Lyon v. Campbell, No. 151

Apr 01, 1998

OUTCOME:

Shareholder was not liable for tortious interference with a business contract or breach of fiduciary when he refused to execute a new personal guarantee that contained additional terms that were advers ... e to his personal financial interests.

Burrell v. Crown Cent. Petroleum, Case No. 1:97-CV-357

Oct 21, 1997

OUTCOME:

Employer's communications to employees regarding putative class action did not warrant the issuance of an order limiting employer's ex parte contacts absent evidence of coercion, misleading statements, ... or abuse.

Midwest Aluminum Mfg. Co. v. GE Co., File No. 4:90-CV-143

Feb 05, 1993

OUTCOME:

A cause of action under CERCLA was not dismissed when expenses for monitoring of a contaminated site were deemed reasonable, but common law fraud claims were dismissed when fraudulent intent of the ele ... ctric company was not shown.

Bender v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Civil Action No. 91-5493 (WGB)

Apr 08, 1992

OUTCOME:

Employers could not have fraudulently induced employee to sign Form U-4 that was required industry-wide by SEC for securities registration of stock exchange representatives like employee with any secur ... ities firm. Court compelled employee to arbitrate Title VII claim against employers pursuant to Form U-4, which was not contrary to public policy.

Magnolia Coal Terminal v. Phillips Oil Co., No. 90 C 1646 consolidated with No. 90 C 1663

May 28, 1991

OUTCOME:

For years, successive mineral lessees had shown a callous disregard for the damage being inflicted on lessor's property, and the cost to repair the damage was enormous, thus awarding damages that excee ... ded the present value of the property was proper.

Charlesgate Nursing Ctr. v. Bordeleau, No. 88-256-Appeal

Jan 18, 1990

OUTCOME:

Medicaid report filed by nursing center with state's human resource department was a public record required to be disclosed pursuant to Access to Public Records Act of 1979, save for personnel informat ... ion and tax returns that were already deleted.

U.S. ex rel. Johnson v. Shell Oil Co., 33 F. Supp. 2d 528 (ED Tex. 1999)

N/A

OUTCOME: Over $300 million was recovered from the oil industry

Fair Hous. Council v. Montgomery Newspapers, No. 97-1051

N/A

OUTCOME:

While housing council lacked standing to maintain a suit against a newspaper and editor for publishing advertisements that were discriminatory, the council could maintain suit based on retaliatory acti ... ons following the council's initial complaint.