This appeal1 requires the Court to interpret a portion of the State Personnel Management System R eform Act of 1996. See Md. C ode (19 93, 1997 Repl. Vol.) § 11-106 of the State Personnel & Pensions Article.2 More particularly, we must determine whether the thirty day period prescribed by § 11-106 (b) for the imposition of disciplinary action commences when th e appointin g authority3 is first... More...   $0 (09-18-2002 - MD)

In the fall of 1997, Argyle Industries, Inc. ("Argyle"), contracted to deliver 14,500 sets of parts to Cambridge Technologies, Inc. ("Camtec"). The parts were to be delivered in accordance with a schedule that was set forth in a purchase order. Camtec intended to assemble the parts manufactured by Argyle (and others) and to sell the assembled product to the Department of Defense ("DOD") in f... More...   $5809 (09-09-2002 - MD)

The Legislature has declared that, under the California Coastal Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 30000 et seq.; hereafter the Coastal Act), one of the goals of the California Coastal Commission (the Commission) is to maximize public access to the beach. Here, the Commission sought to accomplish this goal by permitting real-party-in-interest property owners on Carbon Beach in Malibu to delete condit... More...   $0 (08-29-2002 - CA)

Following jury trial on his claim for underinsured motorist benefits, John Davis was awarded damages in the amount of $90,567. Because the jury's verdict did not exceed the $100,000 liability limit required by his underinsured motorist policy, judgment was entered in favor of the defendant, Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company. Davis appeals, arguing the district court erred in denying his motio... More...   $0 (08-16-2002 - IA)

Plaintiff-appellant Service Professionals, Inc. ("SPI") is a minority-owned business. Defendant-appellee Allstate Insurance Company maintains a list of vendors to which it refers its insureds for repair work. SPI was on this list, but allegedly received a disproportionately low number of the referrals. SPI filed the present suit alleging that Allstate's referral practices amounted to racial discri... More...   $0 (08-16-2002 - OK)

This is a wrongful birth case resulting in a finding of no cause for action against defendant Kenneth Kappy, M.D. Because we conclude that the trial judge, among other trial errors, erred in instructing the jury on the issue of medical judgment, we reverse and remand for a new trial. However, since a new trial is required on all issues including damages, the primary issue that we address is whe... More...   $293750 (08-09-2002 - NJ)

The issue in this case is whether, and if so, to what extent, a local government may regulate the drilling of oil and gas wells within its boundaries. Plaintiff, the Town of Frederick, appeals the trial court's summary judgment invalidating certain provisions of its ordinance that required oil and gas operators, including defendant, North American Resources Company (NARCO), to obtain a permit befo... More...   $0 (08-02-2002 - CO)

This is a case brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. � 12101, et seq., in which each party has raised several challenges to the proceedings below. Plaintiff-Appellee and Cross-Appellant Donald Dilley brought suit against Defendant-Appellant and Cross-Appellee SuperValu, Inc., alleging that SuperValu wrongfully terminated him from his job as a truck driver because o... More...   $159236 (07-16-2002 - CO)

This appeal from a jury verdict was brought by defendants Advanta Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Advanta Mortgage Corp., U.S.A. (together, "Advanta"), with a cross-appeal by plaintiff Milton Riseman ("Riseman"). For the following reasons, we will affirm the District Court's September 7, 2001 judgment, except that we will reduce Riseman's damages under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and... More...   $1435000 (07-08-2002 - PA)

Consumer Justice Center, a non-profit entity, has filed a complaint under the California's unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) against the makers and distributors of two over-the-counter dietary supplements. Consumer Justice seeks injunctions to remove the products from the market altogether, alternatively to change the advertising of the products, and to have all the p... More...   $0 (06-27-2002 - CA)

This case involves an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident and presents the issue of the availability and effect of the so-called "helmet defense" in Wisconsin. More particularly, the case raises two central questions: 1) is the "helmet defense" governed by the same principles as the "seat belt defense," and if so, should those principles be modified for purposes of the helmet defense; and 2) can an... More...   $0 (06-26-2002 - WI)

Appellant Belz-Burrows (Belz) engaged appellee Cameron Construction Company (Cameron) as general contractor to build a building and parking lot for Belz's tenant, Lowe's Home Center. The project was substantially completed and occupied by Lowe's in 1994. In 1996, Belz sued Cameron, alleging that the parking lot had been constructed in an unworkmanlike manner. Cameron answered that the problems wit... More...   $0 (06-19-2002 - AR)

On 26 January 2001 the Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar] commenced this disciplinary proceeding against Fred M. Schraeder [Schraeder or respondent], a licensed lawyer, by filing a formal complaint in accordance with the provisions of Rule 6 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings [RGDP].2 The complaint alleges in four counts multiple violations of the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct... More...   $0 (06-18-2002 - OK)

In this appeal of a judgment entered in favor of a physician in a medical negligence action, we consider whether the circuit court erred in granting a contributory negligence instruction, whether the evidence was sufficient to support the granting of a jury instruction on mitigation of damages, and whether the circuit court erred in limiting the scope of the plaintiff's cross-examination of the ... More...   $0 (06-12-2002 - VA)

This case arrives for review after a trial that lacked many of the features normally associated with trials conducted under our adversary system of justice. We confront a case where defense counsel promoted, as the process to judgment, a jury waiver and the use of a written stipulation prepared by the prosecutor. Counsel chose to adjudicate the question of her client's guilt or innocence by way... More...   $0 (06-06-2002 - IL)

This is an action for damages arising from Snohomish County's denial of a preliminary plat application for a subdivision. West Coast maintains that the County misrepresented its policy regarding the imposition of a development moratorium on property logged under a Class III non-conversion permit. West Coast further claims that it relied on those representations when deciding to purchase the... More...   $0 (05-06-2002 - WA)

Tillamook County appeals the denial of its motion for preliminary injunction to prevent intervenor-defendant the City of McMinnville, Oregon, from continuing the enlargement of its existing municipal water supply reservoir along the Nestucca River. The County complains that the finding by the United States Army Corps of Engineers that the proposed expansion would not have a significant envir... More...   $0 (04-29-2002 - OR)

[2] In 1997, Olander, Wachter, and Bismarck entered into a water and sewer construction contract i... More...   $220000 (04-16-2002 - ND)

Jerry Ross sued his former employer, Garner Printing Company, for retaliation and breach of contract and won a $250,000 jury verdict on his breach of contract claim. The district court1 denied Garner Printing's motion for a new trial. Garner Printing now appeals, arguing that the district court erred in instructing the jury, in excluding evidence that Ross tried to bribe a witness, and in comm... More...   $250000 (04-16-2002 - IA)

Amos & Andrews, Inc., a general construction company, was sued by the Rancho Solano Masters Association (RSMA) for improper remediation of landslides at the Rancho Solano housing development. In this consolidated appeal, Amos & Andrews appeals the jury’s findings of liability and allocation of fault with regard to two of thirteen landslides for which Amos & Andrews was found liable. The l... More...   $5876000 (04-12-2002 - CA)

During the middle to late 1990s, the defendant, City of Federal Heights, Colorado, enacted a series of ordinances governing the licensing and operation of adult entertainment businesses. Plaintiffs are Essence, Inc., a corporation that operates a nude dancing establishment, and Devona Richelle Lopez and Lisa Easton, two women denied employment as dancers by Essence, Inc. because they were younger ... More...   $0 (04-08-2002 - CO)

¶1 Gregory Kyle Malone was tried by jury and convicted of Count I, First Degree Burglary in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 1431; Count II, First Degree Rape in violation of 21 O.S.1991, § 1114; and Count III, Sexual Battery in violation of 21 O.S.Supp.1999, § 1123(B), all after former conviction of two or more felonies, in the District Court of Tulsa County, Case No. CF-99-6051. In accordance wit... More...   $0 (03-20-2002 - OK)

Appellants-plaintiffs William N. McLinden (McLinden), William D. McLinden, and Southwick Homes, Ltd. (collectively "Southwick Homes") appeal the trial court's judgment in favor of appellees-defendants Ronald R. Coco, Sr. (Coco), and Mutual Development Company, Inc. (collectively, "Mutual Development"), on their claims for breach of fiduciary duty and intentional interference with a contractual rel... More...   $0 (03-20-2002 - IN)

The formal complaint filed against the respondent alleges violations of KRPC 1.3 (2001 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 323) (diligence and promptness); KRPC 1.4 (2001 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 334) (communication)... More...   $0 (03-08-2002 - KS)

Appellant, The Fischer Organization, Inc., filed suit against appellee, Landry’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc., in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. The four-count complaint, alleging breach of contract, quantum meruit, promissory estoppel, and fraud in the inducement, was filed on August 12, 1999. Appellee filed its answer on October 22, 1999. From January 10-11, 2001, a ... More...   $0 (03-01-2002 - MD)