Virginia Hunt had worked for defendant DaVita, Inc. for nineteen years when she had a heart attack requiring bypass surgery and went on medical leave. While on leave, she also received treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. After six months of leave, DaVita terminated her employment pursuant to its established leave policy. DaVita told Hunt that she was eligible for re-hire to her position once she... More...   $0 (05-04-2012 - IL)

[¶1] Commercial Welding Co. appeals from a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Board hearing officer (Collier, HO) awarding the estate of Michael Joyce (Estate) benefits on a petition for an award of compensation pursuant to the Occupational Disease Law, 39-A M.R.S. §§ 601-615 (2011), and ordering benefits paid to Mary Joyce, widow of Michael, on a petition for death benefits pursuant to 39-A... More...   $0 (05-03-2012 - ME)

¶1 In this pre-verdict collateral source case, we determine whether the court of appeals erred when it held that the trial court incorrectly admitted evidence of the amount paid by an insurance provider for the medical expenses Respondent Larry Crossgrove incurred as a result of Petitioner Wal-Mart’s negligence. We hold that the court of appeals correctly held that the trial court should hav... More...   $0 (04-30-2012 - CO)

OK City, OK - State of Oklahoma v. Brittney Kristal Johnson, CA-12-1214:


Count # 1. Count as Filed: EMB, EMBEZZLEMENT, in violation of 21 O.S. 1451-1463
Date of Offense: 08/04/2011

Party Name

Disposition Information

JOHNSON, BRITTNEY KRISTAL Disposed: DEFERRED, 04/19/2012. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: EMBEZZLEMENT(EMB)
Violation of 21 O.S... More...   $0 (04-19-2012 - OK)

Jacqueline Smith sued Paul Edward Wonsewitz on a negligence theory and GEICO Indemnity Company. THe claims mad and the defenses are not available.... More...   $0 (04-19-2012 - ok)

In a prior opinion (Tenzera, Inc v. Osterman (Jan. 21, 2010, B211656) [nonpub. opn.] (Tenzera I)), we reversed the trial court‟s order vacating an arbitration award in favor of Michael and Lonnie Osterman (the Ostermans) against Tenzera, Inc. (the company). But, we affirmed the trial court‟s order vacating the award against Bruno and Ivan Tenzera (the Tenzeras) because the arbitrator exceeded ... More...   $0 (04-19-2012 - CA)

Appellant, Javier Alvarado, sued Lexington Insurance Company (“Lexington”) for breach of contract, breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing, and violations of the Texas Insurance Code and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act (“DTPA”) after Lexington rejected Alvarado’s claim for property damage following Hurricane Ike. The trial court rendered summary judgment in favor of Lexingto... More...   $0 (04-19-2012 - TX)

This original proceeding illustrates the perils that real estate brokers and their agents assume when acting as a dual listing agent with duties to both the buyers and sellers of the same house. We consider whether Civil Code section 2079.41 or the standard buyer-broker agreement form issued by the California Association of Realtors (Association) governed the limitations period for filing breach o... More...   $0 (04-12-2012 - CA)

Susan Collins sued Malcolm Clements on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured in a car wreck caused by Clements that occurred on September 9, 2008 in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.

Defendant generally and specifically denied each and every material allegation made by Plaintiff and asserted various affirmative defenses.

Compsource Oklahoma filed a Petition to Interve... More...   $1 (04-09-2012 - OK)

This appeal involves litigation arising from the death of Dondi Johnson, Sr., after he was arrested for public urination. Appellees, and cross-appellants, Mr. Johnson’s estate and his two sons,1 filed a wrongful death and survivorship action in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against appellants, Officers Sendy Ferdinand, Michael Riser, and Nicole Leake. A jury found in favor of appellees, a... More...   $0 (04-05-2012 - MD)

¶1 NEUBAUER, P.J. Ross Glove Company appeals a declaratory judgment granted in favor of its insurer, Acuity, a Mutual Insurance Company. Ross Glove was the subject of trade dress infringement claims and requested that Acuity defend and indemnify it under the terms of its policy. Acuity was granted a declaratory judgment that its policy, specifically its “advertising injury” provisi... More...   $0 (04-04-2012 - WI)

Mano Vang sued Paul Gonzales on an auto negligence theory claiming to have been injured in a car wreck caused by Gonzales. Plaintiff also sued Geico Indemnity Company on an under insured motorist theory.... More...   $1 (03-31-2012 - OK)

[¶1] Michael A. Bryant, an owner and employee of Prime Cut Meat Market, assaulted another motorist in an apparent incident of road rage. Prime Cut and its employees were insured by a policy issued by The Travelers Indemnity Company. The motorist and his wife appeal from the Superior Court’s (Cumberland County, Mills, J.) entry of summary judgment in favor of Travelers on its complaint for a dec... More...   $0 (03-22-2012 - ME)

Julie Lewis (Defendant) appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Moore Automotive Group, LLC (Plaintiff) in the amount of $2,401,432.35 on its claims for conversion and breach of fiduciary duty. Defendant contends the trial court improperly relied on the collateral source doctrine to preclude Defendant from introducing evidence of payments that Plaintiff received from other sources... More...   $0 (03-20-2012 - MO)

These appeals follow the denial of motions to compel arbitration in a multi-party action arising out of the purchase of a newly built home. The trial court denied the seller parties’ motion to compel arbitration of the buyer’s causes of action for nondisclosure because there was a possibility of conflicting rulings if these claims were ordered to arbitration and the nonarbitrable causes of act... More...   $0 (03-20-2012 - CA)

This case involves alleged veterinary malpractice by the defendants San Luis Rey Equine Hospital, Inc. (SLREH), Barrie Grant, D.V.M, Joseph H. Cannon, D.V.M, and Brad C. Scheuch, D.V.M (collectively, defendants), arising out of the death of plaintiff Shawnee Scharer's horse. The defendants brought motions for summary judgment, asserting the claim was barred by the one year statute of limitations t... More...   $0 (03-16-2012 - CA)

The defendants, Hudson River International, LLC (tenant) and Laboratorio Lucas Nicolas S.L. (guarantor), appeal from a Superior Court judgment ordering the payment of damages to the plaintiff, 275 Washington Street Corp., as trustee of the Washington Street Realty Trust II (landlord), for breach of a commercial lease (lease). [FN4] The tenant concedes that it likely will owe damages for abandoning... More...   $0 (03-09-2012 - MA)

An injured employee (plaintiff Lydia Sanchez, a home health care worker) filed a personal injury action against the trustees of the estate of a third party tortfeasor (the late Dorothea B. Kavanaugh, the elderly woman for whom Sanchez had provided care). The trustees (defendants Darrell G. Brooke and Darryl Denning) asserted as an affirmative defense the comparative negligence of Sanchez and her e... More...   $0 (03-08-2012 - CA)

This is a dispute concerning cementing services provided on an oil well. Plaintiff Arnold Oil Properties, LLC, (“Arnold”) hired Defendant Schlumberger Technology Corp. (“Schlumberger”) to perform a specialized cement job on its deep-zone gas well. After Schlumberger poured too much cement into the well, Arnold sued for breach of contract and negligence. The district court concluded as a ma... More...   $0 (03-06-2012 - OK)

Alfonzo Glover, an off-duty Milwaukee police officer, fired nineteen shots at Wilbert Javier Prado in a late-night encounter that began when Prado tailgated Glover as he was driving home after his 4 p.m.-to-midnight shift. Eight of the shots hit Prado; he died at the scene. Glover was placed on desk duty. At an inquest hearing, Glover testified that Prado tailed him, tried to run him over, and br... More...   $0 (03-03-2012 - IL)

¶ 1 In March 2011, the trial court awarded summary judgment to plaintiff, Farmers
Automobile Insurance Association (Farmers), in the declaratory judgment action it brought
against defendants, Rodney L. Burton and Carrie Buckley, the administrator of the estate of
Timothy A. Buckley, because Burton did not provide reasonable notice to Farmers of the
automobile accident which caused... More...   $0 (03-01-2012 - IL)

OK City, OK - State of Oklahoma v. Benny P Benavente, CA12-2297:

Count # 1. Count as Filed: LA3, Unauthorized Use of Vehicle, in violation of 47 O.S. 4-102
Date of Offense: 01/08/2012

Party Name

Disposition Information

BENAVENTE, BENNY P Disposed: CONVICTION, 02/28/2012. Guilty Plea
Count as Disposed: Unauthorized Use of Vehicle(LA3)
Violation o... More...   $0 (02-28-2012 - OK)

Appellant Glen Oaks Homeowners Association (the HOA) appeals from judgments entered against it after the trial court sustained demurrers to its first amended complaint (FAC). Respondents are two groups of realtors: (1) Loeffler and Bathke Properties Realtors, Inc., doing business as Re/Max Premier Properties, Inc., Priscilla Siew-Lin Yim, and Margaret M. Huang; and (2) DG Real Estate, Inc. (errone... More...   $0 (02-23-2012 - CA)

Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company sued SSR Hospitality, Inc. seeking a declaratory judgment as to the rights, duties and obligations on in insurance contract.... More...   $0 (02-21-2012 - TX)

Farnia Reeves sued Bass Pro Outdoor World, L.L.C. a/k/a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and Oklahoma Boat Dealers Association, Inc. a/k/a Oklahoma City Boat Show on a premises liability theories claiming that on February 3, 2007 she fell from a platform used for accessing and viewing boats at the show. She claimed that defendants failed to maintain the premises in a safe condition and negligently fai... More...   $1 (02-13-2012 - OK)