Plan I
Donald Parks, multiple, 4/09, $34,353, medical reserved, Paul Toennis [Read more…]
Archives for September 2017
Defense verdict, Medicine Man MVA invoice
VERDICT: Defense, refusal to pay $6,000 “Medicine Man” invoice for MVA treatment. [Read more…]
Wastewater, box store “secondary impacts”
WASTEWATER: DEQ did not violate MEPA by not considering “secondary” impacts of big box store other than water quality and related construction of wastewater system… owner must be disclosed in application (not just realtor)… Menahan reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]
Irrigation ditch, hotel interference
IRRIGATION DITCH: Farmer’s claims of interference by hotel properly resolved by allowing hotel to maintain ditch… hotel properly awarded fees/costs for its more favorable offer rather than to farmer under ditch statute… Moses affirmed. [Read more…]
Assault with weapon, bystander justifiable force
ASSAULT WITH WEAPON: Counsel not ineffective for failing to request bystander justifiable force instruction where “bystander” injured in knife fight was never deemed innocent bystander… Fagg affirmed. [Read more…]
Elder exploitation, same judge in guardianship
ELDER EXPLOITATION: Judge who presided in guardianship/conservatorship not required to recuse in criminal case… no prejudice from late disclosures or alleged juror misconduct… conviction affirmed… McLean affirmed. [Read more…]
Restitution, grain theft, failure to object
RESTITUTION challenge by grain thief waived by failure to object… Cybulski affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Touch DNA testing, burglary fingerprints
TOUCH DNA TESTING of finger prints from mirror and door properly denied as absence of burglary Defendant’s DNA would not have exonerated him in light of other evidence at trial… Salvagni. [Read more…]
$1,838,000 verdict, house construction contract
VERDICT: $1,838,000, house construction contract. [Read more…]
$400,000 settlement, deputy termination
SETTLEMENT: $400,000 and no reinstatement, following trial in which Deputy was found wrongfully terminated for “insubordination” and awarded $125,786.71 back pay/benefits, $247.25 per diem until reinstatement or case resolved. [Read more…]