· 7/30/2008
Level 3 Communications, LLC v. Liebert Corp.
Citations
- 535 F.3d 1146
- 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 16119
- 2008 WL 2908933
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing duty to disclose between two parties who directly contracted for the sale and purchase of batteries
- observing that verdict reversal is appropriate only if jury “might have based its verdict” on a “legally erroneous jury instruction” (quotations omitted)
- explaining that under Colorado law, courts must examine contractual terms and accept to determine the intent of the parties
- noting that “[c]ourts in Colorado ‘have found the conduct of the parties before the controversy arose to be a reliable test of their interpretation of the agreement’”
- explaining that under Colorado law, an independent tort duty “serves as the boundary between contract and tort law, permitting only those tort claims that allege such a duty has been breached”
- providing that we interpret contracts to give effect to all provisions
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Judges: Hartz, McKáy, Tymkovich
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