Contracts: Indemnification-Discrimination Verdict
City of Kansas City v. Occupational Health Centers of the Southwest (MLW No. 80506/Case No. WD85602 – 20 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Ahuja, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Jackson County, Burnett, J. (Bret R. Kassen, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellant) (Scott K. Logan, Merritt B. Watson and David M. Tyrell, Prairie Village, Kansas, for respondent).
Contracts: Breach-Insurance Plans-Reimbursement
Nebraska Furniture Mart, Inc. v. Guardsman US LLC (MLW No. 80489/Case No. 22-2741 – 5 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska, Buescher, J.
Contracts: Supply Agreement-Breach-Reformation
Commercial Bag Company v. Land O’Lakes, Inc. (MLW No. 80444/Case No. 22-3036 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Doty, J. (Stephen R. Brown, of Chicago, IL for appellant; Ryan Matthew Lawrence, of Minneapolis, MN on the brief) (Jonathan Christian Miesen, of Arden Hills, MN for appellee)
Contracts: Pipeline Easements-Breach of Contract-Arbitration Clause
H&T Fair Hills, Ltd. v. Alliance Pipeline L.P. (MLW No. 80352/Case No. 22-1817 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Melloy, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Ericksen, J. (Nicole M. Moen, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant; Haley Waller Pitts, of Minneapolis, MN; Aron J. Frakes, of Minneapolis, MN; Patrick D.J. Mahlberg, of Minneapolis, MN; and Samuel An[...]
Contracts: Timeshare Exits-Breach Of Contract-Unjust Enrichment
Nationwide Transfer LLC v. Neally Law, LLC (MLW No. 80339/Case No. SD37267 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Goodman, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Greene County, Powell, J. (Michael David Textor and Amanda Dawn Cochran, Springfield, for appellant) (Christopher Francis Weiss and Derek Adam Ankrom, Springfield, for respondent).
Contracts: Equipment Lease-Acquisition of Business-Recharacterization as Security Interest
Prospect ECHN, Inc. v. Winthrop Resources Corporation (MLW No. 80268/Case No. 21-3416 – 15 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Nelson, J. (Eric G. Magnuson, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant; Molly R. Hamilton Cawley, of Minneapolis, MN; Joshua Adam Hasko, of Minneapolis, MN; David Dugan, of West Orange, NJ; Frank Pere[...]
Contracts: Electricity Supply Contract-Anticipatory Breach-Right to Buyout
Dakota Energy Cooperative, Inc. v. East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (MLW No. 80271/Case No. 22-1884 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota, Piersol, J. (Peter W. Herzog, III, of St. Louis, MO for appellant; Lee Schoenbeck, of Watertown, SD; Joseph Erickson, of Watertown, SD; Joel S. Neckers, of Denver, CO;[...]
Contracts: Unit Purchase Agreement-Breach-Duties of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
Mortier v. LivaNova USA, Inc. (MLW No. 80125/Case No. 22-2125 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Tostrud, J. (Thomas Henry Boyd, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant; Elizabeth A. Patton, of Minneapolis, MN; and Kyle R. Kroll, of Minneapolis, MN on the brief) (Aaron Daniel Van Oort, of Minneapolis, MN for appellee; J[...]
Criminal Law: Right to Self-Representation-Failure to Hold Hearing-Habeas Petition
Bolden v. Vandergriff (MLW No. 79972/Case No. 22-2054 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, White, J. (Andrew James Clarke, AAG, of Jefferson City, MO for appellant) (Christopher S. Swiecicki, of Chesterfield, MO for appellee)
Contracts: Unit Purchase Agreement-Dissolution of Company-Breach
Mortier v. LivaNova USA, Inc. (MLW No. 79979/Case No. 22-2125 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Tostrud, J. (Thomas Henry Boyd, of Minneapolis, MN for appellant; Elizabeth A. Patton, of Minneapolis, MN and Kyle R. Kroll, of Minneapolis, MN on the brief) (Aaron Daniel Van Oort, of Minneapolis, MN; Jeffrey Justman[...]
Contracts: Purchase Of Business-Real Property-Specific Performance
Singh v. Lucky’s Travel Center, LLC (MLW No. 79965/Case No. SD37729 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Burrell, J.) Appealed from circuit court, Shannon County, Allen, J. (David Christiaan Horton, Springfield, for appellant) (David Stephen Rauzi, Kansas City, MO and Larry Robert Burton, Mountain View, for respondent).
Contracts: Distributorship Agreement-Franchise Fee-Sale of Replacement Parts for Repair
Louis DeGidio, Inc. v. Industrial Combustion, LLC (MLW No. 79777/Case No. 22-1209 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.) Appealed from U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, Tunheim, J. (Steven Moore, of Bloomington, MN for appellant; David A. Brandis, of Bloomington, MN and Trevor R. Walsten, of Crosslake, MN on the brief) (Joseph Stephen Diedrich, of Madison, WI for a[...]
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