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Settlement, $20 million, attorney who killed & injured

March 7, 2026 By lilly

SETTLEMENT of civil claims against attorney who wounded his former paramour and killed her new boyfriend resulting in $10 million judgments for each properly construed as not requiring Liquidating Receiver to pay attorney’s capital gains taxes… Vannatta affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: David Cotner, David Paoli, Dillon Kato, Reid Perkins

Class settlement, 1/3 fees of $4.3 million settlement

July 13, 2024 By lilly

CLASS SETTLEMENT: 1/3 attorney fees of $4.3 million settlement of hospital data breach class action properly awarded… Parker affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Andrew Ferich, David Paoli, Gary Zadick, John Heenan, John Yanchunis, Joseph Cook, Matthew Monforton, Paulyne Gardner

Probate, estate reopening, stock pledge value discovery

November 25, 2023 By lilly

PROBATE: Estate closed in 2013 properly reopened in 2022 after PR discovered value of stock pledge… Vannatta affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Charles Hansberry, David Paoli, Jenny Jourdonnais, Timothy Strauch

$4,938,143 verdict, HyRail rollover, disk

January 1, 2022 By lilly

VERDICT: $4,938,143 less 10% offset for failure to mitigate, HyRail roll on icy road, disk herniation/bulge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: North Dakota Federal Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Cortney LeNeave, Daniel Haws, David Paoli, John Wells

$120 million+ settlement, Big Tobacco breach of contract

December 12, 2020 By lilly

SETTLEMENT: $120 million+ to State from Big Tobacco for breach of contract and tort claims for allegedly intentionally evading obligations under 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Alexander Shaknes, Anne Yates, Carey Busen, Charles Hansberry, Christopher Abbott, David Paoli, Elizabeth McCallum, Gregory Ostfeld, James Young, Jenny Jourdonnais, John Sullivan, Juan Martinez, Lauren Nichols, Manvin Mayell, Mark Baker, Mark Loyd, Mark Mattioli, Nick Lofing, Paul Leisher, Robert Brookhiser, Robert Phillips, Scott Mitchell, Sean Morris, Thomas Dutton

Discovery, investigation/surveillance, MVA Plaintiff

October 17, 2020 By lilly

DISCOVERY: Investigative report and email relating to surveillance of MVA Plaintiff prepared for Defendants’ insurer discoverable under Rule 26(b)(1)… other requested documents not relevant to claims or defenses… Johnston. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: David Paoli, Marshall Mickelson

$4,985,000 interpleader, MVA death/injuries

December 28, 2019 By lilly

SETTLEMENT: $4,985,000 interpleader disbursements to 1 death and 2 injury claimants from insurer of train crew transportation entity, snowplow pass head-on MVA. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Chris Decker, Courtney Leneave, David Paoli, Elizabeth Lund, Jacqueline Lenmark, Jared Frickle, Jason Holden, Jean Faure, Katie Ranta, Maxon Davis, Paulette Sarp, Ronald Barczak, Scott Stearns, Terrance Toavs

Right to know, student discipline, rehearing denied

August 10, 2019 By lilly

RIGHT TO KNOW: Rehearing of student discipline opinion denied… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: David Paoli, Helen Thigpen, Peter Michael Meloy, Vivian Hammill

Right to know, UM athlete’s sexual assault discipline

July 6, 2019 By lilly

RIGHT TO KNOW: Disciplinary details about high-profile university athlete’s alleged sexual assault not disclosable… Menahan reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: David Paoli, Helen Thigpen, Peter Michael Meloy, Vivian Hammill

Insurance, $10 million consent judgment reasonableness

April 27, 2019 By lilly

INSURANCE: $10 million consent judgment in favor of ranchers and against CPA firm improperly given presumption of reasonableness where insurer was providing a defense and had not “abandoned” the insured… remanded for separate breach of contract or UTPA claims with insured having to prove all elements including damages… Eddy reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: David Paoli, Gary Zadick, Gregory Munro, Justin Stalpes, Timothy Strauch

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