BALLOT MEASURE: 2nd attempt to qualify BI-9 defining “artificial persons” improperly rejected by AG as violative of separate-vote requirement… Declaratory Judgment. [Read more…]
Ballot measure, BM 10 “artificial persons”
BALLOT MEASURE: Court declines review of AG’s determination that BM 10 defining “artificial persons” is legally sufficient… Opinion & Order. [Read more…]
Initiative, BI-4 “artificial persons”
INITIATIVE: AG’s rejection of BI-4 “artificial persons” for violation of separate vote affirmed… Opinion & Order. [Read more…]
Class certification premature, landlord/tenant
CLASS CERTIFICATION properly denied at early stage in landlord/tenant litigation, could be revisited depending on disposition of dismissed claims that are not yet appealable… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]
Personal jurisdiction, Volkswagen pollution “tampering”
PERSONAL JURISDICTION: Supervisory control over Reynolds denied as to jurisdiction over Volkswagen parent companies in air pollution tampering case… order. [Read more…]
Initiative, I-181 original jurisdiction challenge
INITIATIVE: Original jurisdiction of pre-election challenge to I-181 declined… order. [Read more…]
Lending breach, bait & switch, $6 million verdict
LENDING BREACH: Sufficient evidence of fraud in surreptitious conversion of 30-year residential condo loan application to 18-month commercial loan resulting in predictable foreclosure… successor bank liable for punitives arising out of predecessor’s pre-merger conduct… $1 million compensatory, $5 million punitives verdict affirmed… interest improperly awarded from punitives decision rather than verdict… J. Brown affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]
Close corporation, oppression, voting rights
CLOSE CORPORATION: Oppression claim properly withdrawn from jury after parties rested… 3 dissenters who cannot demonstrate adverse & material effect of voting rights amendment not entitled to recovery for value of class B shares, 1 dissenter is entitled to [Read more…]
Tortious interference, arbitration, discovery
TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE/ARBITRATION/ DISCOVERY: No authority to vacate emergency arbitration order or stay arbitration proceedings at bidding of non-party to contract, injunction allowing Defendant to dismantle equipment to [Read more…]