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Insurance, parking lot slip & fall

April 4, 2026 By lilly

INSURANCE: Pre-23 §33-18-242 does not preclude parking lot slip & fall Plaintiff from asserting causes other than statutory or common law bad faith (first impression)… insurer properly granted summary judgment on promissory estoppel, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, interference with economic advantage, constructive fraud., improperly granted on spoliation and equitable estoppel… Deschamps affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Calvin Stacey, Lincoln Palmer, Morgan Sorena, Rex Palmer

Arbitration confirmed/settled, vehicle service contract

March 7, 2026 By lilly

ARBITRATION: $1,005,073.20 award for breach of service contract for failed vehicle transmission under Illinois Consumer Fraud Act confirmed (grown to $1,152,603 with interest 41 months after arbitration initiated), settled on appeal to Supreme Court for confidential amount… Marks. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: Adam Durst, Lincoln Palmer, Rex Palmer, Tom Singer, Zachary Oliva

Insurance, anti-concurrent cause, certified questions

February 18, 2023 By lilly

INSURANCE: 9th Circuit certified questions as to effect of anti-concurrent cause clause vis-à-vis efficient proximate cause doctrine accepted… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brooke Murphy, John Bohyer, Lincoln Palmer, Rex Palmer

Insurance, anti-concurrent cause, certified question

February 11, 2023 By lilly

INSURANCE: Questions certified to Montana Supreme Court as to effect of anti-concurrent cause clause in policy vis-à-vis efficient proximate cause doctrine regarding claim of house settling damage due to water leak under slab which Watters determined was excluded by Earth Movement Exclusion… order. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Ninth Circuit Court, Past Issues Tagged With: Brooke Murphy, John Bohyer, Lincoln Palmer, Rex Palmer

$790,941 verdict, centerline sideswipe MVA

January 22, 2022 By lilly

VERDICT: $790,941, centerline sideswipe by negligent per se semi-conscious diabetic, cervical spine, brainstem, concussion. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, State Trial Courts Tagged With: David Tennant, Lincoln Palmer, Nicole Morton, Rex Palmer

Insurance, house settling damage from water leak

August 14, 2021 By lilly

INSURANCE: Claim of house settling damage due to water leak under slab properly determined to be excluded by Earth Movement Exclusion… Watters. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal Trial Courts, Past Issues Tagged With: Rex Palmer, Ryan Heuwinkel

Insurance, “sudden” water damage to RV wall

March 20, 2021 By lilly

INSURANCE: Water damage to RV wall constitutes covered “sudden damage” under policy language… Vannatta reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Bradley Luck, Domenic Cossi, Katelyn Hepburn, Lincoln Palmer, Rex Palmer

TTD suspension for “no call, no show” at §605 exam

July 11, 2020 By lilly

TTD properly suspended for unreasonably failing to attend §605 exam on “no call, no show” basis… DLI affirmed… Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Geoffrey Keller, Rex Palmer

Work comp, chiropractor as “physician”

March 24, 2018 By lilly

WORK COMP: Fleming incorrectly held that WCA procedural statutes in effect date of injury apply, Blythe correctly held that definition of “physician” is the one in statutes in effect at time of trial (includes chiropractors). . . Sandler “reversed” albeit correctly applying most recent holding. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Larry Jones, Rex Palmer

PTD for 1997 injury after retirement age, waiver

March 10, 2018 By lilly

Petitioner waived right to PTD after retirement age for 1977 injury by his declarations and conduct including accepting PTD at 1983 rate for nearly 13 years. . . Sandler. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Workers' Compensation Court Tagged With: Michael Heringer, Rex Palmer

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