SETTLEMENT: $1 million, trucker fatally injured by falling pipes during unloading of flat-bed trailer. [Read more…]
$6.5 million settlement, semi/motorcycle, injuries/death
SETTLEMENT: $6.5 million, illegal left turn from right lane of 2-lane road by semi into motorcycle, multiple injuries culminating in death from pulmonary embolism, settlement following summary judgment for Plaintiff on liability & causation. [Read more…]
$1,490,000 settlement, Arizona auto/semi death/injuries
SETTLEMENT: $1,490,000, semi/auto, 2 deaths, 1 PI. [Read more…]
$1,460,952.46 settlement, Osmotic Demyelination
SETTLEMENT: $1,460,952.46, medical treatment resulting in Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome. [Read more…]
Insurance, condo building wind-damage UTPA rulings
INSURANCE: Pretrial rulings in condo building wind damage UTPA case… Johnston. [Read more…]
Jury, State employee jurors in suits against State
JURY: No automatic for-cause exclusion of State employees in suits against State (1st impression). . . no abuse of discretion in rejecting for-cause challenge of MHP employee in suit involving rear-end collision with MDOT snow loader. . . 51/49 defense verdict affirmed. . . Reynolds affirmed. [Read more…]
Insurance bad faith, attorney-client v. advice of counsel
INSURANCE BAD FAITH: Insurers given deadline to affirm whether they intend to irrevocably assert attorney-client privilege v. advice-of-counsel defense. . . Johnston. [Read more…]
Psychiatric IME, selection by Judge
PSYCHIATRIC IME: Judge to select physician from lists submitted by parties. . . Deschamps. [Read more…]
Insurance, false representations, quadriplegic missionary
INSURANCE: Summary judgment granted that adjuster made false representation as to defense under reservation that was pertinent to coverage of claims by missionary rendered quadriplegic in MVA that ultimately settled for $26 million, denied as to other alleged misrepresentations. . . Plaintiff must still prove misrepresentation caused actual damages. . . Kutzman. [Read more…]
Venue, “first-to-file,” anticipatory suit
VENUE: Transfer of organic wheat contract dispute from Montana to Oregon under first-to-file rule denied where “red flags” exist as to anticipatory suit in Oregon in apparent attempt to forum shop… Morris. [Read more…]