term “non-inducement” means just that. In American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Graham, the Eighth Circuit affirmed a jury verdict against an insurance agent who, the jury...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Greetings! Use of the PowerPoint Is Trade Secret Misappropriation

McDermott Will & Emery on

Hallmark Cards, Inc. v. Monitor Clipper Partners, LLC - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s decision holding that a private equity firm had misappropriated confidential...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide