PRISONERS: County’s challenge to reimbursement rate for housing DOC prisoners properly rejected… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]
Initiatives, sewer project repeal
INITIATIVES: Petitions to mandate placement on ballot of initiatives to repeal sewer project denied, one for lack of clear legal duty by Election Administrator in administrative action or abuse of discretion by local attorney’s advisement, one by laches… Deschamps. [Read more…]
Receiver, commercial landlord LLC
RECEIVER properly appointed to manage commercial landlord LLC in dispute between members… Larson affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Attorney fees, house contract/lien claims
ATTORNEY FEES: All of home subcontractor’s $120,981.05 fees improperly assessed against owner’s construction lien bond following $1,838,000 verdict against general contractor on contract claims… Manley reversed. [Read more…]
$749,000 punitives review, cap unconstitutional
PUNITIVES REVIEW: Punitives cap unconstitutional, $749,000 award upheld on review (as opposed to $21,920.31 under 3% cap) in addition to $1,088,000 compensatory damages in house contract suit. . . Manley. [Read more…]
$1,838,000 verdict, house construction contract
VERDICT: $1,838,000, house construction contract. [Read more…]
Verdict, not guilty vehicular homicide, guilty DUI
VERDICT: Not guilty of vehicular homicide, guilty of DUI, rolled vehicle with boyfriend in topper unbeknownst to Defendant. [Read more…]
$98,035 net verdict, discharge, auto HR director
VERDICT: $134,435 less $36,400 mitigation, wrongful discharge, auto dealer HR director. [Read more…]