Civil Practice : Jury Instructions – Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Stevens v. Markirk Construction, Inc. (MLW No. 65938/Case No. WD75532 – 12 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Hardwick, J.)
Consumer Law: Mortgage Modification – Fraudulent Misrepresentation – Promissory Estoppel
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.)
Contracts: Fraudulent Misrepresentation – Lost Profits – History Of Profitability
Midwest Coal, LLC v. Cabanas (MLW No. 64109/Case No. ED97479 – 15 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Cohen, J.)
Insurance: Fraudulent Misrepresentation – Subrogation – Work Comp Benefits
Bacon v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (MLW No. 63993/Case No. 11-1522 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam)
Tort: Fraudulent Misrepresentation – Statute Of Limitations – ‘Capable Of Ascertainment’
Carson v. Dixon Cemetery (MLW No. 63255/Case No. SD31128 – 9 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, Barney, J.)
Tort: Fraudulent Misrepresentation – Hog Marketing
Lakeside Feeders, Inc. v. Producers Livestock Marketing Association, et al. (MLW No. 63204/Case No. 11-1347 – 20 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)
Contracts: Airplane Purchase – Nonconformity – Notice
Friedman & Friedman, et al. v. McCandless, Inc., et al. (MLW No. 60663/Case No. 08-2976/08-3128 – 18 pages) Where a law firm brought breach-of-contract and fraudulent misrepresentation claims against the […]
Trial begins in lawsuit over sale of company
Partners at two of Missouri’s largest law firms are going up against each other in a case involving an ousted company president who lost out on a cut of a […]
Court awards couple in breach of contract case
A judge in Stone County has rescinded a real estate contract for the sale of a lakeside resort based on allegations that the sellers made fraudulent misrepresentations. The case culminated […]
Civil Practice: Standing – Assignee – Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Adams, et al. v. Cossa, et al. (MLW No. 59706/Case No. ED92601 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Sullivan, P.J.) Where homebuyers brought an action against sellers […]
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