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Jurisdiction/procedure, shortline settlement

April 24, 2010 By Frank

 

JURISDICTION/PROCEDURE: No federal jurisdiction over State’s litigation of shortline RR settlement agreement with BN, removal by BN improvident, remanded to State Court, but relief sought by State (reinstitution of per-car payments by [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Anthony Johnstone, Clifford Edwards, Jeffrey Roth, Matthew Hayhurst, Randy Cox, Roger Frickle

Settlements

April 24, 2010 By Frank

 

Plan I

David Burd, low back/neck, 2/05, liability accepted for back, $7,500 for disputed neck, stipulated judgment; Kim Schulke for Burd, Jason Jewett for MMIA [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

Real estate, buy-sell, water system, parol evidence

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

REAL ESTATE: Alleged oral agreements/statements outside buy-sell as to claims for negligent misrepresentation/breach of implied covenant as to trailer court water system barred as parol evidence, not within fraud in inducement exception… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: James Bartlett, Nathan Wagner, Quentin Rhoades

Securities, phantom auto contracts

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

SECURITIES: Claim as to phantom auto contracts not timely under 2-year statute which does not allow for discovery, properly dismissed following $70,000 verdict based on jury finding as to date when agent was “offerer”… jury correctly [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Britt Davis, Christopher Harris, Devlan Geddes, Larry Jent, Sand Coulee, Trent Gardner

Subdivision, developer intervention, EA

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

SUBDIVISION: Post-trial intervention by developer proper after City Commission declined to appeal… contiguous owner had standing to challenge subdivision, standing by one [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Colleen Dowdall, Jack Tuholske, Jane Cowley

Easement by necessity, scope, interference

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

EASEMENT by necessity properly established from public road to parcel that was landlocked at time of County severance… old road properly established as public way… easement scope not unlimited as Plaintiffs sought, more expansive than [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Darrel Moss, Martin King, William VanCanagan

Mental commitment, forced medication

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

MENTAL COMMITMENT: Forced medication prior to hearing proper in emergency detention (conflicting statutes reconciled)… paranoia, grandiose thoughts, extreme religious ideation, suspicion of helpers supported finding of bipolar for [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Elizabeth Thomas, Mark Fowler

Insurance, snow-collapsed apartments carport

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

INSURANCE: Snow-collapsed carport not covered in apartment complex policy despite insured’s claim that he requested and was told he was purchasing coverage of all structures… agent had no duty to procure coverage for carport absent specific [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Douglas Wold, Steven Fitzpatrick, Terry Trieweiler, William Gregoire

Procedure, treating physician testimony

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

PROCEDURE: Treating physician’s testimony not limited to his medical records… strained reading of Rule 26(a)(2)(B) and McCluskey rejected… Molloy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: John Horrell, Kristine Beal, Matthew Baldassin, Milton Datsopoulos

Settlements

April 17, 2010 By Frank

 

Plan I

Jarrod Wendlick, wrist, 3/06, OD, disputed, $70,000 ($10,233 MSA), stipulated judgment; David Sandler for Wendlick, Ronald Atwood for Costco [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court

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