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Deal finalized to divide Rams settlement money in St. Louis
A plan to divide more than a half-billion dollars in settlement money for the departure of the NFL's Rams from St. Louis received final approval Wednesday.
Contracts: Unjust Enrichment-Equitable Retention of Benefit-Earned Benefit
On remand, the district court reconsidered plaintiff’s unjust enrichment claim against defendant. The district court again denied the claim, ruling that, although plaintiff had conferred a benefit upon defendant, it would not be inequitable for defendant to retain that benefit because it had earned it by providing conference calling service, customer support, and access to […]
Contracts: Corporate Acquisition-Misappropriation of IP-Preliminary Injunction
Plaintiff acquired a family of smaller companies, with their president staying on to run the companies; the president’s wife would separately negotiate to buy back two of the acquired companies. When negotiations for the buy-back broke down, the president left and formed defendant with his wife, allegedly convincing plaintiff’s employees to come work for defendant […]
Contract Law: Fraudulent Misrepresentation-Discovery Sanctions
Where a defendant in a breach-of-contract case challenged the grant of summary judgment against him, the record supported the finding that the defendant was liable for fraudulent and negligent representation and the breach of multiple contracts, and the district court did not err in imposing discovery sanctions. Judgment is affirmed. H&R Block Eastern Enterprises Inc. […]
Contract Law: Contract Termination-Lost-Profits Determination
Where a stainless-steel manufacturer challenged the judgment against it in a dispute that arose from a contract for the installation of an industrial egg dryer, the judgment is affirmed because the district court applied the proper legal standard, and the court properly recognized that the lost-profits determination is a calculation proven with reasonable, not absolute, […]
Contracts law: Sentencing-Kidnapping-Cross Reference
Where a defendant challenged his 360-month sentence in a kidnapping case, the district court did not err when it applied a cross-reference to attempted murder because the defendant told the victim that he was going to kill her, and he drove her to an abandoned farm where he strangled her to the point of unconsciousness, […]
Latest Opinion Digests
- Criminal Law: Child Abuse-Sufficiency Of Evidence-Closing Argument
- Civil Rights: Religious Freedom-RLUIPA-Res Judicata
- Civil Practice: Res Judicata-Stop Work Order
- Immigration: Drug Conviction-Removability-Overbreadth of State Offense
- Civil Practice: Asset Forfeiture-Sanctions
- Civil Rights: Due Process-Failure to State Claim
- Probate : Revocable Trust – Amendment – Reformation
- Employer – Employee : Unpaid Commissions – At-Will Status
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel – Conflict Of Interest
- Appellate Practice : Jurisdiction – Final Judgment
- Domestic Relations : Parenting Plan – Child Support
- Criminal Law : Post-Conviction Relief – Guilty Plea – Sentence Advice
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