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Auto Dealer Can Bring 'Bad Faith'

Douglas M. Mansfield & J. Todd Kennard

An appellate court recently ruled that an automobile dealership that could not file suit to enjoin an additional dealership under the statute's specific additional "add-point" statute could nevertheless file an administrative proceeding based on a "generic" statute that prohibits conduct by a manufacturer that is "capricious, in bad faith, or unconscionable."

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New Contracts in Kansas Can No Longer Contain Commonly Used Liability Indemnity Provisions

William R. Wood II

The 2008 Kansas Legislature passed a statute that declares void as against Kansas public policy long-standing contract risk-allocation provisions in many commercial contracts ' including franchise and dealership contracts. The story begins in 2004, when the legislature enacted a prohibition against liability indemnity provisions in construction contracts.

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Real Property Law

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Analysis of recent rulings.

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Landlord & Tenant

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Commentary on the latest cases.

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Eminent Domain

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A recent important case.

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Index

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Everything contained in this issue, in an easy-to-read format.

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Benzene and the Pollution Exclusion

Chet A. Kronenberg & Nicholas B. Melzer

Many see benzene-related cases as the next big thing in toxic tort litigation.

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When Is Credit Due? Reallocation for Settlements under 'All Sums'

Seth A. Tucker

In a multi-insurer coverage case, it is common for the insured to settle with one or more insurers before trial. When that happens in a case in which the court employs the "all sums" scope-of-coverage approach, can the non-settling insurers bring claims of their own against the settled carriers in an effort to reallocate some of their liability to their former co-defendants? If not, is there another mechanism to account for those settlements?

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In the Courts

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An in-depth look at recent national rulings.

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Decisions of Interest

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Recent rulings of importance to you and your practice.

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