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Archives for 2018

Leading questions of corporate fraud co-conspirator

November 17, 2018 By lilly

LEADING QUESTIONS: Corporate fraud conviction affirmed over challenge to extensive leading of key witness CFO against CEO. . . Christensen affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Daniel Donovan, Kris McLean, Leif Johnson, Tim Tatarka, William Duerk, Zeno Baucus

$2,171,154.50 net, terminated injured RR conductor

November 17, 2018 By lilly

ERDICT: $2,171,154.50 net including $249,999 punitives, termination of RR conductor who claimed injury on locomotive over RR’s contention that he falsified report of off-work injury. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Chris Bowman, John Magnuson, Michelle Friend, Scott Stearns, William Jungbauer

Settlements

November 17, 2018 By lilly

Plan I

Jasmine Tang, multiple, 8/17, $37,500, medical closed, David Lighthall [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Trust, creator’s capacity, attorney sanctions

November 10, 2018 By lilly

TRUST: Summary judgment properly granted to successor trustee company on trust creator’s incapacity warranting assumption of trusteeship. . . §37-61-421 sanctions improperly awarded against creator’s attorneys where no costs were incurred by Special Master and response to motion was voluntary. . . Larson affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Ashley Danno, Daniel Auerbach, Julie Sirrs, Laura Walker, Lee Henning, Rebecca Henning-Rutz

Landowner/tenant, revoked “social invitation”

November 10, 2018 By lilly

LANDLORD/TENANT: Offer for son to live in residence was “social invitation” which was revoked, no evidence of oral or written contract. . . $11,128.06 attorney fees properly awarded. . . Parker affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Roberta Berkhof

DUI, graveled area, Norquay instruction

November 10, 2018 By lilly

DUI: No abuse of discretion in giving Norquay instruction after 3 hours of deliberation on whether graveled area was way of state. . . conviction affirmed. . . Souza affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Deborah Smith, Robert Spoja, Stuart Segrest

Rape, waiver of closing in bench trial

November 10, 2018 By lilly

RAPE: Defendant waived right to closing argument in bench trial by failing to request one. . . Haynes affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court – Criminal Tagged With: Mardell Ployhar, Moses Okeyo

Defense verdict, med-mal, L5-S1 fusion, OptiMesh

November 10, 2018 By lilly

VERDICT: Defense, med-mal, L5-S1 fusion with OptiMesh and unilateral pedicle screws, informed consent. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: James Edmiston, Steve Harman, Tanis Holm, Travis Dye

Minerals, “rare and exceptional” dinosaur fossils

November 10, 2018 By lilly

MINERALS: “Rare and exceptional” dinosaur fossils are “minerals” pursuant to Montana law and terms of Deed and belong to owners of the mineral estate. . . Watters reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Eric Miller, Eric Nord, Harlan Krogh, Shane Swindle

Settlements

November 10, 2018 By lilly

Plan I

Andrea Pelensky, low back, 10/16, $55,000, Richard Martin

Shawn Titeca, shoulder(s), 3/12, $15,000, medical closed, Leslae Dalpiaz [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

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