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Wilson v. Amerada Hess Corp.

N.J.June 14, 2001Cited 231 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
LaVECCHIA
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Breach of Contract

Outcome

The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed the trial court's summary judgment and remanded the case for additional discovery and further proceedings on plaintiffs' breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing claim, finding that discovery was improperly denied and genuine issues of material fact remained.

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