ABUSE OF PROCESS claim rejected in title insurance dispute… Huss. [Read more…]
Archives for August 2014
$17,046,550 verdict, lending breach
LENDING BREACH: Bank wrongfully swept stimulus funds from checking account and offset line of credit with those funds before debt matured, unilaterally changed revolving line of credit to non-revolving, allegedly causing company’s demise… Plaintiff entitled [Read more…]
§1983, drug defendant suicide
§1983 claims against Detective in drug defendant suicide survive summary judgment… objections to Erickson’s recommendations sustained, denied… Christensen. [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Shane Schaff, skull, 5/09, $40,346, Leslae Dalpiaz [Read more…]
Annexation, relation-back petitioners
ANNEXATION: Amendment adding majority of owners properly not allowed to relate back to original petition after 30-day deadline… annexation statute prevails over relation-back Rule… Wheelis affirmed. [Read more…]
Attorney fees, right to know/participate
ATTORNEY FEES properly awarded under right to know/participate provisions following wolf hunting preliminary injunction… Oldenburg affirmed. [Read more…]
Property, consent to ag covenant revocation
PROPERTY: Summary judgment properly granted that County consented to ag covenant revocation, jury properly allowed to decide whether developer had notice of and failed to complete [Read more…]
Taxes, coal severance/gross proceeds, RITT
TAXES: Coal severance/gross proceeds taxes paid to Tribe not deductible for RITT… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]
Animal cruelty, dog breeding operation
ANIMAL CRUELTY: Plain error review declined on constitutionality/specific unanimity claims… search warrant for dog breeding operation not overbroad, volunteers not [Read more…]
Ex parte communication, 24/7 Sobriety Program
EX PARTE COMMUNICATION by AG, MHP, Sheriffs, CAs re 24/7 Sobriety Program unconstitutionality order rapped, contempt cautioned… Wheelis. [Read more…]