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

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 ...

Tagged with: Contract Law Discovery Sanctions Fraudulent Misrepresentation

(1)Where  a car buyer challenged the denial of insurance coverage on her claim that an auto dealer committed fraudulent misrepresentation, the judgment is affirmed in part because the policy unambiguously did not provide coverage for the intentional-fraudulent-misrepresentation claim, and the ...

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Brown v. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (MLW No. 69047/Case No. 15-1830 – 25 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

Tagged with: Construction Siding Defective Product Fraudulent Misrepresentation Personal Injury & Torts Law Tort

The Finest Place, Inc. v. Skidmore (MLW No. 68710/Case No. SD33663 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Francis Jr., J.)

Tagged with: Factual Findings Fraudulent Misrepresentation Tort

O’Gorman & Sandroni, P.C. v. Dodson (MLW No. 68609/Case No. ED102312 – 11 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Dowd, J.)

Tagged with: Fraudulent Misrepresentation Piercing The Veil Punitive Damages Tort

Stevens v. Markirk Construction, Inc. (MLW No. 67407/Case No. SC94074 – 13 pages) (Supreme Court of Missouri, Stith, J.; all concur)

Tagged with: Fraudulent Misrepresentation jury instructions Tort

Big A LLC v. Lindworth Investments, LLC (MLW No. 67114/Case No. AWD77400 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Pfeiffer, J.)

Tagged with: Fraudulent Misrepresentation Tort

The drivers had alleged that FedEx agreements said they would be independent contractors, but they were treated like employees.

Tagged with: Fraudulent Misrepresentation Verdicts & Settlements

Stevens v. Markirk Construction, Inc. (MLW No. 65938/Case No. WD75532 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)

Tagged with: civil practice Fraudulent Misrepresentation jury instructions

Freitas v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (MLW No. 64541/Case No. 11-3751 – 8 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Smith, J.)

Tagged with: Consumer Law Fraudulent Misrepresentation LSmith mortgage modification Promissory Estoppel