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Archives for July 2017

Private AG fees, DNRC groundwater rules

July 29, 2017 By lilly

PRIVATE AG FEES improperly awarded against DNRC because groundwater rule challenge resolved statutorily, not constitutionally… Sherlock reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brian Bramblett, Laura Farkas, Laura King, Matthew Bishop

Probate, family land sale, written/oral contract

July 29, 2017 By lilly

PROBATE: Sufficient writings to find existence of written contract for parents to sell 5 out of 96 acres to grandson, or part satisfaction of oral agreement constituted exception to Statute of Frauds… $18,474.32 damages judgment after 5 acres sold to bona fide purchaser properly entered against 3 daughters in distribution of entire 96 acres to 5 daughters, but should have included all 5… Manley affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Charles Sprinkle, Linda St. Peter, Michael O'Brien

Default, casino eviction, attorney negligence

July 29, 2017 By lilly

DEFAULT: Motion to set aside default and default judgment in casino property eviction case based on prior counsel’s alleged “utterly horrible and gross negligence” properly denied, but remanded for recalculation of $2,083,171 damages award… Seeley affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: John Doubek, Keif Storrar, Perry Schneider, Stefan Wall

Civil challenge of conviction

July 29, 2017 By lilly

CIVIL CHALLENGE OF CONVICTION: Supervisory control of Christopher to allow civil challenge of 2007 kidnap conviction denied… postconviction right does not persist ad infinitum… leave required to file future pleadings… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Chuck Devlin

False arrest, buffalo hazing activist

July 29, 2017 By lilly

FALSE ARREST claims by buffalo hazing activist improperly rejected on JML… Judge invaded province of jury at summary judgment stage, improperly excluded police expert, “sandbagged” Plaintiff by decision on grounds not noticed, resolved numerous factual disputes reserved for jury… remanded for assignment to different judge… Haddon reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Rebecca Smith, Steven Milch

Product liability, Mazda seat belt defense verdict

July 29, 2017 By lilly

PRODUCT LIABILITY: Mazda passive seat belt defense verdict reversed based on improper foreseeable misuse instruction and precluded foreseeability evidence… Christensen affirmed, reversed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Dennis Conner, Keith Marr, Michael Carey, Ronald Bender, Wendy Lumish

Compromise PTD settlement v. PTD medical

July 29, 2017 By lilly

Compromise settlement of claimed right to PTD wage-loss benefits does not preclude claim of PTD for medical benefits purposes… PTD claimant need not petition DLI to reopen medical benefits before petitioning the Court… Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Larry Jones, Thomas Murphy

Settlements

July 29, 2017 By lilly

Plan I

Gabriel Eslinger, low back, 1/17, disputed, $20,000, Rex Palmer

No lawyer: Kevin Carlson, low back, 12, $13,400; Shane Dehart, vertebrae, 16, $2,800 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Easement, divided family property

July 22, 2017 By lilly

EASEMENT issues on divided family property properly resolved with 1 exception… Oldenburg affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: John Warren, Lori Harshbarger

Marital, post-decree lawyer/lawyer divorce rulings

July 22, 2017 By lilly

MARITAL: Post-decree rulings in lawyer/lawyer divorce including receiver to distribute estate affirmed… Ortley/ Allison affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil

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