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Federal Courts Action for Breach of Insurance Contract Involving Whether Fidelity Bond is an "Asset"

Action for Breach of Insurance Contract Involving Whether Fidelity Bond is an "Asset"

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FDIC v. Great Am. Ins. Co., No. 09-1052, concerned an action for breach of an insurance contract.  The court of appeals affirmed summary judgment for...

Federal Courts Civil Rights Action Alleging Inadequate Police Investigation into Traffic Accident

Civil Rights Action Alleging Inadequate Police Investigation into Traffic Accident

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Harrington v. Cty. of Suffolk, No. 09-3911, involved an action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 asserting that defendants deprived plaintiffs of a property...

Federal Courts Capital Contributions Did Not Constitute "Tax-Exempt Income" to S Corporations, Plus Civil Procedure Matters

Capital Contributions Did Not Constitute "Tax-Exempt Income" to S Corporations, Plus Civil Procedure Matters

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Nathel v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev., No. 09-1955, involved an appeal from a decision by the tax court finding that capital contributions petitioners made to two S...

Federal Courts Action Involving Competing Claims to Proceeds of Failed Securitization of Credit Card Debt

Action Involving Competing Claims to Proceeds of Failed Securitization of Credit Card Debt

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Bank of N.Y. v. First Millennium, Inc., No. 09-1628, involved an action asserting competing claims to the proceeds of a failed securitization of credit card...

Federal Courts Partial Reversal of Class Certification in Action Involving Defaulted Argentinian Bonds

Partial Reversal of Class Certification in Action Involving Defaulted Argentinian Bonds

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Also Decisions Involving Civil Rights, Contract, and Government Benefits MattersSeijas v. Repub. of Argentina, No. 09-0332, concerned a class action by holders...

Federal Courts Stop and Questioning Upheld Over Challenge in Drug Case

Stop and Questioning Upheld Over Challenge in Drug Case

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In US v. Harrison, No. 09-2907, the court of appeals affirmed defendant's possession with intent to distribute cocaine base conviction, holding that the time...

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