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Verdict & Settlement Disposition Description Case Name
$2,500,000 An importer of blankets, clothing and other textile items alleged that it failed to receive an agreed-upon 3% gross profit from a wholesaler. M-Tex Imports Int'l Inc. v. YG Jeans Designs
Philadelphia Co., Pa., Ct. C.P., No. 050400169 (6/29/07)
$2,302,790 The man who arranged financing for a real estate development claimed that he had obtained an oral promise he would receive a share in the development's profits. Alexander v. Texas Standard Construction, Ltd.
Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 04-05460-C (7/18/07)
$333,074 A contractor was assigned subcontracts to cut and haul dead trees. She sued the original contractor, claiming her co. was entitled to one-third of the contract monies. Henslee v. United Pacific Services Inc.
San Diego Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. GIN 052390 (8/13/07)
$175,459 (D) A contractor countersued a company suing him for competition. He alleged that the co. failed to honor a promise to pay him 20% of net profits on homes they built. Meadowbrook Homes, Inc. v. Sandoval
Dallas Co., Texas, Dist. Ct., No. 05-05651 (3/21/07)
$49,000 A man alleged that he was entitled to half the money his girlfriend received for the sale of the house they'd lived in for five years. Pastor v. Tortoreelo
Morris Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-002026-05 (7/20/07)
$9,529 A nurse hired a friend to build an addition on his home. The friend walked off the job; the nurse alleged his friend failed to honor their oral contract. Wright v. Huff
Gloucester Co., N.J., Super. Ct., No. L-000259-05 (6/12/07)
$3,100 After a couple broke up, the ex-girlfriend sued the ex-boyfriend for money she had lent to him for airline flights and other expenses. Suchini v. Arcila
Hillsborough Co., Fla., Cir. Ct., No. 05-30876 (4/27/07)
Defense A businessman claimed that Beyonce Knowles failed to pay for his arranging a licensing agreement. Defense argued that the breach-of-contract claim should be dismissed because it failed to state the material terms of the agreement. Walker v. Knowles
New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 602499/06 (3/26/07)
Defense An assistant professor believed he had obtained a position at Temple University. The defense denied that any sort of contract existed Basuroy v. Temple University
E.D. Penn., No. 06-cv-01810-WD (6/19/07)
Defense A woman terminated from her human resources job claimed she was terminated for complaining about noise levels. Her employers pointed to excessive absenteeism. Cruickshank v. PDQ Automatic Transmission Parts Inc.
Sacramento Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. 04AS02097 (7/06/07))

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The HOT Sheet is a sampling of verdicts, settlements and bench decisions reported by VerdictSearch during the past 12 months. It is not a comprehensive list. It is offered to show a variety of fact patterns and award amounts in a particular area of litigation. The amounts do not reflect reductions for comparative negligence, remittitur or vacatur. In situations where awards are automatically trebled by statute, the trebled amount is listed.

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