INSURANCE: Insurer had standing to bring Ridley declaratory action, properly granted summary judgment based on auto/motorcycle liability and causation… initial willingness to advance-pay $89,983.95 medicals/wages did not constitute acceptance of liability… fees/costs properly denied Defendant/3rd-party claimant… hearing on summary judgment motions properly denied for lack of specific request… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]
Wrongful death, car crossing median into truck path
WRONGFUL DEATH: Claims against trucking company and driver by PR of passenger killed when car lost control on rainy interstate and crossed median into path of truck exceeding speed limit 2-5 mph rejected on summary judgment… Molloy. [Read more…]
Jail bond election challenge
JAIL BOND ELECTION: No subject jurisdiction over citizen challenge after claims were rejected by COPP and City Ethics board… Gilbert. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, intersection ambulance/auto
VERDICT: Defense, intersection ambulance/auto, fractured hip. [Read more…]
Insurance, “negligence,” contract exclusion
INSURANCE: No duty to defend negligence claims based on contract… Gilbert affirmed. [Read more…]
Appeal procedure, holographic will validity
APPEAL PROCEDURE: Challenge of validity of holographic will waived by failure to appeal immediately, but other findings/conclusions timely appealed… order. [Read more…]
Banking, lien priority, current beneficiary
BANKING: Senior lienholder not required to counterclaim for foreclosure of security interest to retain priority… sufficient documents in pleadings to establish current beneficiary in chain of assignments despite stricken untimely witness/exhibit list… Tucker reversed. [Read more…]
Negligence, wind-blown sign injury, duty
NEGLIGENCE: Contractual obligations of project engineer in town wastewater project did not include duty to see that sign that was [Read more…]