Breach of Contract

Liquid expands as the temperature increases. That simple law of physics is at the heart of a consumer class action that alleges Chevron is cheating California consumers by selling motor fuel at an...

Pryor Cashman announced that Joshua D. Bernstein has become a partner and Louis M. Ciccone, Jacob B. Radcliff, Danielle L. Schechner and Benjamin Semel have become Of Counsel to the firm. Joshua D,...

Construction is well under way on a new wastewater treatment plant to serve the small coastal communities of Netarts and Oceanside, but a complaint that recently hit Multnomah County Circuit Court has jeopardized...

NEW YORK -- SME Consolidated, Ltd., part of the Betesh Group, is pleased to announce that it has prevailed in its dispute with Camuto Consulting, Inc. regarding Camuto's termination of the license previously...

NEWARK, N.J. -- McCarter & English LLP has elected nine new partners in its offices in Newark, Boston, Hartford and Wilmington, effective as of January 1, 2012. The new partners practice in a...

Does a lawyer have standing to enforce an opposing party's obligation to pay attorney fees under the terms of a client's settlement? The answer isn't as obvious as it may seem. And it...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Napo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Napo") announced a legal victory today in a dispute with Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Salix"). Salix filed a voluntary motion requesting the dismissal of a lawsuit in which...

A lawyer violates professional rules of conduct by asking a law student to perform legal research with free Lexis and Westlaw passwords provided for educational purposes, a Utah State Bar ethics committee has...

ITASCA, Ill. -- Midas, Inc. (NYSE: MDS) received notice on Jan. 3, 2012, that its European licensee, MESA S.p.A., has filed suit in the Court of Appeal in Milan, Italy, claiming that Midas...

LOS ANGELES -- The Superior Court for the County of San Franciscotoday took a series of actions related to the San Diego County Water Authority's challenge of Metropolitan Water District's water rate structure....

Joshua D. Bernstein has become a Partner at Pryor Cashman, the company recently announced. In addition, Louis M. Ciccone, Jacob B. Radcliff, Danielle L. Schechner and Benjamin Semel have become Of Counsel to...

DALLAS -- Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. ("TSTI"), a subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE: TRN), announced today that it filed a breach of contract law suit against Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation ("Suzlon") for...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has placed the following ratings for Computer Sciences Corp. (NYSE: CSC) on Rating Watch Negative: --Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BBB+'; --Senior unsecured debt 'BBB+'; --Bank credit facility...

The California Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court's judgment sustaining an auto insurer's demurrer to a complaint filed by an insured alleging breach of contract arising from the insurer's determination that the...

The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of a marine liability insurer in an action against its insured and the insured's senior partner. The insurer...

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, ruled that insurers are entitled to the dismissal of a financial services firm's action seeking indemnity for a disgorgement payment made to the SEC...

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted judgment on the pleadings in favor of a liability insured that sued its insurer for wrongful denial of a claim, and seeking...

No matter what your written contract says, your business could still be liable for doing--or not doing--things you never even discussed before signing the contract. This is due to the "implied covenant of...

Tax-exempt entities may establish as many as three types of tax-favored retirement plans. They may, of course, establish qualified retirement plans. They may also establish Sec. 403(b) plans, generally known as tax-sheltered annuities....