VERDICT: $697,671.45 after present-value reduction, cattle damages and emotional distress, illegal fence around oil wellsite, failure to maintain fence. [Read more…]
$32,705,809 forest fire settlement allocation
FOREST FIRE settlement proceeds properly allocated… Axelberg/Gilbert affirmed. [Read more…]
$565,500 net verdict, alcoholic jail inmate death
VERDICT: $565,500 net (65/35), death of alcoholic jail inmate… County agrees to waive any appeal or set-off… confidential settlement by nursing service. [Read more…]
$1,483,449 attorney fees, coal tract transfer
ATTORNEY FEES: $1,483,449 fees/costs recommended by Strong approved by Christensen for decades of stonewalling by US which forced Plaintiffs to litigate statutory right to coal tract transfer, over objection by US to rates of $500 for 1 attorney, $300 for 6. [Read more…]
$1,483,449 attorney fees/costs, coal tract transfer
ATTORNEY FEES: $1,483,449.12 fees/costs recommended (of $2,079,229 sought) for decades of stonewalling by US which forced Plaintiffs to litigate statutory right to coal tract transfer in which they received $5,536,000 worth of coal… amount [Read more…]
Unjust enrichment, co-Defendant Diocese liability
UNJUST ENRICHMENT: Claim that Diocese is separate from co-Defendant Indian school to be resolved on remand, rehearing denied… order. [Read more…]
Unjust enrichment, Indian school fundraising
UNJUST ENRICHMENT claims may arise from Indian school’s alleged failure to distribute equitable shares of funds to Tribe which it obtained by marketing plight/need of Tribe… forensic accounting cause supplanted by discovery rules… contract, negligent misrepresentation, fraud, conversion, cultural [Read more…]
$400,000 settlement, alleged pursuit death
SETTLEMENT: $400,000, alleged police pursuit death. [Read more…]
Continuing tort, RR contamination, certified
CONTINUING TORT: Contamination that has stabilized as to quantity or concentration but continues to migrate will toll statute until harm no longer reasonably can be abated… certified question from Cebull. [Read more…]
Contamination, continuing tort, certified question
CONTAMINATION: Certified question from Cebull accepted as to continuing tort doctrine for trespass/nuisance property [Read more…]