We proved that the batteries were not defective and obtained a
judgment against plaintiff on all claims and in favor of amounts owed to our client.
We believed her claim was worth more than said amount, so we pursued an underinsured motorist
claim against the plaintiff's own insurance carrier.
Everything that's posted on social media is considered public, and even the most well meaning remarks about a personal injury claim could potentially be used
against a plaintiff by the defense.
Here, defendant developer won a summary judgment
against plaintiff owner based primarily on a settlement agreement release clause.
The first argument was a due process contention that individual plaintiff did not have any warning fees might be
assessed against plaintiff.
Third, properly separating your operating company from your asset holding company greatly increases your protections in real
terms against a plaintiff's recovery.
One of the documents to the contract set out a number of terms which limited the liability of the defendant as
against the plaintiff for a wide variety of issues, including delay in construction.
The British Columbia Supreme Court recently
ruled against the plaintiffs in an action for pay in lieu of reasonable notice due to the plaintiffs» failure to establish that they met their duty to mitigate.
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Mar. 13, 2018)(published), a trial judge sanctioned plaintiffs who brought lender liability claims in a residential property dispute with terminating sanctions and also imposed over $ 25,000 in monetary sanctions (
as against plaintiffs and their attorneys) under Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7.
Until very recently, the only state high court decisions (from VA and DE) on our ediscovery for defendants cheat sheet involved
sanctions against plaintiffs for destroying social media evidence.
They sought among others, «An order declaring as nullity and of no effect the prima facie case that the 1st defendant would have
made against the plaintiffs in exercise of her function pursuant to Article 146 (3) and (4) of the constitution as same is in a contravention of Article 296 (C) of the constitution».
Keep in mind that if you settle a legal claim, it is agreed that the plaintiff will not be able to pursue legal
action against the plaintiff, an important matter to consider depending on the circumstances of the case.
Obtained a dismissal of negligence and breach of contract claims against an electrician and an award of attorney
fees against plaintiff in arbitration.
Section 54.1 allows courts to impose sanctions
against plaintiffs who have launched unfounded or abusive lawsuits at any stage of the litigation.
After obtaining a jury's favorable answer to whether plaintiff's physical condition was a substantial motivating reason for his termination, the jurors found
against plaintiff on whether the conduct was a substantial factor in causing harm to plaintiff.
The jury
found against the plaintiff on the breach of contract claim and found for our client on its counterclaims for fraud and misrepresentation.
Imax's summary judgment motion based on a limitation defence was denied yesterday, giving the class action bar cause for celebration in light of other recent decisions that seem to
go against plaintiffs in similar circumstances where lengthy proceedings have delayed matters.
The summons states, «Beginning on November 1, 2017, Defendants knowingly and / or recklessly published or caused to be published false, misleading
statements against Plaintiff Michelle J. Schoeneman, a candidate for the Erie County Legislature for the 10th Legislative District.
The driver brought an application to bring bring Third Party
proceedings against the Plaintiff's parents arguing they were negligent in allowing the Plaintiff to ride the bus alone.
Motion to be heard 12 (1) If a defendant against whom a proceeding is brought or maintained considers the whole of the proceeding or any claim within the proceeding has been brought in response to their expression or public participation, the defendant may, subject to subsection (2), bring an application for one or more of the following orders: a) To dismiss the proceeding or claim, as the case may be; b) For costs and expenses; c) For punitive or exemplary
damages against the plaintiff.
After a four - day trial, Keri Simms and Jeremy Richter obtained defense
verdicts against all plaintiffs in a multiparty action against their clients in the matter of Felicia Ferguson, et al. v. Johnny R. Lovett Trucking, Inc., et al..
Unless the Chinese party has assets located in Canada, obtaining a Canadian judgment
against a plaintiff based in China is pointless.
The judge also commented upon the unsuccessful allegations of just cause made
against the plaintiff which he had asserted led to his inability to find new employment.
For example, in Parents Against Testing Before Teaching v. Orleans Parish School Board (2001), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals summarily affirmed a
decision against the plaintiff parents.
Robert Kalanda on Supreme Court of Canada Narrowly Rules Facebook's Jurisdiction Clause Unenforceable Robert blogs on the 4 - 3 decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that Facebook could not enforce a jurisdiction clause in its terms of
use against the plaintiff.
Unlike compensatory damages, punitive damages are
imposed against a plaintiff to punish them for particularly egregious conduct and to discourage others from engaging in similar conduct.
James raises what I think is the most powerful objection to loser pays: that it could bar the courthouse door
against plaintiffs with strong claims but modest means.