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Discovery responses compelled, membership interests

March 21, 2026 By lilly

DISCOVERY responses compelled in dispute as to the value of membership interests upon sale of one entity and public offering of another… Plaintiffs entitled to fees & costs for bringing the motion which was precipitated by responses being evasive, boilerplate, and not consistent with rules… Brown. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Conner Bottomly, John Amsden, John Sullivan, Justin Stalpes, Matthew Smith, Nicholas Katz

Low-income housing partnership, valuation appraisal

March 21, 2026 By lilly

LOW-INCOME HOUSING LP appraised with discounted cash flow methodology at $640,000 rather than Defendant’s sale value method at $3,953,124… Morris. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Cathy Moses, Edward Quigley, John Amsden, Mike Black, Sam Johnston

Insurance, tripartite premium-financed life insurance

August 30, 2025 By lilly

INSURANCE: Motions to dismiss claims involving complex tripartite premium-financed life insurance mostly rejected… Christensen. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Amy Boyea, Chad Weaver, Connie Fickel, Elizabeth Felmeth, Forrest Crowl, John Amsden, Justin Stalpes, Katelyn Werner, Leonard Smith, Natasha Jones, Paul Hutton, Perry Schneider, Ryan Heuwinkel, Sam Johnston, Sydney Best, Thomas Henefer, Timothy Showe, Zach Franz

Student loan refunds, class action defense verdict

June 21, 2025 By lilly

STUDENT LOAN REFUNDS: Defense verdict as to class action against UM affirmed… Vannatta affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Conner Bottomly, John Amsden, Justin Stalpes, Lucy France, Maxon Davis, Nicole Siefert, Sydney Best

Duties of skier, snowboarder crash into stopped skier

May 3, 2025 By lilly

DUTIES OF SKIER: Snowboarder negligent per se in colliding with stopped skier… fact issues preclude summary judgment as to causation for injuries and comparative negligence… Breuner. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Conner Bottomly, John Amsden, Paul Haffeman

Supervisory control, rulings would increase complexity

April 12, 2025 By lilly

SUPERVISORY CONTROL based on claim that Vannatta’s rulings will increase complexity of inherently dangerous falling bundle of posts case denied… Order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bryan Spoon, Calvin Stacey, Cherche Prezeau, Colin Phelps, Conner Bottomly, Dan Spoon, Jenna Lyons, John Amsden, Justin Stalpes, Ryan Hart, Thomas Leonard

Insurance, residential construction policy insureds

March 8, 2025 By lilly

INSURANCE: Because no named Defendant is an insured under residential construction policy involving convoluted business entities there is no coverage and insurer has no duty to defend against claim by trucker injured by falling bundle of posts… Vannatta. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Bryan Spoon, Calvin Stacey, Conner Bottomly, Dan Spoon, Jason Subatch, John Amsden, Justin Stalpes, Lucas Mann, Morgan Sorena, Ryan Hart, Shelly Brander, Thomas Leonard

Rape of group home resident, State/home duty of care

January 4, 2025 By lilly

RAPE: Developmentally disabled resident of group home who was raped by employee was not owed nondelegable duty of care by the State but was owed duty by the home… Menahan affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Antonia Marra, Hannah Higgins, John Amsden, Justin Stalpes, Linda Deola, Susan Miltko, Sydney Best

FTCA/Indians, high-speed pursuit deaths/injuries

January 4, 2025 By lilly

FTCA/INDIANS: Material fact issues preclude summary judgment as to discretionary function exception and contributory negligence of drivers of 2 vehicles involved in high-speed pursuit Reservation accidents… Morris. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Abbie Cziok, Bryan Spoon, Dan Spoon, John Amsden, John Newman, Justin Stalpes, Mark Smith, Sam Johnston, Sydney Best

Inherently dangerous activity, 60-foot roof spans

November 23, 2024 By lilly

INHERENTLY DANGEROUS ACTIVITY: Installation of 60-foot long-span roof trusses is inherently dangerous as a matter of law, required special safety precautions to mitigate against the peculiar risks… general contractor potentially liable for injuries suffered by subcontractor’s laborer due to falling truss… Halligan. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Brien Birge, Bryan Spoon, Conner Bottomly, Dan Spoon, David HagEstad, John Amsden, Justin Stalpes, Nicholas Pagnotta, Patrick HagEstad, Peter Ivins, Sydney Best

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