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Insurance, condo building wind-damage UTPA rulings

April 6, 2019 By lilly

INSURANCE: Pretrial rulings in condo building wind damage UTPA case… Johnston. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Anders Blewett, Guy Rogers, James Derrig, Jon Wilson, Zander Blewett

Corporate oppression, vexatious disbarred attorney

September 1, 2018 By lilly

CORPORATE OPPRESSION claims by daughter involving father’s estate’s interests in numerous corporations properly dismissed following bench trial case-in-chief. . . $20,927.50 fees/costs properly awarded mother’s conservator attorney under Foy for preparing to defend himself for 2 years before being named (never should have been named) and $35,128 for attorneys retained to defend him at trial, also entitled to fees on appeal but not fees-for-fees. . . Plaintiff not denied a fair trial. . . disbarred Plaintiff declared vexatious litigant. . . Fagg affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Genet McCann, Guy Rogers, Jon Wilson, Mark Parker

Insurance bad faith, discovery rulings

August 4, 2018 By lilly

INSURANCE BAD FAITH: Discovery compelled in part, denied in part. . . document “dump” prohibited, must be searchable and indexed, no “confusing and evasive” responses to broader requests. . . Plaintiff awarded 1/2 fees/costs incurred on motion. . . Molloy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Guy Rogers, James Towe, Jon Wilson

Insurance bad faith, attorney-client v. advice of counsel

July 7, 2018 By lilly

INSURANCE BAD FAITH: Insurers given deadline to affirm whether they intend to irrevocably assert attorney-client privilege v. advice-of-counsel defense. . . Johnston. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Anders Blewett, Guy Rogers, James Derrig, Jon Wilson, Zander Blewett

$8,250 verdict, snowy MVA, pre-impact terror

November 11, 2017 By lilly

VERDICT: $8,250, snowy MVA, admitted fault, severe emotional distress & terror for thinking he would die at impact. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Guy Rogers, Randall Nelson

Insurance, Hutterite Colony UIM policy

October 14, 2017 By lilly

INSURANCE: Hutterite Colony members not “insureds” under Colony UIM policy for injuries while passengers in another Colony’s vehicle… Spaulding affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Guy Rogers, Jon Wilson, Torger Oaas

Appellate mediation, opt out for inability to afford

September 30, 2017 By lilly

APPELLATE MEDIATION: Request to opt out because unable to afford mediator denied… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Genet McCann, Guy Rogers

Statute of repose, defective school roof, “completed”

February 11, 2017 By lilly

STATUTE OF REPOSE bars claims relating to defective school roof based on determination of when it was “completed”… fees awarded architect against District based on contract… Boucher affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alexander Roots, Guy Rogers, Jon Wilson, Steve Reida, Todd Shea

Insurance, PL, prospective firefighter stroke

March 5, 2016 By lilly

INSURANCE: Professional Liability Policy construed to cover massive stroke by prospective firefighter following physical ability test… Kutzman. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Annie Harris, Bryan Spoon, Daniel Flaherty, Guy Rogers, Jon Wilson, Marshall Mickelson, Matthew Hutchinson, Shelly Brander

Insurance, duty to defend, stipulated judgment

August 9, 2014 By lilly

INSURANCE: Court correctly found, without coverage analysis, that insurer breached duty to defend after recognizing policy potentially implicated, estopped from denying coverage… $29 million stipulated judgment improperly granted without [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Allan Baris, Amy Eddy, Anthony Jackson, Dale Cockrell, Dean Hoistad, Edwin Aro, Gary Zadick, Gregory Munro, Guy Rogers, James Goetz, James King, James McPhee, John Amsden, Jon Wilson, Kathleen DeSoto, Martha Sheehy, Mary Jaraczeski, Michael Black, Monte Beck, Patrick HagEstad, Perry Schneider, Robert James, Terry Trieweiler, Timothy MacDonald, William Leaphart

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