Breach of contract - creditors action by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company against Ben Lewis Plumbing, Heating & Airconditioning for premiums due on workers' compensation insurance coverage provided to defendant which counterclaimed for negligent misrepresentation.

Breach of Contract - Breach of Express and Implied Warranties - Constructive Fraud - Negligent Misrepresentation - Unfair Trade Practices - Glennis Chapman (Chapman) bought a computer from Computers, Parts & Repairs, Inc. (CPR) which CPR represented to be used. When Chapman later attempted to have repairs made by the manufacturer, he discovered the c

Class Action - Medicare - Breach of Contract - Robert Dierkes and his mother, Emma Dierkes (plaintiffs), brought a class action suit against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri and Rightchoice Managed Care, Inc. (Blue Cross), alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment, breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing, misrepresent

Telecommunications - Nuisance - Covenants - Michael and Judith Smith, as well as all of the plaintiffs, are property owners on West Mountain in Washington County. Defendant, Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. (Bell), is a local cellular telecommunications service provider. Since 1965 the Smiths have leased their land for towers f

Holt was a manger in Allied's Houston recycling plant. Allied terminated Holt but kept him on the payroll. Lyon offered him a brokerage position in Dallas, which would be salaried for one year and then switch to commission. Holt did not accept, and instead spoke with Lyon about the possibility of starting his own recycling plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Holt contended that Lyon promised to c

Haney was recruited by MetLife because he was one of the top sellers in the Houston area, with twenty-eight years of experience in selling insurance. Shortly after starting with MetLife, Haney assisted another of MetLife's sales representatives in the presentation and sale of a multimillion dollar package of policies to the owners of a Houston firm. Some six months later the policy owners stopped

Negligent misrepresentation and contract claims by former employees of AERS Midwest and its president. AERA was formed to develop, test, market, and manufacture a device used in airplane de-icing. The technology for this device had been developed by Palmer, who received stock in AERS in exchange for an assignment of the technology to the company. Jennison contributed working capital in exchange

Plaintiff sued Oak Creek and Dealer for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and common law misrepresentation. Etherridge also sued Green Tree Acceptance of Louisiana, Inc., the older of the note on Etheridge's mobile home, for alleged violations of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Seeking damages and judicial foreclosure of its lien on the mobile home, Green tree

A bank sought damages from an accounting firm for negligent misrepresentation. The bank alleged that in making a loan of money and extending a line of credit to a company, it detrimentally relied on faulty draft and final audit reports of the company's financial health that the accounting firm had prepared. The bank ultimately sold the debt at a steep discount after it beca

Central is one of several wholly-owned transportation subsidiaries of CenTra. The majority of Central's business is in the automotive industry, transporting parts from surrounding states to various automobile plants in Michigan. Because Michigan is considered an "inbound" state, one of Central's goals is to produce business going out of Michigan so that its trucks do not travel o

Fraud, misrepresentation and breach of contract claims - Plaintiff claimed that Russell Pritchard appraised certain Civil War artifacts relating to General George E. Pickett's famous charge at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863 for significantly less than their actual value and after purchasing them for $87,500, sold them for $880,000 to the City of Harrisburg for $880,000.00. General Pickett's cap

Breach of contract - warranty - house. Plaintiff contracted with defendant to design and build a house for them. Conflict between the builder and the owners arose over modification, poor workmanship and incomplete work. The parties arbitrated there dispute and the builder was given 90 days to cure various problems which a cost to cure of $10,600. The builder failed to remedy the problems and t

Breach of contract - warranty - house. Plaintiff contracted with defendant to design and build a house for them. Conflict between the builder and the owners arose over modification, poor workmanship and incomplete work. The parties arbitrated there dispute and the builder was given 90 days to cure various problems which a cost to cure of $10,600. The builder failed to remedy the problems and t

On February 17, 1994, fire broke out in a wall near a wood stove, damaging the Sundermans' home in Laramie, Wyoming. The Sundermans were insured by State Farm under a policy that provided three types of coverage. The dwelling coverage included a "guaranteed replacement cost" feature wherein State Farm agreed to pay the reasonable costs of repairing or replacing the dwelling, if necessa

Breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, promisory estoppel, breach of warranty regarding shelf life, breach of warranty regarding leakage, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, Lanham Act violations and violation of Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act violations. Omega is a seller of scientific measurement and control instruments located in Stamford, Connecti

Products liability - "Fix A Flat" aerosol tire inflator. This action arose from an accidental explosion which occurred when the Plaintiff attempted to weld a tire rim, while the tire - filled with explosive gases - was still attached. Sometime before the explosion, Plaintiff had injected the tire with a "fax a flat Non-Explosive Formula" tire inflator, which is an aerosol product that is manufac

Trespass, misrepresentation, unlawful taking, and deceptive trade practices contrary to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) claims by Patricia and Reuben Walters against Larry Hall and Craig Hammond. Beginning in 1985, Hall and Hammond offered individual lots for sale in a subdivision known as Longhorn Ranch Phase III. Purchasers were to have access to their property by two access routes

Frudulent concealment and negligence claims by real estate purchase on "as is" basis. Tenant of property purchased on an "as is" basis and the purchaser alleged breach of contract, negligence, innocent misrepresentation and fraud. Two months after the store opened, the building flooded following a heavy rainfall. The evidence reflected that the property had experienced flooding problems for many y

Negligent misrepresentation and fraud claims with counterclaim by defendants for breach of contract. The Holtvogts sold a one-half interest in an Arabian stallion named Mc Que Jabask. The Leals contended that the Holtvogts fraudulently misrepresented the condition of the stallion and that, because of this fraud, they were damaged. Mr. Holtvogt also claimed that he had been defamed by Mrs. Leal.

Breach of Contract - Norwood, a licensed real estate broker sued Glenlakes Realty for tortious interference with a contract, conspiracy , fraudulent suppression, fraudulent misrepresentation, recovery of commission for sale of property to another and breach of contract. Norwood also sought recovery under quantum meruit. Defendants made a motion for a pre-verdict judgment as a matter of law

Promisory estoppel, breach of fiduciary relationship, fraudulent misrepresentation, and fraudulent concealment claimed by floor conveying distributor against manufacturer. Midwest Home Distributor, Inc. is a floor covering distributor operating in Cedar Rapids. Domco Industries, ltd. is a Canadian company and manufactures vinyl floor covering. Domco was trying to establish a presence in the U.S.

Breach of contract (franchise and development agreements), fraud, breach of good faith, breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation claims by franchisee with counterclaim by defendant for breach of covenant of good faith and good dealing. Plaintiff purchased a exclusive territory franchise agreement from Hot 'n Now, Inc. for Broward County, Florida in 1989. He opened six of the rest

Fraudulent misrepresentation and suppression of material facts about the condition of a boat sold by defendant to plaintiffs on March 10, 1996. When Fletcher Boles used the boat he found that the block was cracked. Defendant denied that she had told plaintiffs that the boat had been winterized.

Breach of contract relating to the sale of a tortilla chip distributorship with counterlaim for breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, and prima facie tort. The parties entered into a contract on January 29, 1993, for the same of MiRanchito Mexican Food Products distributorship for $50,000 plus interest. Buyer agreed to pay Sellers an initial payment of $10,000 a

Product liability - Ford F-350 pickup parking design defect - failure to warn and intentional misrepresentation claims. Plaintiffs claimed that the parking brake in their truck spontaneously released allowing their truck to run over their 3-year-old son killing him. Ford had issued a recall claiming that a defect in the design would allow the parking brake pedal to move all the way to the floor