After a Superior Court trial in this legal
malpractice case, a jury found that the primary defendant,
Edward J. Ryan, Jr., was negligent in his representation of the
plaintiff, Marie D. Brissette, and awarded damages to her in the
amount of $100,000 against Ryan and his law firm, Ryan,
Boudreau, Randall, Kirkpatrick & Baker, LLP (law firm)
(collectively, defendants).2

Winston-Salem, NC - North Carolina Landowner Sentenced For Impeding And Obstructing Administration Of Internal Revenue Code

A Chapel Hill and Durham, North Carolina, millionaire businessman was sentenced to prison for his involvement in a decades-long scheme to evade paying his federal income taxes.

“The sentence imposed on Mr. Tilley demonstrates the department’s commitment to p

Appellants, Gray, Ritter & Graham, P.C. (“GRG”), Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman
& Herz LLC (“WHAFH”), Neblett Beard & Arsenault LLP (“NBA”), Don M. Downing, and
Adam J. Levitt, appeal the trial court’s denial of their special appearances. Appellants
served as leadership counsel representing the plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation in federal
court against Bayer CropScience L.P. a

A five-day trial took place on June 22-25 and 30, 2015. The parties submitted over
900 exhibits, called six fact witnesses and five expert witnesses, and lodged twenty-three
depositions. The following facts were proven by a preponderance of the evidence.
Quadrant principally challenged Athilon’s payments of allegedly excessive service and licensing fees to an affiliate of Merced, as

We review the relevant undisputed facts.
Milton J. Miranda and Solange D. Miranda purchased a property in
Shrewsbury on July 31, 2002. The purchase was financed for the
most part with a mortgage loan from Moneyone Corporation. On
August 24, 2004, the Mirandas refinanced with a $336,150
mortgage loan from Argent Mortgage Company, LLC (Argent).3 This
mortgage was r

Oklahoma City, OK - Steven Watley and Shavon McNack-Watley, parents and next friends of S.W., Jr., a minor, sued Kelly Corn on a negligence theory claiming:

JOINT PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT
Now on this 4th day of August, 2015, the Petitioner/Plaintiff and CoPetitioner/Defendant set forth above, jointly petition this Court to approve a settlement agreement previously entered i

The District is a governmental subdivision that is organized under Idaho Code section 674901 and operates in Boise. The District currently operates the Boise Centre, a convention center in Downtown Boise. The District seeks to expand operations by acquiring a new facility (hereinafter the Centre Facility) being constructed near the Boise Centre. But the District, as a governmental subdivision, is

Oklahoma City, OK - Steven Hatley and Shavon McNack-Watley, parents and next friends of SW, Jr., a minor, sued Kelly Corn on a negligence theory claiming:

1. On or about April 5, 2015 in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, the minor, S.W., Jr., was involved in a automobile accident wherein S.W., Jr. allegedly sustained injury. As a result of the automobile accident, the minor and the minors parent

Oklahoma City, OK - Olawale Azees sued Aryn Sherfield on an auto negligence theory claiming:

1. That on May 6th 2013 a car driven by the Defendant collided with a vehicle driven by the Plaintiff. Three of the Plaintiffs minor children Ridwan Azees, Rodiyat Azees, and Malik Azees were in Plaintiffs at that time of the collision. The collision occurred at the intersection of North 36th Stre

¶1 The first impression question presented is whether the wife's lien filed in the county where the husband's real property was located, but not filed in accordance with 12 O.S. 1991 ' 706 ,1 is superior to a general [907 P.2d 1050] judgment lien filed later in time in compliance with ' 706. We find that it is.

FACTS

¶2 Melba Ruth Hodges (wife) and Mansel Hodges (husband) were di

The underlying facts are undisputed and uncomplicated. In September of 2012, Wichita Hospitality Group, LLC entered into an agreement with Puetz Corporation ("Puetz") for Puetz, as general contractor, to design and construct a Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hotel ("the Hotel") in Wichita, Kansas. Puetz subcontracted a portion of the work to Dynamic Drywall, Inc. ("Dynamic"), and paid Dynamic $271,2

Defendants Bruce Wood and Glenn Smith each executed a guaranty agreement in connection with a $6.9 million loan for a commercial real estate project. After the borrower’s successor, Caplan Landlord, LLC, defaulted on that loan, defendants failed to pay the debt under their guaranties. Plaintiff CML-OR 5th, LLC,1 a Florida limited liability company and the assignee of the underlying promissory note

This decision consolidates three cases accepted by this Court for
discretionary review pursuant to CR 65.09. By way of motions for interlocutory
relief under CR 65.09, Extendicare Homes, Inc. d/b/ / Shady Lawn Nursing
Home ("Extendicare"), and its affiliated entities,' and Kindred Nursing Centers
Limited Partnership d/b/a Winchester Centre For Health and Rehabilitation
n/k

At the start of 2012, LifeCare Holdings, Inc. (“LifeCare”),1 once a leading operator of long-term acute care hospitals, was struggling financially. Management blamed its condition on Hurricane Katrina’s destruction of three of the company’s facilities and growth-stunting federal regulations that followed the 2005 natural disaster. Because of the weight of its debt load ($484 million, of which ap

The dispute in the present case has a long and circuitous history, which began more than one decade ago when the plaintiff, Landmark InvestmentGroup,LLC(Landmark),acommercialrealestate developer, entered into a contract to purchase an environmentally contaminated property in the town of Plainville (town) with the hopes of remediating and developingitforcommercialuse.Theselleroftheproperty, Chung F

Dennis Sallaz and Renee Baird married in 1996. After having separated in the fall of 2003, they divorced on July 28, 2005. The property and debt issues were hotly contested, tried before the court on four separate occasions between November of 2005 and July of 2006, and determined in a written decision entered on October 30, 2007. Among the assets at issue in the divorce trial were Real Homes, LLC

Tulsa, OK - Jennifer Fowler sued Corey Murphy and American National Property and Casualty Company on auto negligence theories claiming:

1. On or about July 30, 2012, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, the minor, Keagen Murphy, was involved in an accident wherein said minor allegedly sustained various injuries. As a result of the accident, the injured minor and the minor’s parent and next friend,

Goodrich Quality Theaters, Inc. (Goodrich) hired Roncelli, Inc. (Roncelli) to be the general contractor responsible for building an IMAX movie theater in Porter County, Indiana. Roncelli then hired several sub-contractors to provide the labor, services, and materials necessary to construct the theater. Three of these sub-contractors—Fostcorp Heating and Cooling, Inc. (Fostcorp); Wilson Iron Work

The background of this case is lengthy and somewhat complicated. On June
7, 2004, Defendant Helene Hines conveyed real property located at 302 S. Ocean
Drive, South Bethany, Delaware (hereinafter “the Property”), to Villa Oceana,
LLC.4 Thereafter, by deed dated February 25, 2005, Villa Oceana, LLC conveyed
the Property to Defendants Jeffrey Hines and Helene Hines as tenants

3 Plaintiffs, who are 704 current and former employees of the State of Vermont, appeal from
4 the dismissal of the action by the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
5 (Sessions, J.) by reason of Vermont’s sovereign immunity. The complaint alleges violations of the
6 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq. (“FLSA”), and seeks declaratory and
7

In three issues, Appellant American Homeowner Preservation Fund, LP (American) appeals a judgment declaring null and void its lien on property
2
purchased by Appellee Brian J. Pirkle at a tax-foreclosure sale, declaring null and void a note executed by Cathy Lewis1 and secured by the property, dismissing American’s constitutional takings claims against the taxing authorities involved in th

On August 31, 2010, investors in Central Sleep filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against the company; Kenneth Dachman, its promoter; Dachman’s wife, Katherine Lynn Dachman; and several others. The suit asserted claims for fraud, RICO violations, conversion, fraudulent conveyance, civil conspiracy, and securities fraud. Dachman was also criminally charged and convicted for his fraudulent cond

The underlying facts are not in dispute. In 2003, the Lewises obtained a default money judgment against Karen MacKean and Fred Foust (the “MacKeans”), a married couple. In 2006, the Lewises recorded their judgment in Pima County attempting to create a lien on the MacKeans’ real property. They filed a renewal affidavit in 2008. Neither the initial recording nor the renewal was accompanied by a

The underlying facts are not in dispute. In 2003, the Lewises obtained a default money judgment against Karen MacKean and Fred Foust (the “MacKeans”), a married couple. In 2006, the Lewises recorded their judgment in Pima County attempting to create a lien on the MacKeans’ real property. They filed a renewal affidavit in 2008. Neither the initial recording nor the renewal was accompanied by a

Ballard began working for Dondlinger in 2003. In December 2007, Ballard injured his neck while working and later settled a disability claim with Dondlinger, which included a lump sum payment for a 25% permanent partial general disability. In October 2010, Ballard was injured in an automobile accident while working for Dondlinger. As a result, Ballard aggravated his preexisting cervical condition a