SETTLEMENT: $1,559,928.04 ($2 million policy limits less $334,216.01 voluntary payments and some defense costs) advance paid to glazier who fell 15 feet onto concrete floor when temporary staircase collapsed at construction project. [Read more…]
Uniform Public Expression Freedom Act
UNIFORM PUBLIC EXPRESSION FREEDOM ACT: Malicious prosecution and abuse of process claims arising from sexual assault allegations asserted during prior negligence litigation stemming from MVA fall within the scope of activities protected by UPERA, Plaintiff failed to state viable claims for either… Molloy. [Read more…]
Spoliation, employee discharge notes
SPOLIATION: Prejudice from destruction of investigatory notes relating to firing of employee insufficient to warrant default judgment, sufficient for adverse inference instruction… Christensen. [Read more…]
Defense verdict, water truck brake failure
VERDICT: Defense, allegedly defective water truck resulting in brake failure. [Read more…]