VERDICT: $1.2 million to Plaintiffs, $400,000 to Defendants/Counterclaimants, breach of contract to merge telecommunications companies. [Read more…]
Liquor, Agency Franchise Agreement transfer
LIQUOR: Agency Franchise Agreement transfer interference claims properly rejected… Oldenburg affirmed. [Read more…]
Legal malpractice, failure to make claim against policy
LEGAL MALPRACTICE: Claim against attorneys for failure to make claim against $500,000 homeowner policy discovered by successor attorney 9 years later properly rejected on summary judgment that boating accident was excluded by watercraft exclusion… original attorneys secured uncollectible $1,300,853 default judgment against boat owner, subsequent attorney negotiated $100,000 “cost of litigation” settlement with insurer… Wilson affirmed. [Read more…]
Aircraft sale agreement, backing out without inspection
AIRCRAFT SALE AGREEMENT: Judgment on pleadings for Seller properly granted based on Buyers backing out without conducting inspection… Seller’s motion to deem RFAs admitted properly denied because Buyers’ offer to extend discovery was conditioned on early settlement conference which never occurred, Seller properly sanctioned for misrepresenting otherwise… pre-judgment interest properly denied because amount of judgment was uncertain until sanction fees awarded despite stipulated damages (loss from subsequent sale)… Ulbricht affirmed. [Read more…]