VEXATIOUS LITIGANT: Quiet title properly granted against vexatious sister seeking to establish control over brothers’ lands… $2,000 sanctions, appeal costs… Cybulski affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Consent judgment, judge harassment of reporter
CONSENT JUDGMENT: State not obligated to defend/indemnify Judge accused of sexual harassment of court reporter or pay unconsented $744,371 settlement… reporter may pursue HRA claim… Sherlock affirmed. [Read more…]
Economic advantage, competing comp insurers
ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE: Comp insurer’s claims against competitors properly rejected on summary judgment for failure to establish quantifiable damages including to reputation… Sherlock affirmed. [Read more…]
Negligence, duty to warn of mental patient threat
NEGLIGENCE: §27-1-1102 duty of mental professionals to warn of actual threat of violence by specific means not triggered by patient’s admission of aggression to girlfriend when drinking, suit by parents of murdered girlfriend properly dismissed on summary judgment… Sherlock affirmed. [Read more…]
Insurance, disparaging comments by competitors
INSURANCE: Claimed intentional interference by disparaging comments from competing insurers rejected for lack of showing of damages… Sherlock. [Read more…]
Arbitration, $209,198, wrongful discharge
ARBITRATION: $209,198, wrongful discharge, mid-level trucking manager… “Manager’s Reference Guide” unadopted document [Read more…]