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$697,671.45 verdict, cattle damages, oil wellsite fence

August 10, 2019 By lilly

VERDICT: $697,671.45 after present-value reduction, cattle damages and emotional distress, illegal fence around oil wellsite, failure to maintain fence. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Jackie Shields, John Crist, John W. Edwards, Mark Parker, Samantha Howard

$32,705,809 forest fire settlement allocation

February 2, 2019 By lilly

FOREST FIRE settlement proceeds properly allocated… Axelberg/Gilbert affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Jami Rebsom

$565,500 net verdict, alcoholic jail inmate death

November 8, 2014 By lilly

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…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Charles McNeil, Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, David McLean, Roger W. Frickle

$1,483,449 attorney fees, coal tract transfer

March 15, 2014 By lilly

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…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Jackie Shields, John Edwards, Philip McGrady, Roger Frickle, Ruth Storey, Triel Culver

$1,483,449 attorney fees/costs, coal tract transfer

January 4, 2014 By lilly

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…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Jackie Shields, John Edwards, Philip McGrady, Roger Frickle, Ruth Storey, Triel Culver, Victoria Francis

Unjust enrichment, co-Defendant Diocese liability

March 16, 2013 By lilly

UNJUST ENRICHMENT: Claim that Diocese is separate from co-Defendant Indian school to be resolved on remand, rehearing denied… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Herbert Pierce, Jackie Shields, Jeffery Oven, Jeffry Foster, Maxon Davis, Triel Culver

Unjust enrichment, Indian school fundraising

February 23, 2013 By lilly

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…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Herbert Pierce, Jackie Shields, Jeffery Oven, Jeffry Foster, Maxon Davis, Triel Culver

$400,000 settlement, alleged pursuit death

May 12, 2012 By lilly

SETTLEMENT: $400,000, alleged police pursuit death. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Brendon Rohan, Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Dan Schwarz, Kevin Gillen, Roger Frickle

Continuing tort, RR contamination, certified

February 11, 2012 By Frank

 

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…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brooke Kuhl, Carlo Canty, Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Daniel Hoven, David Slovak, Hertha Lund, John Davis, Julieann McGarry, Lee Bruner, Mark Kovacich, Mark Staples, Michael Cok, Patrick Sullivan, Paul Lawrence, Theodore Dunn, Tom Lewis, Triel Culver

Contamination, continuing tort, certified question

January 29, 2011 By Frank

CONTAMINATION: Certified question from Cebull accepted as to continuing tort doctrine for trespass/nuisance property [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Carlo Canty, Christopher Edwards, Clifford Edwards, Daniel Hoven, Julieann McGarry, Michael Cok, Oliver Goe, Theodore Dunn, Triel Culver

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