Where the Department of Corrections challenged a judgment granting partial summary judgment to class plaintiffs, who were corrections officers, in a dispute regarding the officers’ breach-of-contract claims arising from the compensability of their pre- and post-shift tasks, the disputed tasks ...

Tagged with: breach of contract Labor Agreement

Where appellants challenged a jury verdict in favor of respondent trust on a petition for damages alleging breach of contract, unjust enrichment and quantum meruit, the judgment is affirmed because the trial court did not err in giving verdict-directing instructions ...

Tagged with: breach of contract instructions unjust enrichment

Outdoor retailer Bass Pro settled a lawsuit against a timeshare company which it alleged breached contractual obligations by failing to pay required commissions and engaging in high-pressure sales. Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited Inc., which is based in Boca Raton, Florida, agreed ...

Tagged with: Bass Pro breach of contract Missouri Court of Appeals Western District

Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, alleging defendant committed breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and fraudulent misrepresentation with respect to plaintiff’s studies in defendant’s Ph.D. program in mechanical and aerospace engineering. On ...

Tagged with: breach of contract Educational Malpractice Doctrine Fraudulent Misrepresentation

(1)Where a city paid trash-rebate payments to the owners and managers of multi-unit buildings and trailer parks for more than 30 years, and these plaintiffs challenged the elimination of the rebate program from the city’s budget, the plaintiffs had standing ...

Tagged with: breach of contract Municipal Trash Rebate Program

Defendant canceled a homeowners’ Insurance policy for nonpayment and notified LexisNexis of the cancellation, pursuant to an agreement to notify mortgagees of actions taken against defendant’s policies. When the formerly insured home suffered a fire, the mortgagee filed suit, arguing ...

Tagged with: breach of contract Failure to Notify Indemnification Insurance

State ex. Rel. Attorney General Joshua D. Hawley v. Pilot Travel Centers (MLW No. 72038/Case No. SC96885 – 22 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Russell, J.; Draper, Powell, Breckenridge and Stith, JJ., concur; Wilson, J., dissents in separate opinion filed; Fischer, C.J., concurs in opinion of Wilson, J.)

Tagged with: Authority breach of contract contracts Standing

Smoky Hills Wind Projects II, LLC v. City of Independence (MLW No. 71641/Case No. 17-1091 – 14 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Erickson, J.)

Tagged with: breach of contract contracts Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement Wind Farm

HIP, Inc. v. Hormel Foods Corporation (MLW No. 71577/Case No. 16-3679 – 13 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)

Tagged with: Bacon-Cooking Process breach of contract contracts Wrongful Termination

First Dakota National Bank v. Eco Energy, LLC (MLW No. 71384/Case No. 16-4391 – 9 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)

Tagged with: breach of contract contracts Marketing Contract Notice

K.M.M. v. K.E.W. (MLW No. 71075/Case No. ED105087 – 28 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, J.)

Tagged with: breach of contract Domestic Relations Same-Sex Couple Third-Party Custody