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· 7/17/1997

Riley v. Champion International Corp.

Citations

  • 973 F. Supp. 634
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12126
  • 1997 WL 525216

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[A] release extinguishes a claim or cause of action as would a prior judgment and is an absolute bar to any suit on the released matter.”
  • “Recovery of actual damages in tort is necessary to pursue a gross negligence claim.”
  • “Recovery of actual damages in tort is necessary to pursue a gross negligence claim.”
  • “[A] spouse’s derivative claims may not rest upon a simple breach of contract claim.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Schell, Hines

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