BANKING: Claims against hospital for issuing patient refunds via prepaid debit cards properly rejected on summary judgment… Todd affirmed. [Read more…]
Archives for April 2020
Judge discipline, Harada suspended for 30 days
JUDGE DISCIPLINE: Judge Harada is suspended without pay for 30 days for admitted violations of the CJCR related to her candidacy… opinion & order. [Read more…]
Discrimination, advocacy group’s retaliation claim
DISCRIMINATION: Supervisory control of Seeley’s dismissal of advocacy group’s retaliation claim against City for lack of standing denied… order. [Read more…]
Prisoners, petition to mandate jail reduction for COVID
PRISONERS: Petition to mandate immediate reduction of population of jails and prisons because of COVID-19 pandemic denied… order. [Read more…]
Misrepresentation exemption from bankruptcy discharge
BANKRUPTCY: $88,348.61 exception from discharge proper for false representations to lender… Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
SSD denied
SSD properly rejected… Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Sentencing, supervised release not just for sex treatment
SENTENCING: Supervised release not just for “unnecessary” sex treatment, but also as sanction for breaches of Court’s trust and public protection… Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]
Insurance, employee’s meth “drug den”
INSURANCE: Property damage to YMCA caused by employee’s meth “drug den” covered by commercial policy with ambiguous or undefined pollution/criminal act exclusions and vandalism/smoke exceptions… Molloy. [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Timothy Wilson, skull, 1/18, disputed, $55,000, Paul Toennis
Cassie Cervantez, wrist, 9/17, $36,294, Paul Toennis [Read more…]
Attorney fees, $511,463 v. $3,610,386 requested, class
ATTORNEY FEES: $511,463.40 properly awarded to 2 Class Counsel following settlement of University System employee benefits class action, over requested $3,610,386… Plaintiffs entitled to post-judgment interest despite refusing to accept pending appeal… R. McElyea affirmed. [Read more…]