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Excessive force/Terry stop, state law claims

October 29, 2016 By lilly

EXCESSIVE FORCE/TERRY STOP: State law claims against officer and City relating to investigation of motorcyclists/motorist confrontation dismissed on summary judgment following 9th Circuit disposition of federal claims… Watters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Brendon Rohan, Gerry Fagan, Sanford Selvey, William D'Alton

Wrongful discharge, employment offer withdrawal

October 8, 2016 By lilly

WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: Employment offer was executory contract, no employment relationship at time it was rescinded, breach of contract applies, not WDA… Kutzman affirmed on supervisory control… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Adam Warren, Gerry Fagan, Timothy McKittrick

Trust, breach of ranch trust agreement

June 4, 2016 By lilly

TRUST: Breach of ranch trust agreement/fiduciary duty claims precluded by ratification, failure to establish prima facie fraud… Moses affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brandon Hoskins, Gerry Fagan, Thomas Malee

Excessive force, shooting death of fleeing suspect

May 14, 2016 By lilly

EXCESSIVE FORCE: Even if a jury could find officer shooting suspect fleeing in patrol car was not objectively reasonable because he was not a threat at the time he was shot and killed, Supreme Court law compels conclusion that the law on deadly force against fleeing vehicles was not clearly established, officer entitled to qualified immunity… “In my view, this case should be tried to a jury. However, in light of our Supreme Court cases on deadly force in car chases it won’t be.”… summary judgment for officer and City… Molloy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Adam Warren, Brad Arndorfer, Brendon Rohan, Gerry Fagan, Mark Thieszen

Trust, aged mother ranch manager

October 3, 2015 By lilly

TRUST: No support for claim that bank mismanaged trust by letting aged mother manage ranch, but any such fiduciary breach ratified by beneficiary signing Receipt of Distribution, no support for claim that Receipt was based on fraudulently withheld information… Moses. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Brandon Hoskins, Gerry Fagan, Thomas Malee

Defense verdict, boulder home crush

September 26, 2015 By lilly

VERDICT: Defense, State and City not liable for home crushed by large boulder falling from cliff. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Bryan Kautz, Calvin Stacey, Gerry Fagan, Jessica Fehr, Josh Oie, Kenneth Tolliver

Defense verdict, work comp bad faith

April 25, 2015 By lilly

VERDICT: Defense, work comp bad faith, breach of duty but no loss or harm from delayed acceptance of claim that hip fracture surgery was necessitated by falls due to instability of knees from 1982 knee injury. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Gerry Fagan, Rex Palmer

Negligence, pre-MVA trauma, $65,000 bus/SUV

November 29, 2014 By lilly

NEGLIGENCE: Evidence of trauma/depression from husband’s sex abuse of daughter 20 years before MVA properly admitted to rebut wife’s brain trauma claim from MVA over relevancy/causal [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: George Kimmet, Gerry Fagan, Gregory Tomicich

$2.7 million verdict, NIED/insurance bad faith

March 8, 2014 By lilly

VERDICT: $2.7 million, NIED, widow of motorcyclist killed by UIM drunk driver, insurance bad faith… summary judgment that insurer breached by refusing to unconditionally pay undisputed UIM. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Christopher Sweeney, Gerry Fagan, John Heenan, Randy Bishop

Insurance, employer as additional comp insured

November 23, 2013 By lilly

INSURANCE: Employer additional insured under umbrella entity’s comp policy, entitled to immunity under §30-71-411 from claim by Plaintiff who previously received $207,145 comp… Neill. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Benjamin Graybill, Brian Marty, Gerry Fagan, Michael Barer, William Ballew

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