Coeur d'Alene, Idaho insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

Idaho Code § 41-1329(14) provides that an insurer will be deemed to be committing an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance if it, among other acts, fails “to promptly provide a reasonable explanati... More...    $1 (03-26-2024 - ID)

Boise, Idaho personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

This case was filed in the Fifth Judicial District - Twin Falls, CV42-22-03607 and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

Idaho Auto Negligence Law

Duty of Care: Every driver in... More...    $1 (11-22-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho personal injury bus wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

Idaho Auto Negligence Law:

Duty of Care: Every driver in Idaho has a duty to operate their vehicle safely and follow traffic laws to avoid harming others. This includes avoiding behaviors... More...    $1 (02-09-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on bad faith breach of an insurance contract.

This case was filed in the Ada County District Court, 01-00020-15920, and was removed to federal court by the Defendants.

"Idaho law recognizes a common law tort of bad faith breach of an insurance contract. This tort arises from the insurer's duty to ... More...    $1 (10-20-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho workers' compensation lawyer represented Claimant seeking workers compensation benefits for an on the job injury.

Watkins, a police officer with the Ponderay Police Department, injured his knee while chasing a suspect. Because Watkins was injured during the performance of his duties as a police officer, he was eligible to receive his full base salary during the perio... More...    $0 (08-15-2023 - ID)

Boise, Idaho criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with wire fraud and falsification of records.

Nicholas Jones, age 36, from Boise, was a small business owner who applied for and received $753,600 in COVID-19 relief funds, primarily from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. Despite certifying that the funds would only be ... More...    $194564 (10-19-2022 - ID)

Boise, Idaho insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiffs' claim.
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Pocatello, ID: Insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a breach of insurance contract theory claiming damages in excess of $75,000 as a direct result of the failure of the Defendant to pay Plaintiff’s claim.

This case was initially filed in the Bannock County District Court, CV03-19-03319, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.... More...    $1 (08-23-2021 - ID)

Boise, ID - Kristi Lynch sued North American Company for Life and Health Insurance, CPS Insurance Services, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Insurance Brokers of California, Inc. on insurance law theories.... More...    $0 (05-08-2018 - ID)

Pocatello, ID - David Meikle sued Contractors Bonding and Insurance Company on a Miller Act violation theory.

The specifics of the claims made and defenses asserted are not available.... More...    $0 (01-16-2014 - ID)

Moscow, ID - Lori K. Nye, individually and as the natural parent of A.N. and B.N. sued Clearwater Paper Corporation, Matrix Absence Management, Inc. and Reliance Standard Insurance Company on an E.R.I.S.A. federal law question.

The claims made and defenses asserted are not available.... More...    $0 (08-27-2015 - ID)

COEUR D'ALENE, ID - Post Falls Banker Sentenced for Bank Fraud

Randy Gard Teall, 67, of Post Falls, Idaho, was sentenced in United States District Court to 12 months and one day in prison followed by five years of supervised release for bank fraud. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge will determine the amount of restitution Teall will be ordered to pay. Teall pleaded guilty to t... More...    $0 (01-27-2016 - ID)

At 11:30 p.m., Ponderay City Police Officer Brian Koch stopped Hays for exceeding the speed limit. Upon making contact, Officer Koch noticed that Hays appeared to be very nervous. He asked her questions about her nervousness and destination. Hays provided Officer Koch with her driver’s license and registration, but she did not have proof of valid insurance. Officer Koch informed Hays that alth... More...    $0 (10-15-2015 - ID)

On September 17, 2011, Martin Hayes (Hayes)1 was seriously injured after stumbling on uneven ground hidden by grass while attending his grandson’s Pop Warner football game at the Plummer School Park (Park), which is owned by the City of Plummer (City). Hayes did not pay any fee or admission to enter the Park.2 Hayes filed a premises liability claim against the City for his injuries.3 In turn, the ... More...    $0 (10-05-2015 - ID)

Kerry Allen Howell appeals from his judgment of conviction for burglary, entered upon his conditional guilty plea. Specifically, Howell argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress because he was illegally seized. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm. At 7:00 a.m., two officers were dispatched to a residential cul-de-sac to investigate an anonymous report of two ... More...    $0 (09-16-2015 - ID)

Boise, ID - Utah Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Concealing and Transferring Assets in Bankruptcy

Farrell Larson, 67, of Meadow, Utah, was sentenced to five years of probation and 100 hours of community service for fraudulent transfer and concealment of assets in a bankruptcy. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Larson to pay restitution in the amount of $47,000.
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The City maintains a drinking water distribution system. In December of 2011, the City commissioned the services of Riedesel Engineering to determine the present and future adequacy of the system with respect to laws and standards of the local fire authority, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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Riedesel Engineerin... More...    $0 (08-20-2015 - ID)

On November 14, 2002, the grand jury sitting in Ada County indicted Abdullah on one count of murder in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code sections 18-4001 to -4003; one count of arson in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code section 18-802; three counts of attempted murder in the first degree, a felony, Idaho Code sections 18-4001 and 18-306; and one count of injury to a child, a felony, Idah... More...    $0 (08-12-2015 - ID)

On August 2, 2012, Kenny Carl Struhs was invited to the home of a friend for a barbecue in Blackfoot. Struhs had five or six beers before arriving at the barbecue and had five to seven more once there. Later, Struhs was involved in a confrontation and left in his vehicle. He entered an intersection without observing a stop sign and collided with a motorcycle driven by Brent Hansen, with Brent’s si... More...    $0 (08-03-2015 - Id)

BOISE, ID - Helen Herold-Roden, 49, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and theft of labor union assets. Herold-Roden pleaded guilty pre-indictment to a one-count criminal information filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
According to the plea agreement, from 2002, until July 2014, Herold-Roden was the secretary-treasurer of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local Union ... More...    $0 (06-18-2015 - ID)

This expedited, permissive appeal presents a child custody dispute. Appellant Matthew Lamont and Respondent Krissy Lamont were married and have two minor children. After the divorce, Krissy was granted primary physical custody of the children, and until recently Krissy and Matthew resided in Salmon, Idaho. In June of 2014, however, Matthew learned that Krissy planned to relocate with the children ... More...    $0 (04-21-2015 - ID)

This is an appeal from the Industrial Commission from an order denying appellant unemployment benefits after she quit her job because it was aggravating her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. We affirm the order of the Commission that the appellant had failed to prove that she quit her employment for good cause.
I.
Factual Background.
Gina Poledna (Claimant) was employed by Thorne Resea... More...    $0 (04-23-2015 - ID)

This case arose after LuAnn Shubert fell and injured her lower back while working at a Macy’s store. Shubert appeals the Idaho Industrial Commission’s order holding that she was (1) medically stable on November 21, 2007; (2) not entitled to medical benefits beyond that date; (3) not entitled to temporary disability benefits; (4) entitled to a permanent partial impairment rating of 5% of the wh... More...    $0 (02-27-2015 - ID)

This action stems from attempts by the Water Users’ Association of the Broadford Slough and Rockwell Bypass Lateral Ditches, Inc. (Association) to collect assessments from Big Wood Ranch, LLC (BWR) for maintenance performed by the Association on the Broadford Slough (Slough) and Rockwell Bypass (Bypass), which are conduits for the delivery of surface water to property owned by BWR and some of it... More...    $0 (03-02-2015 - ID)

This appeal arose from an arbitration decision regarding Peggy Cedillo’s underinsured motorist insurance policy with Farmers Insurance Company of Idaho (“Farmersâ€�) and damages for injuries she suffered in a motorcycle accident. After the arbitrator issued his final award, Farmers provided the arbitrator evidence that Farmers had already paid Cedillo the total amount of remaining damages. The... More...    $0 (03-03-2015 - ID)

Su Warren sought worker’s compensation benefits from her employer, Williams & Parsons, PC, CPAS (Williams & Parsons), and Idaho State Insurance Fund (ISIF), for injuries received on January 23, 2007, during the course of her employment. The Idaho Industrial Commission (the Commission) concluded that Warren had a permanent partial impairment (PPI) of five percent of the whole person and was entit... More...    $0 (11-06-2014 - ID)

Appellant Billy J. Bringman (Bringman) appeals the decision of the Idaho Industrial Commission (the Commission) in favor of Respondents New Albertsons, Inc. (Albertsons) and the Idaho Department of Labor (the Department). The Commission determined Bringman willfully made a false statement or failed to report a material fact regarding his separation from Albertsons to obtain unemployment benefits f... More...    $0 (08-04-2014 - ID)

This is a permissive appeal out of Ada County from an order denying the appellants’ motions for summary judgment. The central issue is whether an attorney who, as counsel for a corporation, issues an opinion letter stating that a stock redemption agreement does not violate the law can be held liable to the shareholder whose stock was redeemed if the opinion was incorrect and the redemption agree... More...    $0 (08-27-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Commission finding that Francisco Serrano failed to prove that the condition for which he claimed additional benefits was caused by industrial accidents occurring in 2004 and 2008 while he was working for Four Seasons Framing (Four Seasons). We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Serrano worked as a framer for Four Seasons from S... More...    $0 (08-22-2014 - ID)

This appeal arises from a negligence action filed by CUMIS Insurance Society (CUMIS), the subrogee of Icon Federal Credit Union (Icon), against Wade Massey and his business, Capitol West Appraisals (Capitol). All parties moved for summary judgment. The district court granted Massey’s motion and dismissed CUMIS’s claims after deciding CUMIS failed to establish that Massey owed a duty of care to... More...    $0 (02-10-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal from the Industrial Commission in a worker’s compensation proceeding in which the Commission held that the claimant had failed to prove that symptoms occurring after his industrial accident were caused by the accident, where following his industrial accident he had been twice injured in non-industrial accidents and refused to provide the medical records regarding those injuries... More...    $0 (03-18-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal from a decision of the Industrial Commission (Commission). The Commission denied Marco Fonseca workers’ compensation benefits after concluding he failed to prove he suffered an accident in September 2010. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In September 2010, Corral Agriculture, Inc. (Corral) contracted with Williamson Orchards to provide laborers to pick ap... More...    $0 (03-19-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal from a district court order denying Plaintiff’s Rule 59(a)(6) Motion for a New Trial in a medical malpractice lawsuit where the jury found that Defendant, Dr. Lundeby (“Dr. Lundeby�), did not breach the standard of care owed to his patient, Rick Blizzard (“Blizzard�). The district court, although finding the jury’s verdict was against the clear weight
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of evi... More...    $0 (03-27-2014 - ID)

This appeal arises from Internet Auto Rent & Sales, Inc.’s, termination of an employee, Tina Venable. Venable appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment against her on her claim of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy and denial of her motion for reconsideration. Both Venable and Internet Auto request attorney fees on appeal.
I.
BACKGROUND
Internet Auto Rent... More...    $0 (06-17-2014 - ID)

This is an appeal from the district court’s order of attorney fees against the defendants, Aeroplanes Over Idaho (“AOI�) and Holbrook Maslen (“Defendants�), in a dispute arising from the claim of lien filed by AOI on a PT-23 Fairchild airplane (“Fairchild�) owned by the Idaho
Aviation Hall of Fame (“IAHOFâ€�) and transferred to the Idaho Military Historical Society (“IMHSâ€�)... More...    $0 (06-17-2014 - ID)

This is an expedited appeal by John Doe (“Fatherâ€�) from an order terminating Father’s parental rights over his minor child (“Childâ€�) and granting Child’s stepfather’s (John Doe II) (“Stepfatherâ€�) Petition to Adopt Child. The magistrate court found that Father had abandoned Child and failed to maintain regular contact with and support the minor child without just cause. Father sto... More...    $0 (06-24-2014 - ID)

Appellant Irina N. Shea brought a negligence suit against Respondent Kevic Corporation (Kevic), d/b/a Lett’s Downtown Car Wash, located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Shea claimed that she was injured when she slipped and fell on ice near the exit of the car wash due to Kevic’s negligence in allowing ice to build up near the car wash exit or in failing to warn of the danger of ice buildup. The dis... More...    $0 (06-24-2014 - ID)