Archives for 2015

Sex abuse of children, Craigslist entrapment

December 5, 2015 By lilly

SEX ABUSE OF CHILDREN: Person responding to Craigslist sting seeking legal encounter was diverted by “chatter” into seeking under-age encounter, charge dismissed based on entrapment… Allison. [Read more…]

Arbitration, $5 million 1031 ranch exchange losses

December 5, 2015 By lilly

ARBITRATION: Award rejecting claims against bank stemming from its role in $5 million 1031 ranch exchange investment losses confirmed… Lovell. [Read more…]

Indians, Housing Authority sovereign immunity

December 5, 2015 By lilly

INDIANS: Tribal Housing Authority and other entities and individuals shielded by Tribal sovereign immunity from $20 million explosion suit… Morris. [Read more…]

Settlements

December 5, 2015 By lilly

Plan I

Diane Iverson, shoulder(s), 5/15, disp PT, $27,500, med clos, Richard Martin

Russell Foster, wrist, 12/03, $17,000, Andrew Adamek [Read more…]

Foreclosure, deficiency, valuation hearing

November 28, 2015 By lilly

FORECLOSURE: Hearing not required as matter of law to value property to determine deficiency, but properly held as matter of equity… standard for determining market value elucidated… evidentiary errors as to appraisals require remand of finding of 0 deficiency over requested $745,366… Lympus affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Tax deed, homestead exemption, quiet title

November 28, 2015 By lilly

TAX DEED: Homestead exemption not applicable to tax lien sales… claims of irregular assessment not timely or properly asserted… quiet title summary judgment properly entered without hearing… Allison affirmed. [Read more…]

No-contact order, “suitable mode” procedure

November 28, 2015 By lilly

NO-CONTACT order was “suitable mode” of responding to Petitioner’s invocation of jurisdiction… review of no-contact order and purported attorney conflict hampered by lack of transcript… Allison affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Title insurance, “separate” lots unmarketable

November 28, 2015 By lilly

TITLE INSURANCE: Insurer issued separate policies on lots that had been separated only for providing security for mortgages and thus did not exist as separate lots, deed not marketable, contract breached… Todd. [Read more…]

Constructive discharge, hotel employee, mitigation

November 28, 2015 By lilly

CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE: Hotel employee who quit to attend college entirely failed to mitigate, no damages, no need to address merits of constructive discharge claim… Salvagni. [Read more…]

Defense verdict, wrongful discharge addendum

November 28, 2015 By lilly

VERDICT ADDENDUM: Alleged public policy violations elaborated on by Plaintiff in defense verdict of wrongful discharge claim by medical physicist/radiation safety officer. [Read more…]