Badwey Oil, Inc. (Badwey), appeals from the district court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of ConocoPhillips Petroleum Co. (Conoco) on the ground that Badwey’s breach of contract claims were barred by a statute of limitations. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

Background

Since 1960, the parties have had a business relationship, initially through the... More...   $0 (11-04-2009 - KS)

This case is before the Court upon the appeal of an Order denying the Appellant's, Charles Crihfield's, Renewed Motion for Summary Judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, on April 15, 2008. In the Order, the circuit court directed that the parties “within thirty (30) days of entry of this Order, mutually agree on an arbitrator to hear the dispute in question[,]”... More...   $0 (11-04-2009 - WV)

Plaintiff Vartika Dubey filed suit against Public Storage, Inc., Metropublic Storage Fund, and PS Illinois Trust (collectively “Metropublic” or “defendant”) to recover damages she incurred arising out of the loss of her personal property from a storage unit. Dubey claimed that such loss was the result of an alleged breach of contract, a conversion, and a violation of the Illinois Consumer ... More...   $0 (10-31-2009 - IL)

We must decide whether the district court abused its discretion by preliminarily enjoining the enforcement of new rules promulgated by the Washington State Board of Pharmacy (“Board”) that require pharmacies to deliver lawfully prescribed Federal Drug Administration (“FDA”)–approved medications and prohibit discrimination against patients, on the ground that the rules violate pharmaciesâ... More...   $0 (10-30-2009 - WA)

Plaintiffs Joseph P. Donahue (“Donahue”) and Sonoran Scanners, Inc. (“Sonoran”) appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting summary judgment to defendant PerkinElmer, Inc. (“PerkinElmer”) on claims for breach of contract and violation of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 93A, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A § 11. These claims arise fro... More...   $0 (10-29-2009 - MA)

Beta Upsilon Chi a/k/a Brothers Under Christ (“BYX”) is a Christian fraternity. In 2007, the University 1 of Florida (“UF” or “University”) denied BYX official recognition because of its refusal to adhere to UF’s nondiscrimination policy. BYX thereafter brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the University2 claiming that UF, by requiring it to comply with t... More...   $0 (10-27-2009 - FL)

This appeal follows the summary dismissal of an action for

wrongful termination of a contract for an in-home caregiver by the Department of Social

and Health Services (DSHS). DSHS terminated the contract after an investigator

concluded that the caregiver was guilty of neglect. Later appeals tribunals reversed the

finding of neglect. But the contract also a... More...   $0 (10-23-2009 - WA)

In this tort action, Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority (WCRSA) appeals (1) the trial court's denial of motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, based on an alleged lack of proximate cause; (2) the trial court's instruction to the jury; and (3) the trial court's denial of a motion to set-off the verdict by the amount the plaintiff received in settling with a n... More...   $0 (10-22-2009 - SC)

This action involves a dispute over the parties‟ respective rights upon termination of a joint venture. Appellants Jan Vreeken (Vreeken); Gergbroeders Meijer Belegging, B.V., a Netherlands corporation (Gergbroeders); Lockwood Engineering, B.V., a Netherlands corporation (Lockwood); and Third-Party Appellants Lockwood Packaging Corporation (LP) and Lockwood Packaging Corporation Idaho (LPI) file ... More...   $0 (10-21-2009 - ID)

Ted and Mary Bissette (the “Bissettes”) appeal from orders: (1) granting plaintiffs’ and third-party defendants’ summary judgment motion, (2) dismissing their claim for breach of fiduciary duty, and (3) awarding attorneys’ fees for contempt and enforcement of subdivision restrictions. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

FACTS

Moss Creek is a single-family residential... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - NC)

In this appeal, we must determine whether the language of a deed is ambiguous and whether the deed reserved mineral rights to the grantor. The district court held the deed unambiguously reserved to the grantor all the minerals. Footnote We affirm.

BackgroundOn January 24, 1993, appellants Cynthia A. Houchins and Darrell E. Houchins and appellee Phillip H. Trew, Sr. signed a contract for sa... More...   $0 (10-15-2009 - TX)

This case presents the narrow issue of whether any claim that may be asserted against a labor and material payment bond required by General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 49-411 must be asserted within the time limit provided in General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 49-42 (b).2 The plaintiff, Paradigm Contract Management Company, brought this action against the defendant, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insuran... More...   $0 (10-13-2009 - CT)

Our Supreme Court has said that the purpose of the 1992 and 1993 amendments to the California summary judgment statute was “to liberalize the granting of motions for summary judgment.” (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826, 854.) It is no longer called a “disfavored remedy.” It has been described as having a salutary effect, ridding the system, on an expeditious and effi... More...   $0 (10-09-2009 - CA)

Warwick Towers Council of Co-Owners (the ACouncil@) (SIC - The Fourteenth District publishes its reports online with letters substituted for certain characters.), acting by and through St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, appeals from a summary judgment granted in favor of Park Warwick L.P., Park Warwick Investments, L.L.C., and Park Hotel Investments, L.L.C (collectively, the AHotel Appellee... More...   $0 (10-08-2009 - TX)

[¶1] Appellees/Intervenors, Robert and Gisela Baltensperger (“the Baltenspergers”), applied for and were granted the necessary permits allowing them to construct a barn/equestrian center on their property in Teton County, Wyoming. Appellants, Ernest and Martha Anderson (“the Andersons”), objected to the construction permits and appealed to the Board of County Commissioners of Teton County... More...   $0 (10-08-2009 - WY)

This is a case of neighboring landowners and their real estate disputes, mainly about deed restrictions and an easement. The appeal and cross-appeal involve three of the eight counts bench-tried below. We consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the judgment, which we must affirm unless there is no substantial evidence to support it, it is against the weight of the evidence, or it erro... More...   $0 (10-06-2009 - MO)

Robert Rakes and Robert Hollander (plaintiffs), the named plaintiffs in a purported class action lawsuit against Life Investors Insurance Company of America (Life Investors), appeal from the district court’s1 order denying their motion for a continuance under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f) and granting summary

I. Background

Rakes and Hollander purchased long term care (LTC) ... More...   $0 (10-04-2009 - IA)

In a market-based economy the price of housing, like other goods, is subject to swings. There was a sharp upward swing in housing prices between late 2000 and the end of 2005, and the resulting bubble was bigger in Florida than it was in most other states. Home prices there rose eighty-two percent in absolute terms during that short period, outstripping the fifty-one percent national increase. See... More...   $0 (09-30-2009 - FL)

¶1 Delta Equipment Industrial Systems, Inc. (“DEI”) appeals the district court’s summary judgment dismissing DEI’s setoff counterclaim and ruling that DEI is in unlawful detainer of property owned by Benedict Bichler (“Bichler”). Specifically, DEI challenges the district court’s determination that (1) DEI lacked a valid basis for asserting a claim of setoff and (2) DEI’s claim of ... More...   $0 (09-29-2009 - UT)

Defendant-Appellant Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC (“BJC”) appeals from the district court’s judgment following an eight-day bench trial. The district court awarded Plaintiff-Appellee MACTEC, Inc. (“MACTEC”) $9,844,319.82, plus attorney fees and interest, on several of its claims and denied all of BJC’s counterclaims. BJC asserts that the district court erred by: (1) finding unreliable th... More...   $0 (09-25-2009 - TN)

This diversity case requires us to address the contours of covenants not to compete under Oklahoma law. When John R. Sappington and William B. Emmer defected from one Tulsa-area metals business, Southwest Stainless, to another, Rolled Alloys, they took with them years of expertise in the metals industry and personal relationships with many area customers. Some years before, Southwest Stainless had... More...   $0 (09-25-2009 - OK)

Defendant Orange Park Community Association (OPCA)1 maintains and exercises control over a series of recreational trails on portions of the association “common area” (Civ. Code, § 1351, subd. (b)). The trails border Broadmoor Park homes and Saddlehill development, OPCA residential developments in Orange Park Acres. The OPCA trails connect to a larger system of trails maintained by other assoc... More...   $0 (09-22-2009 - CA)

In 2006, a dispute arose between plaintiff Delois, then a tenant of defendants in a “live/work” space on Harrison Street in San Francisco, and defendants. The dispute, described in more detail below, was purportedly resolved by a written agreement between the parties. But various and sundry factors led to alleged breaches of that agreement; in any event, plaintiff did not vacate the premises o... More...   $0 (09-18-2009 - CA)

The appellant challenges a final summary judgment, raising two issues: I. Whether the trial court erred in granting final summary judgment in favor of the appellees based on its narrow construction of the term “building” in a deed restriction, allowing appellees to erect a billboard without prior approval; and II. whether the trial court erred in finding that there is no claim against Lamar fo... More...   $0 (09-17-2009 - FL)

The present appeal is from a judgment entered after the trial court‟s grant of defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company‟s (State Farm) motion for nonsuit, following plaintiff‟s opening statement.

Plaintiff/appellant Bryan Cooper was an insured of State Farm. He was involved in a single car accident allegedly caused by a tread separation of the right rear tire. As part ... More...   $0 (09-17-2009 - CA)