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Challenge to poultry permits in Delaware shot down by court
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Superior court has granted summary judgment in favor of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) in an organization's lawsuit against it over permits for poultry farms
Delaware judge orders house flipper to pay $3,000 in lawsuit over repairs
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled against Ptrebor Enterprises LLC in a breach of contract lawsuit stemming from a real estate transaction.
Attorney won't be dismissed from representing defendant in dog attack lawsuit
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) – The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed an appeal from a plaintiff who sought to disqualify an attorney from representing the defendant in a suit over a dog attack.
Alabama Supreme Court reverses $500,000 ruling in negligence suit, finding plaintiff's service was 'ineffective'
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama has reversed and remanded a lower court’s decision in a negligence lawsuit over a tenant's alleged injuries from carbon monoxide poisoning, ruling that the plaintiff's service of the suit was "ineffective."
Delaware court called on to settle discovery dispute over access to emails
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Court of Chancery has issued a decision regarding whether a plaintiff can access emails on a server owned by a defendant in regards to issues of discovery in a civil suit between the two parties.
Shot at class-action arbitration fails in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court has affirmed lower court rulings regarding a class action lawsuit by homeowners against their home warranty company.
Paperwork on sexual assault appeal substandard, Alabama Supreme Court says
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Alabama has affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment ruling in favor of Monument of Love Christian Life Ministry Inc. and against the appellant, known in court documents by her initials, S.B, regarding a lawsuit over the alleged assault of a minor by another minor.
Hawaii Supreme Court upholds ruling in case of fatal drunk driving accident
HONOLULU, Hawaii (Legal Newsline) – The Hawaii Supreme Court has upheld a 2017 ruling from the state's Intermediate Court of Appeals that determined that someone who is intoxicated can be considered an innocent third party.
New Jersey court rules $100 million flood sublimit does not apply for Superstorm Sandy damages
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has affirmed a lower court’s decision of summary judgment in favor of New Jersey Transit and against several insurance companies regarding compensation for damages related to Superstorm Sandy.
New York's highest court says no suing over malicious reporting to doctor misconduct board
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – The New York Court of Appeals has issued a decision concerning a question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concerning whether state law creates “a private right of action for bad-faith and malicious reporting to the Office of Professional Misconduct.”
Condo manager defeats lawsuit over stone that fell on boy
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s ruling of summary judgment for Summit Management Inc. in negligence case over a child's injuries.
Employer victorious in Maryland overtime pay dispute
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has affirmed the decision of a lower court’s ruling that IESI MD Corp. be awarded summary judgment in an overtime pay dispute with an employee.
At Univ. of Colorado, climate change plaintiffs present their side; Energy industry says event was 'one-sided'
BOULDER, Colo. (Legal Newsline) – “This has nothing to do with national climate policy.”
Nissan seeks to dismiss class action over defective transmission allegations
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – An auto maker is seeking to dismiss a class action lawsuit over allegations that certain years of Nissan Altimas have defective transmissions.
AARP alleges third amended complaint over insurance against it is 'devoid of facts'
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – AARP Inc. has petitioned Judge Dean D. Pregerson of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to dismiss, with prejudice, a third amended complaint brought by Simon Levay, Judith Willis and Lionel Brown regarding AARP’s insurance and its business practices.
Lawsuit over penis cream Sensum+ doesn't 'even make sense,' drug company says
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Pending in Chicago federal court is a drug company's frank response to a doctor who is suing over the marketing of Sensum+.
Centene directors, officers named in securities fraud suit over Health Net merger
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) – Current and former directors and officers of Centene Corp. have been sued over allegations of securities fraud by the Carpenters Pension Fund and Iron Workers 11 Pension Fund in a federal court.
Butler Snow, other law firms named in suit involving timber Ponzi scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Several law firms have been named as defendants in a lawsuit related to a Ponzi scheme.
Royal Links Golf Club seeks dismissal of Nev. class action over credit card receipt
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) – Royal Links Golf Club is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed against it by a California consumer who alleges it failed to protect him from identity theft when it printed a receipt containing both the first four and last four digits of his credit card number.
Sekas Law Group alleges former controller made late payments to vendors, skipped work on Fridays
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – The Sekas Law Group and its owner, Nicholas G. Sekas, have filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey against its former controller, Doreen Paolella.