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Federal Judge Dismisses Estoppel/Public Policy Claims Against Colorado Hotel
DENVER - A Colorado federal judge on April 17 granted summary judgment in favor of a hotel, finding that a former employee failed to show that his engineering position was terminated after he made...
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Homeowners Failed To Show Dishonest Purpose, Judge Says, Dismissing Bad Faith...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama couple did not establish that they were entitled to disputed coverage and did not present "sufficient evidence of dishonest purpose" by their insurer, an Alabama federal...
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Comcast Employees Seeking Wages Denied Certification Due To Lack Of Classwide...
SEATTLE - A Washington federal judge on April 17 denied certification of a class of Comcast Cable Communications Management LLC employees who claim that they are owed pay for work performed prior to...
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Panel: Insurance Broker Is Not Liable To Investor For Professional Negligence
LOS ANGELES - An insurance broker wasn't liable to an investor who was unable to get coverage under a bankrupt real estate developer's business risk insurance policy for alleged vandalism and theft, a...
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Texas House Committee Passes Asbestos Medical Report Dismissal Legislation
DALLAS - The full Texas House of Representatives will consider legislation seeking dismissal of asbestos claims with inadequate medical reports; the bill unanimously passed the state's House Committee...
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N.Y. Panel Affirms Dismissal Of Agency's Third-Party Complaint Against Insurer
BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A New York appeals panel on April 17 affirmed a lower court's dismissal of an insurance agency's third-party complaint seeking contractual indemnification from an insurer in a dispute...
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Kansas Federal Judge Approves 4th Wage Settlement Motion, Reduces Attorney Fees
KANSAS CITY, Kan. - The parties in a wage-and-hour suit finally had their collective action settlement agreement approved April 17 after filing nearly the same agreement four times and having it...
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Illinois Federal Judge Grants Partial Summary Judgment In Trademark Dispute
PEORIA, Ill. - Because a plaintiff continued to use a series of trademarks over a three-month period in 2011 despite knowledge that such use was unlicensed, a counterclaimant won partial summary...
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N.Y. Justice Finds Evidence Of Exposure, But Not From Defendant's Brake Shoes
NEW YORK - Co-worker testimony suggests that a car inspector suffered asbestos exposure during the course of his work but never identifies a defendant as the manufacturer of the brake shoes in...
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Federal Judge Denies Contractor's Motions In Construction Lien Dispute
ORLANDO, Fla. - A federal judge in Florida on April 4 denied a general contractor's motions for summary judgment in a suit he filed to foreclose on a construction lien, finding that there are actually...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Breach Of Contract Claim From Loan-Participation Suit
MOBILE, Ala. - A federal judge in Alabama on April 10 dismissed a breach of contract claim against a certain defendant in a suit brought by a bank that acquired the participation interest in a loan...
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Federal Magistrate Enters Default Judgment Against Failed Bank's Officers
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal magistrate judge in California on April 1 granted default judgment to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which, as the receiver for the failed County Bank of Merced,...
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SEC's Actions Investigating Madoff Shielded By Statute Exception, Panel Rules
NEW YORK - A federal district court judge did not err in dismissing a lawsuit filed by victims of Bernard L. Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme against the federal government because the Securities and...
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Debt Collector Had Right To Pull Consumer's Credit Report, 5th Circuit Rules
NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge did not err in granting summary judgment in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuit because a consumer failed to show that a debt collector obtained his credit report...
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Magistrate Judge Recommends Default Judgment Be Denied In Debt Collection Suit
WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal magistrate judge in Delaware on April 16 recommended that a consumer's motion for default judgment be denied because the consumer has failed to plead any of his state or...
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6th Circuit Finds Bank Is Not Liable For Its Customers' Fraud
CINCINNATI - The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 8 affirmed the dismissal of a suit filed by victims of a scheme perpetrated by Huntington National Bank customers, finding that the victims...
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10th Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Student-Loan Suit Against Government
DENVER - The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on April 3 affirmed the dismissal of a pro se litigant's student-loan dispute with the U.S. government, finding that the plaintiff "makes no effort to...
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Federal Judge Dismisses Portions Of Suit Alleging Student Loan Fraud
FRESNO, Calif. - A federal judge in California on April 11 granted in part and denied in part a motion to dismiss a suit in which relators alleged that a school submitted false claims for federal...
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Judge Dismisses Student Loan Debtor's Suit Against Government
LAS VEGAS - A federal judge in Nevada on March 28 granted summary judgment to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in a student-loan collection suit, finding that a debtor did not show that the DOE's...
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Federal Judge Denies Student Loan Debtor's 'Discharge' Request
GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge in Maryland on April 1 dismissed a suit against the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in which a student loan debtor seeks a "discharge" from his debts, finding that...
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