Legal Opinion
Chodos v. West Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2004No. Nos. 02-57116, 02-57178PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
In an earlier case, Chodos v. West Publishing Co., 292 F.3d 992 (9th Cir.2002), this Court held that West Publishing Co. (‘West”) breached its contract with Rafael Chodos when it refused to publish his manuscript on the law of fiduciary duties and that Chodos was entitled to restitution.1 Chodos now appeals a jury verdict awarding him $300,000. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and affirm.
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Chodos’s main claim in this appeal is that the district court’s jury instruction on the proper method for measuring recovery in quantum meruit was erroneous under California law.2…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rafael Chodos, an Individual v. West Publishing Company, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation Doing Business in California Dba Bancroft-Whitney CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Vestar Development Ii, Llc, an Arizona Limited Liability v. General Dynamics Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Keiko Larez, and v. William Holcomb, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Gray v. WhitmoreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Copeland v. Baskin Robbins U.S.A.California Court of Appeal · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
- H&H, Inc. v. Samoa Enterprises, Inc.High Court of American Samoa · 2005
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