Breach of Contract - Fraud - Negligent Misrepresentation - Negligent Construction - Barry and Sandra Erlich contracted with John Menezes, a licensed general contractor, to build a "dreamhouse" on their ocean-view lot. The Erlichs moved into their house in December 1990. In February 1991, the rains came. "[T]he house leaked from every conceivable location. Walls were saturated in [an upstairs bedro

Products liability - Breach of Express and Implied Warranties - Negligence - Deceptive Trade Practices Act - Fraud - Misrepresentation - Civil Conspiracy - Mary Adams, et al. are nineteen Illinois and Indiana residents (the "foreign plaintiffs") who originally joined with four Texas plaintiffs to sue Baxter Healthcare Corporation and American Heyer-Schulte (together "Baxter"), along with Dr. Jam

Negligence - Misrepresentation - Plaintiff sued after buying property that he had been led to believe included an access easement to the main road. After closing it was discovered that no access easement existed.

Breach of Contract - Bad Faith - RLI instituted an action seeking to rescind a Personal Lines Umbrella policy having stated limits of one million dollars based upon alleged omissions during the application process. Specifically, RLI disavowed proper disclosure of the existence of high performance vehicles and household operators under the age of 26. RLI had determined that based upon loss histor

Employment - Breach of Contract - COREStaff, Inc. is a temporary staffing agency with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Ekedahl is a resident of the District of Columbia. in COREStaff, Inc. is a temporary staffing agency with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Ekedahl is a resident of the District of Columbia. In January

Fraud - Negligent Misrepresentation - Breach of Fiduciary Duty - Statutory Theft and Racketeering - Plaintiffs are 14 California cities and local agencies who deposited funds with the Orange County Treasurer for investment in the County Investment Pools, a statutory investment trust. After the Pool collapsed in December 1994 and the County declared bankruptcy, most Pool Participants elected to se

Products liability - Malice and Misrepresentation Claims - Plaintiff, age 40, began smoking in 1972 at age 13. Mrs. Whitely is dying from lung cancer. She smoked Philip Morris' Marlboros and Reynolds' Camels until 1998, when she quit shortly before doctors diagnosed small-cell lung cancer. Doctors testified that she is likely to die this year. She and her husband claimed that defendants design

Employment - Breach of Contract - COREStaff, Inc. is a temporary staffing agency with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Ekedahl is a resident of the District of Columbia. in COREStaff, Inc. is a temporary staffing agency with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas. Ekedahl is a resident of the District of Columbia. In January

Negligence, misrepresentation, fraud, and civil conspiracy - McWhorter is a licensed attorney in Texas and possesses a federal firearms license. Sheller is also a licensed attorney in Texas. Sheller desired to invest in the firearms business. Thus, Sheller gave David Beavers and Jeff Provost, agents of McWhorter, $65,380 to purchase firearms to be sold at gun shows. Many of the firearms purchased

Litigation after used car sale cancellation - On March 10, 1996, John Alfred Mangel ["Mangel"] bought a used Eagle Vision from Bob Dance Dodge, Inc. for $17,444. Mangel maintains that during negotiations, he asked whether the car had been wrecked and was told that it had not. Two days after the purchase, however, Mangel had the car inspected and learned that the car had been previously wrecke

Breach of Contract - A settlement agreement reached between the plaintiff's and the defendants for an auto accident involving the San Antonio Police Officer C. Baldit, was allegedly breached. The court-ordered medication had stipulated a total of $45,000 in settlements of $19,000 for one plaintiff and $13,000 for each of the other two. A handsritten claiuse in the settlement agreement stated tha

Fraud - Landlord and Tenant - Forclosure Action - Negligent Misrepresentation - Breach of Warranty - In September 1989, the parties entered into an installment land contract wherein defendants agreed to purchase a house and four-acre lot in the Town of Ephratah, Fulton County, with an initial payment of $5,000 and the balance over of 15-year period. Plaintiffs represented that the property was eq

Breach of Contract - Federal Aviation Administration – NCI contracted to purchase a Beechcraft E-18 aircraft for $73,000 from Bering Sea Reindeer Products. NCI intended to use the aircraft for commercial purposes. After making the initial $25,000 down and taking possession of the aircraft, NCI discovered that it would require extensive repairs before it would pass FAA inspection. NCI made no fu

Fraud - Silicone Breast Implants - Diabetes - Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - Sjogren's Syndrome - Fibromyalgia - In December 1979, at age 21, Kip Allison decided to get cosmetic silicone breast implants. She discussed the procedure and the various associated risks with her plastic surgeon, Dr. Harvey Weiss. Dr. Weiss implanted a double lumen design, manufactured by 3M/McGhan. After complications fro

On March 2, 1995, Sand Mountain Funeral Home, Inc., ("Sand Mountain") sued Wilson, a former employee, alleging conversion and breach of fiduciary duties. Sand Mountain also claimed that Wilson had conspired to devalue the corporate stock and had used corporate funds to purchase stocks in his name. Wilson counterclaimed, alleging that Sand Mountain had breached its contract with him regarding stock

Plaintiff and her investment company, Moonglow, Investors, In.c, loaned D&W Architectural Woodworking Corporation $125,000 in investment capital. The loan was to be subordinated by Bay Bank loans. Shortly after authorizing the loan, Plaintiff discovered information about the company that the bank had not disclosed to her, information that would have impacted her decision to make the loan. A

Consumer Protection Act - In October of 1995, David Svendsen purchased a house near Lake Sammamish from Gregg and Randi Stock. Connie Edwards of John L. Scott, Inc., was the listing agent representing the Stocks. Some years before the sale the Stocks had experienced flooding on their property as a result of a blocked storm drain on an uphill neighbor's property. In November 1994, the neighbor's

Insurance Misrepresentation – Compensatory Damages – In July 1993 Antone Nelson's left Knee was injured when a vehicle driven by an intoxicated motorist collided with Nelson's vehicle at an Anchorage intersection. The other motorist was uninsured, but Nelson had uninsured motorist coverage of $100,000 and medical payments coverage of $10,000 with Progressive Insurance. Adjuster Timothy Intfe

Recission - Real Property - In February 1997, Benjamin K. and Julia S. Merritt, owners of real property located at Pergin Farm Road, Swanton, Maryland, in Garrett County, filed a five-count complaint against Virginia S. Craig (Craig), David Huebner, d/b/a Coldwell Banker/Deep Creek Realty, Dennis Hannibal, Edward Knight, and

Breach of Contract - Fraud - Misrepresentation - Breach of Express and Implied Warranties - On November 16, 1995, Norman entered into a written contract with EFCO for the lease of concrete forming equipment. Norman agreed to pay a certain sum as rental and, pursuant to the written agreement, those payments were to be made to EFCO in the State

Negligence - Environmental Clean-up - In this action, Juniata Valley Bank advanced claims of misrepresentation, negligence, trespass, nuisance and violation of the Storage Tank Spill Prevention Act ("STSPA") against Martin Oil Company ("Martin Oil") in an effort to recover costs it has and will incur due to the presence of an underground storage tank and the discharge of fuel oil on one of its pro

On October 13, 1993, plaintiffs filed a four-count complaint against defendants and three fictitiously named corporations seeking damages which they allegedly incurred as a result of the selection and installation of Capitol Products Corporation aluminum windows in their new homes constructed by Scarborough and Amberfield. The complaint alleged negligent selection of Capitol aluminum windows and d

The plaintiff, Thelma Perkins , brought this action against the defendants, Colonial Cemeteries, Inc., doing business as Fairfield Memorial Park, and its president Phyllis O. Dowd, alleging that they had illegally and improperly moved her daughter's grave. The plaintiff's complaint alleged, inter alia, breach of contract, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and violations of CUTPA.

During the late 1980s, John and Rhonda Blackstock purchased from Jerry Jaycox three "dockominiums" at the Harbor Point Yacht Club on the Mississippi River. Dockominiums are boat docks that are individually owned. The Blackstocks used one of the docks. Jaycox managed and maintained the other two. In September of 1993, near the end of the great flood of that year, Jaycox told the Blackstocks abou

Plaintiff brought suit against Albany Urology Clinic and Timothy S. Trulock, M.D., for medical negligence, misrepresentation and deceit, battery, breach of contract, breach of warranty and guaranty of cure and concealment of Trulock's substance abuse of cocaine. Plaintiff's wife brought loss of consortium claim. Plaintiff's claim Trulock performed surgery unnecessarily for non-existent penile ca