Legal Opinion
Bitler Investment Venture II v. Marathon Petroleum Company LP
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 2014No. 12-3722Published
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this diversity suit governed by Indiana and Michigan law presents issues of contract and property law (the venerable doctrine of waste). Affiliated real estate firms that we’ll pretend are one and call Bitter sued affiliated oil companies that we’ll also pretend are one and call Marathon. Bitter seeks damages for harm caused by Marathon in attempting to clean up pollution at gas stations that Bit-ler had leased to it. According to Bitter’s law firm, the suit sought more than $9 million in damages. “Beckman Lawson, LLP Announces Complaint Filed Against…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Constance Snowden v. D. C. Transit System, Inc., and James L. IveyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Illinois School Dist. Agency v. Pacific Ins. Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- In Re MacOmb Occupational Health Care, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
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