CLASS ACTION: Auto medical exclusion settlement properly approved following 2nd fairness hearing over claims of, inter alia, collusion as allegedly indicated by $600,000 flat fee for class counsel on submitted claims and 30% contingency on unsubmitted claims… Newman affirmed. [Read more…]
Attorney fees/costs, MVA declaratory trial
ATTORNEY FEES/COSTS denied to Plaintiff following verdict finding MVA liability reasonably clear in declaratory trial where she had received 80% of medicals/wages prior to dec action, remaining amounts thereafter without trial… unreasonable to pursue through trial to get a determination of reasonably clear liability for the purpose of seeking discretionary fees… Salvagni. [Read more…]
Verdict, reasonably clear MVA liability
VERDICT: MVA liability reasonably clear in declaratory trial, negligence claims to be tried later. [Read more…]
Product liability, finger nail product, verdict
PRODUCT LIABILITY: Confusing safety board’s conclusion that finger nail product “safe as used, when skin contact is avoided” improperly admitted, compounded by refusing to let nail technician counter on cross and instruct that it was foreseeable to seller that [Read more…]