Not exact matches
LOS ANGELES (AP)-- A California grandmother who lost her life savings in a real
estate investment scam offered by an insurance agent was
awarded more than $ 15 million Wednesday in a lawsuit
against MetLife and two subsidiaries, attorneys said.
Davis Family Vineyards Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit: Today, the
award - winning and family operated, Healdsburg - based Davis Family Vineyards filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement and unfair and deceptive trade practices
against Napa Valley newcomer Davis
Estates LLC and others in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...
That impromptu audition got her the lead role in Andrea Arnold's
award - winning council
estate drama Fish Tank, where she held her own
against Michael Fassbender.
In Kouwenhoven
Estate v. Kouwenhoven, 2001 B.C.S.C. 1402, Vickers J., an
award of special costs was made
against three sons who brought an action for fraud and undue influence
against their deceased father's second wife.
In Chan v. Lee
Estate, 2003 B.C.S.C. 513, Mr. Justice Hood
awarded successful plaintiffs in a wills variation action
against their brothers, special costs.
Also, for the victim who is
awarded a judgment in these circumstances, there may be no ability to collect the judgment
against the
estate.
Further, in
estate litigation there can be an
award of costs in favour of a completely unsuccessful party
against a completely successful party.
LOWELL — In one of the largest jury verdicts in the Merrimack Valley, the
estate of a 31 - year - old Lowell woman who died in 1999, 19 days after having surgery to remove ovarian cysts, was
awarded $ 2.5 million in a wrongful - death lawsuit
against two local doctors who performed the surgery.
The court believed that punitive damages can not be
awarded against a tortfeasor's
estate.
Did the application judge err in
awarding costs
against Marjolein and not the
estate, or err in the amount
awarded?
In our previous blog we discussed the
award of special costs made
against an
estate administrator who breached his duties.
They also obtained a trial
award against the municipality for the additional construction costs, environmental costs (leading to delay) and diminished value of property (because of stigma), less the $ 100,000 recovered from the real
estate agent.
A Colorado appellate court has reversed a trial court's
award of defense costs to a real
estate brokerage to be paid by brokerage's seller client, arising from a buyer's lawsuit
against both the seller and the brokerage.
Miller v. Bryce Real
Estate (198 A.D. 2d 589) summary judgment properly denied prior to discovery
against brokerage firm and purchaser for non-disclosure and fraudulent acts where property promptly relisted and sold at profit; no course of action for quadruple damages under RPL § 442 - e (3) as broker was licensed; sanctions
awarded for frivolous litigation practices.
The court
awarded half of the $ 110,000 in damages
against the sellers and half
against the real
estate agent.
In addition, the buyer was
awarded $ 25,000 in costs of the appeal
against the sellers and a further $ 25,000 in costs
against the real
estate agent.