SETTLEMENT: $250,000 from County to former Sheriff’s Deputy for breach of promised new position of Detention Center Administrator… $10,000 from Deputy to County for improper sanctions motion. [Read more…]
Construction defects, apartment building soil movement
CONSTRUCTION DEFECTS: Tort claims against excavation contractor of apartment building that was destroyed due to soil movement including concealment of defects dismissed on summary judgment based on statutes of limitation… contract claims survive summary judgment BUT Plaintiffs are unable to seek restoration damages because they cannot prove “temporary injury” resulting in dismissal of entire case… Hayworth. [Read more…]
2 cents verdict, jail inmate disciplinary reasons
VERDICT: $.02 nominal damages for deprivation of due process by jailers failing to provide written statement of evidence or reasons for disciplinary action as found on summary judgment, $0 for 5 other due process claims. [Read more…]