Domino's Pizza, Inc. ("Domino's") entered into four contracts with JWM Investments, Inc. ("JWM") under which JWM was to build restaurants and lease them to Domino's. Respondent John McDonald, an African-American, was the sole officer, director, and...
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To indemnify, also known as indemnity or indemnification, means compensating a person for damages or losses they have incurred or will incur related to a specified accident, incident, or event. Typically, parties make a written agreement in...
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Landlord-tenant law refers to the body of law regulating the rental of commercial and residential property. It controls, among other aspects of a lease:
The length of a lease The reasons a landlord may deny a potential tenant’s... (LIIBULLETIN preview (pre-2014))
Oral argument: Jan. 19, 2010
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (Apr.18, 2008)
CONTRACT, PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES ACT (“PMPA”)The Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”) is a federal law regulating...
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This case involves a contract dispute between Judge Alex Ferrer, currently arbitrating disputes on the Fox Channel television show, "Judge Alex," and a lawyer, Arnold Preston, who works as personal manager for entertainers. Ferrer v. Preston, 145 Cal....
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Promissory estoppel is a contract law doctrine that allows a plaintiff to recover damages, despite no actual contract, when the defendant made a promise that the plaintiff detrimentally relied upon, and the plaintiff’s reliance on that...
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A quasi contract is a legal obligation imposed by law to prevent unjust enrichment. This is also called a contract implied in law or a constructive contract. A quasi contract may be presumed by a court in the absence of a true contract, but...
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On March 18, 1938, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado signed the Rio Grande Compact (the “Compact”). Complaint at 2, Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, (2013). The Compact resulted from a period of controversy among the states, in the early twentieth...
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The Rio Grande has its headwaters in Colorado, flows through New Mexico and Texas, and forms part of the border between the United States and Mexico. First Interim Report of the Special Master, Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, at 32-33. In the late...