INSURANCE: Sole shareholders of corporation were not “insureds” under business auto policy when shareholder crashed his personal motorcycle, no UM/MP coverages where only evidence for claim of being run off road by unidentified driver was affidavit of motorcyclist who later died from injuries and wife who was not present… agent had no duty to procure coverage for individuals or inform them of limitations of corporate policy… J. Brown affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Archives for August 2020
Property taxes, condemned water company tax refund
PROPERTY TAXES: Condemned water company’s request for tax refund properly denied, but because proration did not occur in condemnation proceeding, not on grounds of unjust enrichment… Halligan affirmed (other grounds). [Read more…]
Water, subdivision wells, outside use restriction
WATER: Covenant precluding use of water from subdivision wells outside of subdivision not a reasonable restraint on alienation of water right… J. Brown reversed. [Read more…]
Attorney discipline, suspension
ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE: Casey Nixon suspended for minimum of 1 year… order. [Read more…]
PFMA strangulation, blocking air to nose and mouth
PFMA STRANGULATION: Sufficient evidence that Defendant purposely or knowingly impeded girlfriend’s breathing by blocking air to her nose and mouth… attorney’s mistake in opening door to testimony of prior domestic violence not prejudicial… conviction affirmed… Knisely affirmed. [Read more…]
Work product privilege, disclosures to independent agent
Insurer’s attorney waived work-product privilege by disclosures to independent insurance agency… Petitioner entitled to emails between insurer’s attorney and agency now, not after Petitioner’s deposition… Sandler. [Read more…]
Settlements
Plan I
Elliott Stroud, multiple, 9/19, disputed, $27,500, David Lighthall [Read more…]
Jury, for-cause challenge, child rape
JURY: No abuse of discretion in denying challenge for cause of panelist in child rape case… Souza affirmed. [Read more…]
Jury, for-cause challenge, deliberate homicide
JURY: No abuse of discretion in denying challenge of panelist for cause in triple homicide case… Jones affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Drugs, stop of person in vicinity of stolen vehicle
DRUGS: Sufficient particularized suspicion to stop person walking in vicinity of stolen vehicle… Menahan affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]