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A lease’s forum-selection clause doesn’t reach claims about fees paid before the lease existed, Sixth DCA says
A forum-selection clause buried in an equipment lease governs only suits “commenced hereunder” — so it can’t be used to toss a lawsuit over upfront fees the plaintiff paid as a precondition to the deal ever being made. The Sixth…
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Summary judgment on an indemnity claim was premature before the underlying liability was decided, Third DCA rules
A court cannot resolve an indemnity claim on summary judgment before the indemnitee’s underlying liability has been adjudicated. The Third District Court of Appeal reversed a…
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No punitive damages for a botched aircraft-maintenance contract: the independent tort rule holds, Third DCA says
A customer can’t turn a breach-of-contract case into a tort claim to reach punitive damages, the Third District Court of Appeal reaffirmed December 31, throwing out…
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