Plaintiff, a 56-year-old African American male, was injured while performing deliveries for defendant. Plaintiff returned to work on an hours-restriction but was laid off as part of operational cutbacks. Plaintiff alleged he was promised that his job would be available ...

Tagged with: Age and Race Discrimination Employer - Employee Promissory Estoppel Striking of Statement of Material Disputed Facts

Where a sod company brought an action against a golf-course builder for breach of contract and promissory estoppel after it set aside sod for a new course and the sale fell through, summary judgment for the builder is affirmed because ...

Tagged with: contracts Promissory Estoppel Requirements Contract

Plaintiff alleged defendant erroneously terminated the parties’ agreement because plaintiff was purportedly operating a mail-order pharmacy business in violation of the agreement. Plaintiff had disclosed that the majority of its business came through its mail-order pharmacy. The district court dismissed ...

Tagged with: antitrust Breach contracts Promissory Estoppel

Friedman v. Farmer (MLW No. 67917/Case No. 14-2575 – 12 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Kelly, J.)

Tagged with: breach of contract contracts Promissory Estoppel unjust enrichment

Jamison Electric, LLC v. Dave Orf, Inc. (MLW No. 64875/Case No. ED98710 – 7 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Odenwald, J.)

Tagged with: Construction contracts 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.)

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

Vaidyanathan v. Seagate US, LLC (MLW No. 64080/Case No. 11-1799/11-1888 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Wollman, J.)

Tagged with: contracts Fraudulent Inducement instructions Promissory Estoppel Wollman

Where a company brought an action against a bank seeking damages for the bank’s refusal to extend a loan, summary judgment for the bank was proper on the plaintiff’s claims of breach of contract and breach of the duty of ...

Tagged with: Banks and Banking Promissory Estoppel