MENTAL COMMITMENT reversed for failure to allow Respondent to testify… Reynolds reversed (order). [Read more…]
Archives for December 2012
TOP dismissal, appealability
TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION dissolution by Dayton not appealable until other pending issues including parenting plan are resolved… appeal fees denied. [Read more…]
Ineffective assistance, uncooperative Defendant
INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE claim by uncooperative Defendant sentenced in excess of statutory minimum for incest with stepdaughter rejected… McKittrick affirmed. [Read more…]
$89,088 verdict, city water tank subcontractor
VERDICT: $89,088.12 to earthwork subcontractor against prime contractor on City water tank construction, City not liable for unjust enrichment. [Read more…]
Discrimination, obesity, RR conductor applicant
DISCRIMINATION: MSC analyzed obesity in terms of actual body weight in determining that it might constitute disability, MHRA analyzed it in terms of BMI, no way to determine whether [Read more…]
Copy charges, medical referrals, penalty/fees
Parties may charge 10¢/page plus $25/hr for copying complex documents, UEF bill reduced from $1,012 to $327… Petitioner entitled to referral to orthopedist of choice and to a pain [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Leonard Claar, eye(s), 6/10, $150,000, Kim Schulke
Gayle Old Chief, low back, 2/08, $25,000, Tom Murphy [Read more…]
Defense verdict, icy “T” MVA, pain
VERDICT: Defense, icy “T” MVA, neck/shoulder/ back pain by passenger, admitted liability, disputed causation. [Read more…]
Attorney fees, corporate election expenditures
ATTORNEY FEES: $138,403 fees properly denied prevailing Plaintiffs in challenge of corporate election expenditures ban under both UDJA and private AG… Sherlock affirmed. [Read more…]
Marital, property
MARITAL: Distribution equitable despite apparent unawareness of Funk… McNeil affirmed (IOR I-3(d)). [Read more…]