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Defense verdict, discharge of reclaimed irrigation water

February 7, 2026 By lilly

VERDICT: Defense, alleged discharge of pollutants from golf course to navigable waters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Ian McIntosh, John Meyer, Jonathan Rauchway, Michael Golz

First refusal, hotel condos

August 23, 2025 By lilly

FIRST REFUSAL: Challenge to use of RFR by Hotel dismissed for lack of subject jurisdiction with leave to amend to cure defective allegations as to standing… Cavan. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Ian McIntosh, Kelsey Bunkers, Matthew Kelly, Patrick Riley

Insurance, Apex product, “employee ski day” injury

August 9, 2025 By lilly

INSURANCE: Plaintiff injured during “employee ski day” who alleges that Apex product was “effectively useless” allowed to amend to add punitives and a restructured employer… Berger. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Ian McIntosh, John Morrison, Kelsey Bunkers, Paul Tranel, Ryan Heuwinkel

Insurance, software valuation of damaged vehicle

August 2, 2025 By lilly

INSURANCE: Claims that LLC’s vehicle damaged by self-insured truck was undervalued by software utilized by TPA adjuster resulting in underpaying thousands of consumers by many millions of dollars dismissed in part, allowed to proceed in part… Molloy. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Alyssa Campbell, Emma Mediak, Hannah Stone, Ian McIntosh, John Morrison, Kelsey Bunkers, Luc Brodhead, Scott Peterson

Insurance, MMIA v. MSF

July 5, 2025 By lilly

INSURANCE: Claims by MMIA that MSF and its broker illegally solicited business from municipalities precluded by Sherman Act and Robinson-Patman Act as they allege activity regulated by state law as part of the business of insurance… Morris. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Chad Adams, Eli Inabnit, Emma Mediak, Ian McIntosh, Jesse Laslovich, Mac Morris

Jurisdiction, no CAFA amount-in-controversy jurisdiction

May 24, 2025 By lilly

JURISDICTION: GEICO failed to show the amount in controversy necessary to establish jurisdiction under either CAFA or traditional diversity jurisdiction, may present additional evidence and assumptions on remand… Morris reversed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Courtney Henson, Daniel Buckley, Gil Kahn, Ian McIntosh, Kelly Dove, William Morris

Surprise medical billing, ERISA

April 12, 2025 By lilly

SURPRISE BILLING claims under ERISA relating to “in-network” and “out-of-network” services for ski accident Plaintiff rejected on summary judgment… Christensen. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Erika O'Sullivan, Erin Wilson, Ian McIntosh, Jesse Kodadek, Joe Norena, John Meyer, Robert Farris-Olsen, Thomas Leonard

Injunctive relief, ski club parking permit

January 25, 2025 By lilly

INJUNCTIVE RELIEF requesting order for ski club to issue parking permit to non-member properly denied pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6)… Breuner affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Ian McIntosh, Kelsey Bunkers

Claim preclusion, reclaimed wastewater discharge

November 23, 2024 By lilly

CLAIM PRECLUSION: Suit alleging CWA violation by discharging reclaimed wastewater from snow guns precluded by consent order in prior suit under modified claim preclusion test, res judicata, release… Morris affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Andrea Bronson, Fredrick Rains, Ian McIntosh, John Meyer, Jonathan Rauchway, Michael Golz

Student travel, COVID disruption refunds

May 25, 2024 By lilly

STUDENT TRAVEL: Claims of breach of contract for failing to provide full refunds for trips that were disrupted by COVID properly rejected on summary judgment… Cavan/Watters affirmed (memorandum). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Bridget Asay, Ian McIntosh, John Heenan, John Morrison, Joseph Cook, Kristen Meredith

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