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 is an insurance case raising some questions of Georgia law.

Without issuing a written reservation of rights, an insurer assumed the defense of a lawsuit for almost eleven months but stopped defending near the end of the discovery period because it decided that there was no coverage. At that point the policy holder hired its own attorneys to defend the lawsuit. About one month after the... More...   $0 (10-30-2009 - GA)

This appeal is the second in continuing litigation by a group of members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe called Nulankeyutmonen Nkihtaqmikon--the phrase means "We Protect the Homeland," and we refer to the group as NN--to challenge a Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA") decision; the decision approved a lease of a plot of Passamaquoddy land for the construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas ("LN... More...   $0 (10-29-2009 - ME)

Patrick Butler, who began working as a police officer in the little village of Round Lake (Illinois) in 1997, appeals from a grant of summary judgment dismissing the case he brought against the village in 2006 under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The basis for the dismissal was judicial estoppel. We begin with the facts.

Based in Kenosha, Wisconsin, 1 it was ranked as the number... More...   $0 (10-26-2009 - IL)

This matter comes on before this Court on an appeal by
appellant Century Indemnity Company (“Century”) from two
orders of the District Court, one entered May 18, 2006,
granting a motion of appellee Certain Underwriters at
Lloyd’s, London (“Lloyd’s”) to compel arbitration of a
disputed claim based on a set of reinsurance-of-reinsurance
agreements, and one entered... More...   $0 (10-23-2009 - )

Mark A. Pallotino, Sr. and Mark S. Pallotino, Jr. appeal from the district court’s judgment entered in favor of defendants. Because the district court has not disposed of all of the federal claims presented by plaintiffs in their complaint, we must dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction and remand to the district court for further proceedings.

I. Background

The main issue rele... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - NM)

James W. Powell, Jr. (“plaintiff”) appeals the 27 May 2008 order requiring him to execute a settlement agreement and quitclaim deed. Defendant City of Newton (“the city”), third-party defendant Shaver Wood Products, Inc. (“Shaver”), and third-party defendant W.K. Dickson Engineering, Inc. (“Dickson”) (collectively “defendants”) appeal the 19 August 2008 order denying their moti... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - NC)

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)

This appeal addresses a dispute between Jeffrey Labrenz and Shane and Jill Burnett over the use of land described in an easement. Labrenz has a driveway easement over the Burnetts’ land, and in building his driveway, Labrenz installed decorative rocks, shrubs, trees, a fence, and a gate on the Burnetts’ property. The superior court agreed with Labrenz that the slope of the Burnetts’ land nec... More...   $0 (10-20-2009 - AK)

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)

Hurricane Katrina reduced Plaintiff-Appellant Christopher M. Wiley’s home to a slab. Although he carried a homeowner’s insurance policy from Defendant-Appellee State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”), State Farm rejected his claims thereunder because his policy contained a water damage exclusion and an anti-concurrent cause provision. Wiley subsequently entered the Mississippi ... More...   $0 (10-10-2009 - ms)

Laura Stoneking appeals from the district court’s order granting Federated Mutual Insurance Company’s motion for summary judgment. Stoneking filed a petition seeking payment of underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits from Federated after she was seriously injured in an automobile collision while a passenger in a vehicle operated by T.C. Ryan Lee Simon.1 Stoneking’s father, Dennis Stoneking, had... More...   $0 (10-07-2009 - IA)

Appellant Dionicia Delgado was injured when the automobile in which she was a passenger collided with another automobile, allegedly as a result of the drivers’ concurrent negligence. In this appeal, we consider whether a passenger, such as Dionicia, may recover under the permissive driver’s insurance policy both liability benefits based on the policyholder’s negligence and underinsured moto... More...   $0 (10-07-2009 - NV)

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (“Stanford”) appeals a final judgment that the asserted claims of U.S. Patents No. 5,968,730 (“’730 patent”), No. 6,503,705 (“’705 patent”), and No. 7,129,041 (“’041 patent”) are invalid for obviousness. Bd. of Trs. v. Roche Molecular Sys., Inc., 563 F. Supp. 2d 1016 (N.D. Cal. 2008) (“Invalidity Opinion”). Ro... More...   $0 (10-05-2009 - CA)

Kootenai Electric Cooperative, Inc. (KEC) appeals from the district court’s summary judgment dismissal of its claim for repayment from The Lamar Corporation and The Lamar Company, L.L.C. (Lamar) of the amount that KEC paid pursuant to a judgment in a personal injury case. The judgment was rendered against KEC for injuries that James E. Kuntz suffered when he came into contact with one of KEC’s... More...   $0 (10-02-2009 - ID)

This is an appeal from a judgment on the pleadings in an action against the City of Los Angeles (City)1 brought by two former Los Angeles police officers, Andrew Buesa and Michael Cardenas. Plaintiffs seek damages for a violation of their rights under the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (Gov. Code, § 3300 et seq. (POBRA)).2 The gravamen of their complaint is that a perjured d... More...   $0 (10-02-2009 - CA)

¶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)

[¶1] Blue Star Corporation appeals, and CKF Properties, LLC, cross-appeals, from a summary judgment of the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Delahanty, J.): (1) in favor of Blue Star on its claim for breach of contract against CKF; (2) in favor of CKF on Blue Star’s claim for lost profits damages resulting from the breach; and (3) in favor of CKF’s president, Timothy Flannery, as to all clai... More...   $0 (09-24-2009 - ME)

¶ 1 Appellant Amanda E. Pusl appeals from the February 28, 2008 judgment in her favor in the amount of $25,000, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County.1 Upon review, we affirm.

¶ 2 The factual and procedural history of this appeal is as follows. Appellant was injured in a two-vehicle accident on April 26, 2002. The other vehicle involved in the accident was owned by Appe... More...   $0 (09-23-2009 - PA)

Medi Plex Health Care (Medi Plex) appeals from the trial court's judgment, following a bench trial, finding in favor of Supplemental Medical Services, Inc., d/b/a StaffLink (StaffLink) on StaffLink's petition for breach of contract and suit on account against Medi Plex. StaffLink cross-appeals from the same judgment. StaffLink's petition alleged that Medi Plex failed to pay StaffLink the charges a... More...   $0 (09-22-2009 - MO)

AsymmetRx, Inc. (“AsymmetRx”) appeals from the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting summary judgment in favor of Biocare Medical, LLC (“Biocare”). AsymmetRx, Inc. v. Biocare Med. LLC, 578 F. Supp. 2d 333 (D. Mass. 2008). Because we conclude that AsymmetRx does not have statutory standing to pursue this action absent the participation... More...   $0 (09-22-2009 - MA)

U.G. Co., Inc. (U.G.) and Kamdar Global LLC (Kamdar) appeal from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of APL Co. Pte. Ltd. (APL), based on the district court’s holding APL CO. PTE. LTD. v. U.G. CO., INC. 13675 that U.G. and Kamdar have indemnification obligations to APL under the parties’ bill of lading. APL appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for attorneys’ ... More...   $0 (09-22-2009 - CA)

The trial court erred in refusing to award litigation costs to a litigant (The Vons Companies, Inc.) that prevailed on two causes of action assigned to it by the original plaintiff (Mock Ranch, Inc.) in a settlement of Mock‟s complaint against Vons. The trial court did not err, however, in denying Vons‟ motion for attorney fees under Civil Code section 1717, because the warranty on which Vonsâ... More...   $0 (09-17-2009 - CA)

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)

Donaldson Company, Inc., a nonsignatory, seeks to compel arbitration against Burroughs Diesel, Inc., a signatory to an agreement with an arbitration clause. The district court ordered arbitration. Burroughs appeals. Jurisdiction being proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court reverses and remands.1

I.

In 1999, Burroughs signed a Dealer Full Service Agreement with Western Star Truck ... More...   $0 (09-16-2009 - MO)