Estoppel Law
 
Creative Artists Agency, LLC, Twisted Roads Touring, LLC, 4FINI, Inc., Brett Saliba, Sarah Siquieros F/K/A Sarah Baer, and Kevin Lyman v. Las Palmas Race Park, LLC Las Palmas Downs, Inc. and Front Porch Entertainment

Appellants, Creative Artists Agency, LLC, Twisted Roads Touring, LLC, 4FINI, Inc., Brett Saliba, Sarah Baer, and Kevin Lyman (collectively “Creative Artists”) appeal from the trial court’s denial of their motion to compel arbitration with appellees, Las Palmas Race Park, LLC, Las Palmas Downs, Inc., and Front Porch Entertainment, Inc. (collectively “Las Palmas”). By their first issue, appellants c... More...   $0 (10-29-2015 - TX)

Ward Gulfport Properties, L.P., and T. Jerard Gulfport, LLC v. Mississippi State Highway Commission

In 2007, MHC applied for a permit with ACE to fill wetlands in the roadbed of a
proposed connector road in the Turkey Creek Watershed near Gulfport. MHC planned to use
wetland mitigation bank credits to offset the loss of wetland in the roadbed, but the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), ACE, and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) took issue with that s... More...
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Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC v. Honeoye Lake Acquisition, LLC, et al

Plaintiff Finger Lakes Capital Partners, LLC (“Finger Lakes”) is a small and
struggling asset management firm. Over the course of a decade, Finger Lakes sponsored
investments in five portfolio companies. Each time, Finger Lakes formed a different
Delaware limited liability company as a special purpose vehicle for the investment.
Non-party Lyrical Partners, L.P. (“Lyrical”) is a... More...
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Martin v. Med-Dev Corporation and Finley

This case involves a dispute over the management of a medical device company.
Members of the company‟s board of directors accused the Chairman and CEO—the
plaintiff in this action—of misappropriating company funds, leading to his eventual
resignation. Although the plaintiff believed his resignation was contingent on the
appointment of two investors to the company‟... More...
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Branch Banking & Trust Company et al. v. Rex A. Nichols and Claudene Nichols

In late 2005, Sonny began talking to Winfree about obtaining financing from Colonial Bank ("Colonial"), Winfree's employer, for the purchase of approximately 500 acres of real property in Stapleton, Alabama ("the Stapleton property"). The Nicholses intended to develop the Stapleton property into a subdivision. Both Sonny and Claudene had worked in the real-estate market in Baldwin County for seve... More...   $0 (10-26-2015 - AL)

James LeBlanc, Christine LeBlanc Fortin, David LeBlanc and Herman LeBlanc v. Robert E. Snelgrove

This case encompasses two main related sets of disputes. One dispute arises from a landowner’s replacement of his boathouse and construction of ancillary retaining walls that encroach onto his neighbors’ property. This dispute includes claims for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as damages on account of the landowner’s alleged
trespass. The neighbors challenge the trial court’s c... More...
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State of Maryland v. Philip Morris, Inc.

In 1998, Maryland and the 51 other Settling States entered the MSA, thus settling
their claims for “wrongful marketing and advertising of cigarettes, as well as damages
based upon the costs of treating smoking-related illnesses,” against three major cigarette
manufacturers – Philip Morris USA, Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., and Lorillard
apprproval of the side agreement, and ... More...
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Ward Gulfport Properties, L.P., and T. Jerard Gulfport, LLC v. Mississippi State Highway Commission

When the Mississippi State Highway Commission (MHC) sought a permit from the
Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) to fill wetlands in the roadbed of a proposed limited-access
road, it pledged approximately 1,300 acres of Ward Gulfport Properties, L.P.’s and T. Jerard
Gulfport, L.L.C.’s (“Ward,” collectively) property as wetlands mitigation. ACE issued the
permit to MHC in 2009. Ward filed... More...
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Kenneth P. Felis v. Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC, and Gallagher, Flynn & Company, LLP

This case arises out of a divorce proceeding between plaintiff
Kenneth Felis and his former wife, Vicki Felis. Defendant Downs Rachlin Martin, PLLC
(DRM) represented Ms. Felis in the divorce proceeding, and defendant Gallagher, Flynn &
Company, LLP (GFC) was retained by DRM on behalf of Ms. Felis to prepare business
valuations related to the proceeding. Plaintiff appeals the ... More...
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Arn H. Pearson v. Mary Lou Wendell

In this high-conflict case, Arn H. Pearson appeals from a judgment of
divorce from Mary Lou Wendell issued by the District Court (Portland, Eggert, J.).
Pearson argues that the court erred by (1) awarding Wendell sole parental rights
and responsibilities affecting the parties’ three minor children; (2) failing to
properly apply statutory factors, see 19-A M.R.S. § 951-A(5) (20... More...
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In re Genelux Corporation

Plaintiff Genelux Corporation (the ―Company‖) is a privately held, clinical stage
biopharmaceutical company incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Diego,
California, with additional operations in Germany. Intervenor, Dr. Aladar Szalay, along
with Dr. Douglas Will and Dr. John Thomas (together, the ―Founders‖), founded Genelux
around 2001. In... More...
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Jerry Weaks and Joyce Weaks v. Kathleen Jeanette White

On June 5, 2002, the Weakses, as sellers, and White, as purchaser, executed a document entitled “Contract for Deed” pursuant to which White agreed to make a down payment and monthly installments for ten years to purchase a small tract of land and a mobile home. White did not make a payment in December 2011, January 2012, or February 2012. In February 2012, the Weakses demanded that she pay the amo... More...   $0 (10-21-2015 - TX)

Roger M. Wheeler, Jr. v. Crest Resources, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - Roger M. Wheeler, Jr., Singer Bros., L.L.C., HW Allen Co., Holarud 792, L.L.C., Lafapar Energy, LLC, Wheeler Phoenix, Inc. sued Crest Resources, Inc., Glenn Hudgens, Crest Resources 2010, L.L.C and Crest Energy, Ltd. on breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud and fraud and deceit theories.

1. Plaintiff Roger M. Wheeler, Jr. (“Wheeler”), is an individual who resides in Tul... More...
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Valencis v. Nyberg

The defendants David Nyberg and CSM North, LLC (CSM),1 appeal from the judgment of the trial court awarding a prejudgment remedy in favor oftheplaintiffs,StanleyValencis,ACSYS,Inc.(ACSYS), and MIG Ventures, LLC (MIG), in the amount of $1,517,389.40.2 On appeal, the defendants claim that (1) the court improperly granted the application for a prejudgment remedy without taking into account the defen... More...   $0 (10-19-2015 - CT)

Oxy USA, Inc. v. Red Wing Oil

In January 1945, Frank Luther obtained the northeast quarter of a section of land in Haskell County (the northeast quarter), which was subject to an existing lease for the production of oil and gas. Shortly thereafter, in April 1945, Luther sold the 160-acre tract to E.W. Rahenkamp. In his deed to Rahenkamp, Luther reserved a one-half interest in the mineral rights for a period of 20 years "or as ... More...   $0 (10-19-2015 - KS)

CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Sacramento County

Under what circumstances can a plaintiff who seeks injunctive relief on behalf of a class of which the plaintiff is not a member obtain precertification discovery to seek out a legitimate plaintiff to support an action for injunctive relief and monetary damages?

Here, real party in interest Charlene Deluca filed a complaint alleging defendants CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and Longs Drug Stores Cal... More...
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Stevens v. McGuireWoods L.L.P.

The issue in this legal malpractice case is whether the circuit court of Cook County properly entered summary judgment in favor of defendant, McGuireWoods LLP. We hold that it did.
Plaintiffs are former minority shareholders in Beeland Management LLC (Beeland). In 2005, plaintiffs hired the law firm of McGuireWoods LLP (McGuireWoods) to bring certain claims against Beeland’s managers, Tom Pr... More...
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Sandeep Nanda v. Corey Huinker

Appellant Sandeep Nanda filed a breach of contract action against appellee Corey Huinker in relation to Nanda’s purported agreement to purchase real property from
1 Pursuant to a docket-equalization order issued by the Supreme Court of Texas, this appeal has been transferred to this Court from the Third Court of Appeals in Austin, Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 73.001 (West, Westlaw through... More...
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Pan Am Systems, Inc. v. Hardenbergh

Basically, plaintiffs are upset because they think four
ANR&P articles — published between December 2009 and March 2011 —
contained false and defamatory statements. Discussing a train
derailment on a Springfield-owned rail line, the first article —
after relying on reports in leading newspapers — quoted a state
official as saying the accident was "'perfectly predictable'"... More...
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Pan Am Systems, Inc. v. Atlantic Northeast Rails and Ports, Inc.

Today's appeal centers on a district judge's decision
kicking out this battle-scarred defamation case on summary
judgment. By way of introduction, plaintiffs are David Andrew
Fink, Pan Am Systems, Inc., and Springfield Terminal Railway
Company. Fink is the former President and CEO of Pan Am, the
parent corporation of Springfield. Defendants are Chalmers
Hardenbergh and Atla... More...
   $0 (10-12-2015 - ME)

Perez-Carrera v. Stancil

After pleading guilty to bank robbery, gun, and other federal charges, Jose
Perez-Carrera unsuccessfully pursued many different collateral challenges to his
sentence over the course of many years. All these efforts took place in the First
Circuit where his plea was received. See Perez-Carrera v. United States, No. 12
1716, 2014 WL 68794 (D.P.R. Jan. 8, 2014) (summarizing the proc... More...
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Brown v. Lowe's Home Centers

Mr. George Brown is an African-American who worked for Lowe’s
Home Centers. One day, Mr. Brown and a Lowe’s cashier yelled at each
other, prompting Lowe’s management to investigate the two employees’
conduct. During the investigation, Mr. Brown reported that he had heard
two fellow employees use the term “nigger,” prompting Mr. Brown to
complain to a supervisor. Lowe’s pla... More...
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Whisenant v. Sheridan Production Company

Tony R. Whisenant filed a class action in state court alleging that
Sheridan Production Company, LLC (Sheridan) failed to pay or underpaid royalties
for natural gas wells it operated in Beaver County, Oklahoma. Sheridan removed the
suit to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA), 28 U.S.C.
§ 1332(d), and the district court denied Mr. Whisenant’s motion... More...
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DeMarco Deon Williams v. City of Tulsa

Plaintiff DeMarco Deon Williams appeals from two district court orders that together dismissed all claims asserted against defendants City of Tulsa and Tulsa Police Chief Ron Palmer arising out of alleged misconduct by Tulsa Police Officers. The case is therefore submitted without oral argument. This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of law of the case, res j... More...   $0 (10-11-2015 - OK)

Parallel Networks, LLC v. Jenner & Block LLP

On August 27, 2015, we withdrew our opinion and vacated our judgment in this case.
The following is now the opinion of the Court.
Parallel Networks, LLC1 appeals the trial court’s judgment confirming an arbitration
award under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) in favor of Jenner & Block, LLP. In four issues,
Parallel argues the trial court erred in confirming an arbitration award t... More...
   $0 (10-09-2015 - TX)

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