Merson v. Lemelson Group — affirmed judgment requiring the landlord to refund the rental deposit
Case Joshua Merson and Victoria Taravella v. The Lemelson Group, LLC Court Vermont Supreme Court Judge Harold E. Eaton, Jr.,
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Breach of Contract
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Tahmoor Coal — Court rejected liquidators’ bid to disclaim a mine royalty deed
Case In the matter of Tahmoor Coal Pty Ltd (in liq) Court Court of Appeal of New South Wales (Australia)
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ASIC v Hollard — Federal Court imposed $2 million penalty for claims-handling failures
Case Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hollard Insurance Partners Limited Court Federal Court of Australia (Australia) Judge Button Date
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Briggs v. Wimberly — affirmed dismissal of premature legal-malpractice suits as time-barred
Case Louis Briggs v. Shaun Wimberly; Somerset Services, Inc.; and Wimberly & Associates, PLLC Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge
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Caswell v. NYSUT — Annual dues window is not an unlawful penalty
The Fourth Department held that a public-employee union agreement requiring dues through the annual revocation window was an enforceable payment obligation, not unlawful liquidated damages.
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Stonebark v Disage — held the property-development heads of agreement unenforceable and dismissed the claims except for repayment of the deposit
Case Stonebark Pty Limited ACN 638 659 499 v Disage Pty Limited ACN 067 791 388 Court Supreme Court of
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Fry v Secretary of State for Defence — Court adjourned Afghan-relocation test cases and imposed indemnity costs for repeated missed deadlines
Case R (on the applications of Fry, BNM1 and LRB) v Secretary of State for Defence Court High Court of
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Briggs v. Wimberly — affirmed dismissal of premature legal-malpractice suits as time-barred
Case Louis Briggs v. Shaun Wimberly; Somerset Services, Inc.; and Wimberly & Associates, PLLC Court Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge
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Hand v. Weingarten — Direct appeal dismissed as premature
Case Walter F. Hand, II et al. v. Moshe Weingarten et al. Court Court of Appeals of Georgia Judge Not
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Blunt v. Town of Gilbert — Arizona’s 2022 police-officer protections do not undo earlier at-will contracts
Case Brian Blunt, et al. v. Town of Gilbert, et al. Court Supreme Court of the State of Arizona Judge
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York Property Holdings v Tomkins — Court allowed recourse to construction security and dissolved the injunction
Case York Property Holdings Pty Ltd as Trustee for York Property Trust v Tomkins Commercial & Industrial Builders Pty Ltd
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DXX v DXY — High Court dismisses bid to set aside US$1.77m arbitration award
Case DXX v DXY Court General Division of the High Court, Singapore Judge Aidan Xu (Tony Tan Keng Yam, 2017)
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Berkshire v. Berkshire — Nebraska Supreme Court upheld fiduciary-duty damages against former managing partner
Case Leslie J. Berkshire et al., on behalf of themselves and on behalf of Berkshire Partnership, LP, appellees, v. Richard
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Mihai Eminescu School — annual-leave pay must reflect both accumulated employment contracts
Case Şcoala gimnazială ‘Mihai Eminescu’ Vaslui v Uniunea Sindicală ‘Didactica’ Vaslui, acting for and on behalf of KM and Others
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Digi România and Investcapital — CJEU permits review of telecom late-payment and early-termination penalties as unfair terms
Case Digi România SA v VK and Investcapital Ltd v PN (Joined Cases C‑872/24 and C‑909/24) Court Court of Justice
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Gescopi and Others — Court partially overturned liability allocations for inadequately reasoned findings about a subcontractor’s scope of work
Case Gescopi, Aquisols, Sobebat and Acte IARD v. Syndicat des copropriétaires de la résidence [Etablissement 1] C and Others Court
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Dogo Media v Tempest Tech — allowed the counterclaim to proceed and limited particulars and discovery
Case Dogo Media Limited v Tempest Tech Limited Court High Court (Ireland) Judge Siobhán Phelan (Michael D. Higgins, 2021) Date
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Boyer v. Poorman — Ohio appeals court upheld dismissal of buyers’ claims over a property boundary
Case Darren Boyer Jr., et al. v. Gracee Poorman, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge
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I v. La Fabrique de Bordeaux Métropole — Court partially overturned an expropriation award and struck an occupancy-payment order
Case Mme [T] [I] v. SPL La Fabrique de Bordeaux Métropole and Government Commissioner Court Court of Cassation, Third Civil
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Les Balcons de l’Estaque — Court upholds seller’s lien despite buyers’ deposit of unpaid balance
Case Mme [I] [W] and M. [D] [L] v. SCI Les Balcons de l’Estaque Court Court of Cassation (France), Third
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Mikes Handyman/HVAC Service v. DiFiore — attorney-fee sanctions denial reversed for a hearing
Case Mikes Handyman/HVAC Service, LLC v. Jeffrey DiFiore Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District Judge Eileen A. Gallagher; Sean
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Mieco v. Pioneer Natural Resources — Fifth Circuit upheld force-majeure judgment for Pioneer
Case Mieco, L.L.C. v. Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Incorporated Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Edith
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East-West United Bank v Gusinski — High Court dismissed all claims against the businessman and his solicitors
Case East-West United Bank SA v Vladimir Aleksandrovich Gusinski & Ors Court High Court of Justice, Business and Property Division,
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Hiddleson v. AgSouth — Court denies emergency request to halt supersedeas-bond order
Case Jonquil Hiddleson and Sandra Hiddleson v. AgSouth Farm Credit, A.C.A. and TK Law, LLC Court Court of Appeals of