Laches Law
 
Bottrell Family Investments Limited Partnership v. Diversified Financial, Inc

¶1 Bottrell Family Investments filed this breach of contract action in the Thirteenth
Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, seeking damages and a declaratory
judgment against Diversified Financial, Inc., Stephen A. Zabawa, and Jason Blair
(collectively, “Defendants”). After both Bottrell and Defendants moved for summary
judgment, the District Court entered judgment in D... More...
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CMS Investment Holdings, LLC v. Lawrence E. Castle

The plaintiff in this action invested in a Delaware limited liability company
(―LLC‖) whose business was providing non-legal administrative services to law firms
and their mortgage lender clients in connection with mortgage foreclosures. That
business was created by the principal defendants: five individuals who practiced law in
Colorado and Arkansas. Seeking to monetize their ... More...
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Jacob Doe v. Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation

A jury found that the defendant, the
Hartford Roman Catholic Diocesan Corporation, acted
negligently and recklessly when it assigned Father Ivan
Ferguson, an alcoholic whose admitted acts of child
molestation were understood to be linked to his drinking,
to serve as the director of Saint Mary’s Elementary
School in Derby (Saint Mary’s School), where he sexually
abus... More...
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Austin Jockey Club, Ltd. v. Dallas City Limits Property Co., L.P.

In two issues, appellant Austin Jockey Club, Ltd. (AJC) contends the trial court erred by granting a declaratory judgment that AJC’s termination of a stock purchase agreement with appellee Dallas City Limits Property Co., L.P. (DCL) was wrongful and ineffective and by awarding attorney’s fees to DCL. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.
Factual Background
In August 2005, Longhorn Do... More...
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George W. Clay v. Mountain Valley Mineral Limited Partnership

[¶1] Appellants George and Dana Clay, et. al (hereinafter referred to collectively as
“the Clays”) assert the district court erred by declaring Appellee Mountain Valley
Mineral Limited Partnership (Mountain Valley) owned title to mineral interests in certain
Converse County, Wyoming property. The district court granted summary judgment in
favor of Mountain Valley, concluding a... More...
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Benefits Technologies Division 10, LLC and Benefits Technologies, LLC v. David Brenner

Tulsa, OK - Benefits Technologies Division 10, LLC and Benefits Technologies, LLC sued David Brenner on breach of contract theory. Defendant counterclaimed on breach of contract, civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment, restitution, constructive trust, accounting, indemnification and constructive discharge theories.

Plaintiffs' petition stated:

1. Plaintiff Benefits Technologies is... More...
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Titia Brown v. Carrington Place of Tulsa, LLC d/b/a Sand Springs Nursing & Rehabilitation a/k/a Oakdale Manor and Traditions Senior Management, Inc.

Tulsa, OK - Titia Brown, Administrator of the Estate of Charlotte Brown and Charlotte Brown, Decesased, sued Carrington Place of Tulsa, LLC d/b/a Sand Springs Nursing & Rehabilitation a/k/a Oakdale Manor and Traditions Senior Management, Inc. on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claiming:

1. Plaintiff, Titia Brown, is a surviving child of Charlotte Brown, deceased, and Spe... More...
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W.E. Mills v. Winnifred Reneau

¶1 This is an appeal by plaintiff in error from a judgment entered in favor of defendants in error, herein denominated plaintiffs, in an action brought to quiet title to mineral interests in Grady County, Oklahoma.

¶2 The petition alleged that on September 18, 1930, defendant conveyed to H.W. Reneau, plaintiffs' predecessor in title, an undivided 15/240ths mineral interest in the "South... More...
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Thomas Balames v. Robert V. Ginn and Brashear, L.L.P.

The appellee, Thomas Balames, filed this legal malpractice action against Robert Ginn and Brashear LLP, formerly known as Brashear and Ginn (collectively Ginn), the firm where Ginn practiced when the alleged malpractice occurred. Balames brings this action for himself and three other individuals for whom he serves as attorney in fact (collectively
Nebraska Advance Sheets
684 290 NEBRASKA R... More...
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C & M Exploration, LLC v. C. Mark Crawford, BDI, LLC, Calvin R. Hullum, aka Calvin Hullum, Bengalia Land & Cattle Company and Ring Energy, Inc.

Tulsa, OK C & M Exploration, LLC sued C. Mark Crawford, BDI, LLC, Calvin R. Hullum, aka Calvin Hullum, Bengalia Land & Cattle Company and Ring Energy, Inc. seeking specific performance of a contract claiming:

1. CM is an Oklahoma Limited Liability Company doing business in Tulsa County, State
of Oklahoma.
2. Crawford is an individual doing business in Tulsa County, State of Oklaho... More...
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Thomas W. Sefton, Jr. v. Harley K. Sefton

Plaintiff Thomas W. Sefton, Jr. (Thomas Jr.) appeals a judgment awarding him $565,350, plus interest, from the estate of his grandfather, Joseph W. Sefton, Jr. (Grandfather). The probate court, interpreting our prior opinion in this matter (Sefton v. Sefton (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 875 (Sefton I)), determined this sum to be the " 'substantial' share" of Grandfather's estate to which Thomas Jr. was e... More...   $0 (04-24-2015 - CA)

United Food & Commerciall Workers Union Local 1000 v. Texoma Area Paratransit Systems, Inc.

United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 1000 (the Union) appeals the trial
court’s summary judgment awarding Texoma Area Paratransit Systems, Inc. (TAPS) declaratory
relief and attorney’s fees. In four issues, the Union argues the trial court’s “final judgment” was
signed after the court’s plenary power expired; the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction
an... More...
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Ram's Gate Winery, LLC v. Joseph G. Roche

Appellant Ram’s Gate Winery, LLC (Ram’s Gate) bought a property in Sonoma County from respondents Joseph G. and Genevieve Roche (the Roches) upon which it intended to build a new winery. The sellers had agreed in the “Purchase and Sale Agreement” (Purchase Agreement) to disclose facts having a “material effect on the value of the ownership or use of the Property,” including geological ... More...   $0 (04-09-2015 - CA)

In the Matter of the Marriage of Jamileh Merrikh and David Hossien Merrikh

In this divorce case, we consider (1) whether the trial court abused its discretion by calculating appellant David Merrikh’s child support obligation based on his earning potential rather than his actual income after finding that he was intentionally underemployed, and (2) whether the evidence is legally and factually sufficient to support the trial courts findings of fact and conclusions of law... More...   $0 (03-17-2015 - \P)

Phillip Estrada v. Dennis Kriz, Hodges Transportation, Mid-America Pallett, L.L.C.

1 Plaintiff/Appellant Phillip Estrada (Estrada) appeals the trial court's Order granting the motion to dismiss of Defendants/Appellees Dennis Kriz, Hodges Transport, Mid-America Pallet, LLC, et al. (collectively, Defendants). Defendants moved for dismissal "based upon [Estrada's] failure to plead [fraud] with particularity, the Doctrine of Laches and the Doctrine of Equitable Estoppel." Based on ... More...   $0 (01-29-2015 - OK)

Bonnie DuBeck v. California Physicians' Service

In September 2006, respondent California Physicians’ Service, doing business as Blue Shield of California (Blue Shield), canceled appellant Bonnie DuBeck’s medical insurance policy, claiming DuBeck had made material misrepresentations in her application and concealed that she had undergone a fine needle aspiration for a lump in her breast several days before submitting the application.1 At the... More...   $0 (03-05-2015 - CA)

In Re: Rosa Maria Trujillo

In this petition for writ of mandamus, Rosa Maria Trujillo contends that the trial court clearly abused its discretion in denying her discovery requests for various medical and counseling records concerning defendant Jorge Llamas-Soforo. Finding the petitioner has failed to provide us with a sufficient record from which to determine abuse of discretion, we deny the writ.
FACTS
Rosa Maria T... More...
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Gordon J. Zielinski v. State of Oregon

In this declaratory judgment action, plaintiffs seek
to compel the state to construct a railroad crossing on their
property according to the terms of a 1906 deed. The trial
court granted plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment.
Because we agree with the state that plaintiffs’ claim is
untimely, we reverse and remand.
This case concerns a parcel of real property located<... More...
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Mike Torres v. The City of Montebello

The principal issue in this appeal concerns Government Code section 40602’s mayoral signature requirement for municipal contracts and whether the mayor’s purported refusal to sign a contract duly approved by the city council authorizes the mayor pro tem to sign the contract in the mayor’s “absence” under Government Code section 40601. We conclude it does not.
Since 1962, Arakelian En... More...
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Doris Rich Corya v. Roy Sanders

In this case, ongoing disputes as to four family trusts make a second appearance before us. In the first appeal, we reversed the trial court’s summary judgment granting trust accountings for all four trusts. Corya v. Sanders, 76 So. 3d 31 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). We concluded the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in part because appellee Sanders did not sufficiently negate the defenses ... More...   $0 (02-11-2015 - FL)

San Juanita and Max Griego v. Baptist St. Anthony's Health System, a/k/a Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital Corporation

Pursuant to section 74.351 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code, the trial court dismissed the claims of Appellants, San Juanita (Janie) Griego and Max Griego, against Appellee, Baptist Saint Anthony’s Health System, a/k/a Baptist Saint
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Anthony’s Hospital Corporation, due to their failure to timely file an expert report.1 By three issues, Appellants assert (1) their neglige... More...
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The Jim & Maryann Plane Family Trust, Dated July 23, 2012 v. Jason & Janae Skinnger

This is an appeal from the decision of the district court for Bear Lake County denying a motion to void a portion of a stipulated judgment. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
This case concerns three small, adjacent parcels of land in Bear Lake County which line up in a north to south direction and are bordered by State Highway 89 on the west and Bear Lake on the east. In 1998... More...
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Joline Ferguson v. Robert M. Yaspan

Allyn Ferguson (Allyn)1 and his wife, plaintiff Joline Ferguson (Joline), (collectively, the Fergusons) offered to sell their attorney, defendant Robert M. Yaspan (Yaspan) and his wife (collectively, the Yaspans) an interest in a London flat they owned. At Yaspan’s suggestion, the Fergusons hired independent counsel and the parties exchanged five drafts before signing a written agreement in 1995... More...   $0 (01-20-2015 - CA)

Belle Terre Ranch, Inc. v. Kenneth C. Wilson

This case involves a boundary dispute between a Healdsburg vineyard and the
winery operators on the adjacent property. After a bench trial, the court ruled in favor of
the vineyard, quieting title in its favor and granting permanent injunctive relief against
further trespass by the vintners. The court also awarded $1 in nominal damages for past
trespass, and upon that basis awarded... More...
   $0 (01-13-2015 - CA)

Burggraf Services, Inc. v. Terry Len Heilig

COMES NOW Burggraf Services, Inc. (“Burggraf’ hereafter), and for its
claims against the Defendant, Terry Heilig, alleges and states as follows:
PARTIES ANT) JURISDICTION
1. Burggraf is an Oklahoma corporation with its principal place of business in the City of Tulsa, Tulsa County, State of Oklahoma.
2. Upon information and belief, Defendant is a resident of McIntosh County, Ok... More...
   $1 (12-17-2014 - OK)

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