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Settlements

April 7, 2018 By lilly

Plan I

Heather Mittan, low back, 7/16, $46,712, med reserved, Stacy Tempel-St. John [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Open meetings, teacher termination hearing

March 31, 2018 By lilly

OPEN MEETINGS: School Board wrongly closed hearing part of teacher termination meeting based on unspecified 3rd-party privacy. . . wrongly excluded teacher and union rep from “executive session” under litigation strategy exception for counsel to explain previously filed discrimination complaint. . . Cybulski reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jeffrey Weldon, Mary Duncan, Peter Michael Meloy

Medicaid, incontinence supply orders

March 31, 2018 By lilly

MEDICAID: Physician affidavits correctly held not to cure technical violations of incontinence supply orders, DPPHS entitled to $670,152 reimbursement. . . whether 2- or 8-year statute applies is irrelevant as DPHHS did not “commence an action” for recovery by filing a complaint . . . Frankino/Pinski affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Sean Morris, Theran Fries

Class action, “impact fees” consent decree remainder

March 31, 2018 By lilly

CLASS ACTION: Disposition of $227,000 remaining from $5 million consent decree requiring refunds to parties who had paid City “impact fees” properly resolved. . . Cybulski affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Arthur Wittich, Patrick Riley, Robert Planalp

Attorney discipline, Federal Court filing

March 31, 2018 By lilly

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE: Tina Morin to receive public COP admonition for Federal Court filing (order). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Jon Moog, Palmer Hoovestal, Ward Taleff

Parenting, husband’s move 300 miles away

March 31, 2018 By lilly

PARENTING: Husband’s move 300 miles away constitutes changed circumstance warranting hearing as to amendment of parenting plan. . . Townsend reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Lucy Hansen, Richard Reep

Parental termination/Indians, tribal determination

March 31, 2018 By lilly

PARENTAL TERMINATION/INDIANS: Rights improperly terminated without conclusive tribal determination of child’s status as Indian child. . . Kutzman reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Katie Schulz, Matthew Robertson, Shannon Hathaway

Parental termination, parents’ drug tests

March 31, 2018 By lilly

PARENTAL TERMINATION: Parents’ drug tests improperly admitted through CASA, but harmless error as termination still warranted for failure to complete treatment plans. . . Olson affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Kelly Driscoll, Mark Fowler, Mark Westveer, Robin Meguire

Aggravated assault/no-contact

March 31, 2018 By lilly

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT/NO-CONTACT: No-contact violation not properly charged under §45-5-209 including notice requirement, conviction reversed. . . Prosecutor improperly informed jury that its “job” was to make sure victim was safe and has control returned to her which it can do by finding Defendant guilty of aggravated assault, but in context of entire argument was not plain error warranting new trial. . . Halligan reversed, affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Jennifer Clark, Koan Mercer, Mardell Ployhar

Collateral attack of rape sentence

March 31, 2018 By lilly

COLLATERAL ATTACK of rape conviction by civil suit barred by collateral estoppel. . . Dayton affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Elizabeth Griffing, Mark Thieszen, Natasha Jones, Tracey Johnson, William Crowley

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