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Archives for 2018

SSD

April 28, 2018 By lilly

SSD claim properly denied. . . Morris affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: John Seidlitz, Leif Johnson, Nicole Jabaily

Environment, snag density

April 28, 2018 By lilly

ENVIRONMENT: East Deerlodge snag density challenge properly rejected. . . Christensen affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Emily Polachek, KD Feeback, Rebecca Smith

Plea agreement, ineffective assistance remedy

April 28, 2018 By lilly

PLEA AGREEMENT: Reoffer of original plea agreement proper habeas remedy for counsel’s failure to inform Defendant of a favorable plea offer. . . Lynch/Molloy affirmed (unpublished). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: David Ness, Tammy Plubell

Insurance, arbitration clause, defend/indemnify breach

April 28, 2018 By lilly

INSURANCE: Policy arbitration clause unenforceable after insurer breached duty to defend & indemnify transportation company officers resulting in $3,121,758.45 consent judgment in favor of risk retention group. . . Christensen. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Brian Smith, Bryan Campbell, Kenneth Ulrich, Meredith Kirschenbaum, Philip Condra, Rachel Parkin, Reid Perkins, Richard Mason

Settlements

April 28, 2018 By lilly

Plan I

Timothy Wagner, foot, 8/14, $33,400, medical reserved, Paul Adam [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Assault with weapon, joinder following mistrial

April 21, 2018 By lilly

ASSAULT WITH WEAPON/PFMA: Cases properly joined based on feedback from mistrial of 1st case and despite State’s initial waiver. . . jail letters to fiancée properly admitted. . . mistrial properly denied after Deputy revealed fiancée’s fear based on prior violence. . . convictions affirmed. . . Langton affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Eileen Larkin, Mardell Ployhar, Meghann Paddock

Ineffective assistance, over-length brief refusal

April 21, 2018 By lilly

INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE claims related to refusal to move for over-length appeal brief properly rejected as omitted issues not stronger than those presented. . . Cooney affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Tammy Hinderman

Sentencing delay, 301 days, alcohol bracelet payment

April 21, 2018 By lilly

SENTENCING: Delay of 301 days not substantially prejudicial where the only prejudice was paying for 10 months of wearing alcohol bracelet. . . dismissal of assault with weapon properly denied. . . Dayton affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Ben Krakowka, Mardell Ployhar, Paul Sullivan

Sentencing, “undermined” incest plea agreement

April 21, 2018 By lilly

SENTENCING: Plain-error review declined over claim that Prosecutor undermined incest plea agreement at sentencing. . . Kutzman affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Paul Sullivan, Tammy Hinderman

Insurance, false representations, quadriplegic missionary

April 21, 2018 By lilly

INSURANCE: Summary judgment granted that adjuster made false representation as to defense under reservation that was pertinent to coverage of claims by missionary rendered quadriplegic in MVA that ultimately settled for $26 million, denied as to other alleged misrepresentations. . . Plaintiff must still prove misrepresentation caused actual damages. . . Kutzman. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Anders Blewett, Gary Zadick, Jordan Crosby, Randy Cox, Ross Tillman, Zander Blewett

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