| Joseph Piscitelli v. The Salesian Society |
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Defendant The Salesian Society (the Society) appeals from the judgment entered after a jury determined it was negligent for failing to protect plaintiff Joseph Piscitelli from childhood sexual abuse at the hands of one of the Society’s priests. We reject the Society’s contention that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of another cleric’s sex abuse conviction in order to impeach that... More... $600000 (08-21-2008 - CA) |
| Craig Outdoor v. Wally Kelly |
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Craig Outdoor Advertising, Inc., Midwest Outdoor Media, LLC, Patriot Outdoor, LLC (collectively "Plaintiffs"), and Curtis Massood, the former owner of a small billboard company, filed this lawsuit in which they alleged that Viacom Outdoor ("Viacom"), and Viacom executives Wally Kelly and Harold Gustin (collectively "individual Defendants")1 perpetrated a scheme by which Viacom and its employee... More... $0 (06-09-2008 - MO) |
| Gina Zanone v. City of Whittier |
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The City of Whittier appeals from the judgment entered in favor of Gina Zanone, a former Whittier police officer, after a jury awarded her $1.25 million in her action for sex discrimination, harassment and retaliation. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 1. Zanone Joins the Whittier Police Department Zanone joined the Whittier Police Department in January 1997 aft... More... $1249165 (04-24-2008 - CA) |
| Bank of Nichols Hills v. Bank of Oklahoma |
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¶1 Plaintiff, Bank of Nichols Hills (BNH), appeals a trial court judgment for Defendant, Bank of Oklahoma (BOK), regarding payment of a forged check. The primary issue on appeal is whether BOK presented sufficient proof to support the trial court's finding that the 12A O.S.2001 § 3-406 preclusion defense applied. We find that it did, and affirm. |
| Ohio Savings Bank v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company |
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Ohio Savings Bank ("OSB") purchased eleven first-mortgage loans from the Reston, Virginia, branch of Advantage Investors Mortgage ("AIM"), an originator of home-loan refinancings. The transactions were structured as "table funded" settlements. See 24 C.F.R. § 3500.2(b). OSB wired funds to an escrow account of AIM's closing agent, First National Title ("FNT"). The borrowers signed notes and mo... More... $0 (04-09-2008 - MN) |
| Raymon Poland v. Dr. James Willerson |
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Appellants, Raymond Poland, individually and as independent administrator of the estate of Jessie Poland, Robert Martin, and Frank Martin ("the Poland parties"), appeal from a judgment dismissing their health-care-liability and related claims against appellee, Dr. James Willerson. We determine whether the trial court erred in granting appellees' motion to dismiss the claims against him under Texas... More... $0 (03-14-2008 - TX) |
| Mark Neville v. Greg Chudacoff, et al. |
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This is an appeal from an order granting a special motion to strike under the anti- SLAPP statute. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)1 An employer fired one of its employees amid allegations that the employee had misappropriated customer lists and solicited his employer's customers to start a competing business. Several months before litigation was commenced by the employer against its former employ... More... $0 (03-12-2008 - CA) |
| Gabriel Bruni, et al. v. James H. Didion, Sr. |
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Plaintiffs purchased single-family homes, which came with what they were told was "an added bonus" or "extra protection" -- an express limited warranty. Actually, the warranty provided coverage, subject to sweeping exclusions, for the whole home for just one year, and for the electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems for just two years; after that, the only coverage it provided was for "load... More... $0 (03-12-2008 - CA) |
| Jack Russell v. Charrie Foglio |
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Plaintiff Jack Russell appeals following the grant of defendant Charrie Foglio's special motion to strike his complaint for slander and false light invasion of privacy, under Code of Civil Procedure section 426.15, the anti-SLAPP statute (undesignated section references are to the Code of Civil Procedure), and from the denial in part of his motion to tax costs, with respect to defendant's atto... More... $0 (02-29-2008 - CA) |
| IESI v. Janell Marin |
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IESI sued Ms. Marin for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, conversion and forgery related to her actions while she was an employee of IESI. Ms. Marin is now the President of AmeriWaste and Ameriwaste has obtained a contract with the City of League City that IESI previously held, however this suit was brought by IESI prior to any events related to the change in contractors by the City of League City... More... $407344 (02-21-2008 - TX) |
| Andrew Gallegos and Joan Gallegos v. James Lloyd, Julie Lloyd, et al. |
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1 Appellants James Lloyd and Julie Lloyd (the Lloyds) appeal the trial court's award of attorney fees to Appellees Andrew Gallegos and Joan Gallegos (the Gallegoses). We reverse. BACKGROUND 2 On August 6, 2004, the Gallegoses filed a complaint against the Lloyds for trespass, negligence, and quiet title, alleging that the Lloyds built their home on property that belonged to the Ga... More... $0 (02-14-2008 - UT) |
| Debra Talbert v. U.S. Bank, N.A. |
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The instant appeal arises from a complaint filed by Appellee U.S. Bank, N.A., seeking payment by Appellant Debra Talbert of an overdraft balance. The balance originated when a check in the amount of $84,457.57, deposited by Talbert with a U.S. Bank branch, was dishonored by the drawee bank because the payee line was alleged to have been altered. The Pulaski County Circuit Court granted su... More... $0 (01-17-2008 - AR) |
| Maurice Fokken v. John P. Steichen and Coregis Insurance Company, Inc. |
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Judgment was entered against John P. Steichen and in favor of Maurice Fokken and Deanna Wright Miller (collectively the appellees) in separate legal malpractice actions brought against Steichen. The appellees then instituted separate garnishment proceedings against Coregis Insurance Company, Inc. (Coregis). Coregis had issued Steichen's law firm a lawyers professional liability insuranc... More... $0 (01-08-2008 - NE) |
| Citibank Texas, N.D. v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company |
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UnknownPlaintiff-Appellee Citibank Texas, N.A. ("Citibank") sued Defendant- Appellant Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. ("Progressive") as the issuer of a fidelity bond, claiming Progressive should cover a loss Citibank sustained in a prior state court action filed against it by a depositor on a claim of unauthorized endorsement. Both Citibank and Progressive filed motions for summary judgme... More... $0 (11-21-2007 - TX) |
| Landmark Credit Union v. Lisa Borum |
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Lisa Borum, pro se, appeals a "Replevin Order for Judgment" (uppercasing omitted) awarded to Landmark Credit Union, and the trial court's order denying her motion for reconsideration. She contends that Landmark never properly perfected the "Motor Vehicle Consumer Simple Interest Installment Sale and Security Agreement" (uppercasing omitted) she executed in April of 2005 giving Landmark a secur... More... $0 (10-30-2007 - WI) |
| Virgil Bingham v. Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc. and Stephen Brown |
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In this defamation case, Appellant Virgil Bingham appeals from the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Appellees Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages, Inc. (ASWBYPS) and Stephen Brown. In his sole appellate issue, Appellant contends that the trial court erred in granting Appellees' motion.[2] We affirm. II. Factual and Procedural Background App... More... $0 (09-25-2007 - TX) |
| Bank of America, N.A. v. Putnal Seed and Grain, Inc. |
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Appellant ("the bank") appeals the trial court's order granting final summary judgment in favor of Appellee ("Putnal"). We agree with Appellant that the trial court erred; therefore, we reverse and remand. Over a period of approximately four months in 2003, Putnal's bookkeeper fraudulently obtained cash from deposits she made into Putnal's bank account. When Putnal learned of her fr... More... $0 (09-21-2007 - FL) |
| Burt Webb and Michele Webb v. OMNI Block, Inc. |
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1 Omni Block, Inc. ("Omni") appeals from the trial court's award of attorneys' fees to Burt and Michele Webb and denial of its request for attorneys' fees and sanctions. The Webbs cross-appeal, arguing that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony from Omni's expert witness. For the reasons set forth below, we grant the cross-appeal and reverse the judgment. FACTS1 AND PROCEDURAL ... More... $0 (09-06-2007 - AZ) |
| LAMARR GARLAND FORBIS, Co-Executor of the Estate of Bonnie S. Newell; and LAMARR GARLAND FORBIS, Executrix of the Estate of Augusta Lee Sustare (formerly Attorney-in-Fact for Augusta Lee Sustare) v. BEVERLY LEE NEAL |
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This case arises from a dispute over the assets of Bonnie Sustare Newell (Newell) and her sister Augusta Lee Sustare (Sustare). LaMarr Garland Forbis, Newell and Sustare's niece, brought a fraud action on behalf of her aunts' estates against Beverly Lee Neal (defendant), her first cousin and the nephew of Newell and Sustare. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendant, and the Cou... More... $0 (08-24-2007 - NC) |
| Federal Trade Commission v. John A. Brackett, Jr. and his company, Pacific Herbal Sciences, Inc. |
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Two operations that marketed oral sprays that were supposed to help users lose weight, reverse the aging process, and prevent or treat diseases have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that their claims were bogus. The FTC alleged that these businesses falsely claimed the sprays were a "fountain of youth," containing or causing the body to produce human growth hormone (HGH). The FTC also a... More... $0 (06-01-2007 - CA) |
| Bijan Daneshvar v. Graphic Technology, Inc. |
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Plaintiff Bijan Daneshvar, appearing pro se, appeals from the district court's entry of judgment in favor of defendant Graphic Technology, Inc. (GTI), on his claims of discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm. I. Background Mr. Daneshvar, who ... More... $0 (05-15-2007 - KS) |
| Alleged Forgery Charg |
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Defendent, John Ledkins turned himself in at the Green Forest PD on Sunday evening on March 17, 2007. Mr. Ledkins was in Missouri seeking a job, while not aware that he was wanted by the City of Berryville Police. At this time, Mr. Ledkins continues with his innocense that he only knew Mr. Delgato as a friend. Delgato was found with evidence of the forgery and Mr. Ledkins was found with none at... More... $0 (03-22-2007 - AR) |
| Samuel Gonzalo Olivieri a/k/a Samuel Gonzalo Olivieri Delgado v. Alberto Jose Pereney Antoni a/k/a Alberto Pereney Antoni |
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Antoni sued Olivieri on a sworn account for liquidated damages for breach of contract. See Tex. R. Civ. P. 185. The trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of Antoni. Olivieri appeals. We reverse. In Olivieri's one issue, he contends that the trial court erred in granting Antoni's motion for summary judgment. In a traditional summary-judgment motion, "[t]he judgment soug... More... $0 (01-19-2007 - TX) |
| Fernando Tatis v. US Bancorp |
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Plaintiff-Appellant, Fernando Tatis ("Tatis"), appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of Defendant-Appellee US Bank in this diversity action for breach of contract, negligence, and violation of Ohio law based on US Bank's payment of forged checks drawn on Tatis's account. For the following reasons, we affirm the district court's decision. I. FACTUAL AND PROCE... More... $0 (01-16-2007 - OH) |
| Curtis M. Walton, et al. v. Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, Richard Clark Osborne, and Lisa Osborne |
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Appellants were descendants of Lydia Walton, sometimes known as Lyda, and claimed an interest in real property by virtue of inheritance from her. Appellants brought suit against Appellees, namely the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania and its successors in title, on a claim of slander of title and for partition of the property and for declaratory relief. The trial court render... More... $0 (01-11-2007 - TX) |
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