SETTLEMENT: $1,559,928.04 ($2 million policy limits less $334,216.01 voluntary payments and some defense costs) advance paid to glazier who fell 15 feet onto concrete floor when temporary staircase collapsed at construction project. [Read more…]
Abortion, HB 544, HB 862, preliminary injunction
ABORTION: Preliminary injunction enjoining HB 544, HB 862, and Rule dealing with Medicaid funding of abortions affirmed… Menahan affirmed. [Read more…]
Statute of limitations, fall through floor service access
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: Claim of fall through service access alleges elements of negligence per se, not claims that are a “liability created by statute,” 3-year statute applies and claim is timely… Vannatta. [Read more…]
Insurance, subrogation made-whole, individual/class
INSURANCE: Supervisory control of Wilson denied as to dismissal of subrogation made-whole individual and class claims as unripe and thus currently unjusticiable… order. [Read more…]
Copyright, political photo
COPYRIGHT: Photo of Democrat Congressional Candidate shot by hired photographer at Party event and downloaded from Facebook by Republicans for use in mailer supporting Congressman’s reelection campaign was “fair use, not copyright infringement… Christensen. [Read more…]
Economic advantage, competing comp insurers
ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE: Comp insurer’s claims against competitors properly rejected on summary judgment for failure to establish quantifiable damages including to reputation… Sherlock affirmed. [Read more…]
Insurance, disparaging comments by competitors
INSURANCE: Claimed intentional interference by disparaging comments from competing insurers rejected for lack of showing of damages… Sherlock. [Read more…]