Investigative journalism has long been a fixture in the American press, particularly with regard to food safety.1 In the early 1900s, Upton Sinclair highlighted conditions in the meat-packing industry in The Jungle, a novel based on his time working incognito in a packing plant.2 This case also originates in the agricultural sector�a secretly-filmed expos� of the operation of an Idaho dairy fa... More...    $0 (01-09-2018 - ID)

Boise, ID - Meridian Man Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Oxycodone Distribution

Theodore Pena, 66, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced to 12 months in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing oxycodone. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered that Pena forfeit $3,200 in drug proceeds.

According to evidence presented at the entry of plea ... More...    $0 (09-06-2016 - ID)

Boise, ID - Former Executive of Nuclear Power Company Sentenced

Jennifer R. Ransom, 41, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release—the first six months of which is home confinement--for the crime of securities fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior United States District Judge... More...    $0 (01-07-2016 - 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)

This is an appeal from the district court’s denial, upon remand, of Appellant’s Memorandum of Attorney Fees and Costs. Appellant argues that the district court erred in ruling
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that the court did not have jurisdiction to award fees and costs on remand. We agree with appellant and reverse.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In prior proceedings, this Court reversed the district c... More...    $0 (10-05-2015 - ID)

The basic facts in this case are undisputed. A uniformed officer was dispatched around 1:30 a.m. to a bar in response to a call reporting a fight. The officer saw Kelly sitting on the sidewalk in handcuffs. The officer had the handcuffs removed and questioned Kelly. The officer determined that Kelly was intoxicated and needed to go home. One of his friends, who was sober, offered to drive Kel... More...    $0 (09-30-2015 - ID)

Williston was arrested for felony domestic battery and attempted strangulation after his wife reported that he had slapped her, kicked her in the face, and choked her after a night of drinking. The victim suffered injuries consistent with her allegations, including significant throat trauma consistent with being choked. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Williston pled guilty to attempted strangulati... More...    $0 (09-29-2015 - ID)

This case arises from the failed Black Rock North Development project undertaken by BRN in Coeur d’Alene. BRN was formed by Marshall Chesrown, who served as CEO, to develop a high-end 325-unit residential and golf course community on the west side of Lake Coeur d’Alene. The project was known as Black Rock North. American Bank was the lender for this project. The project required that BRN obtain ... 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)

The appellant, Blaine County School District #61 (School), appeals from a jury verdict and post-trial orders favoring the respondents, Dennis and Maryann Hennefer, the parents of Austin Hennefer, who died in a T-bone type automobile accident while performing a three-point turnabout at the instruction of Jeffrey Mecham, a School driver training instructor. The jury returned a special verdict, findi... More...    $0 (03-30-2015 - ID)

This is an appeal out of Bonner County from a judgment awarding damages for common law trespass and attorney fees for statutory trespass. We affirm the judgment except for $1,000 of the damages awarded and remand for the entry of an amended judgment.
I.
Factual Background.
Duane Mueller and his wife owned a 20-acre parcel of rural real property (Mueller Parcel) in Bonner County. They l... More...    $0 (02-26-2015 - ID)

This is an appeal out of Ada County by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center from a jury verdict awarding damages totaling $52,084,513 against it for breach of contract and tortious conduct regarding MRI Associates, LLP, and its two limited partnerships that owned and operated magnetic resonance imaging scanners. The respondents also cross-appealed the $4.6 million judgment obtained by Saint Alp... More...    $0 (08-04-2014 - ID)

Jami and Ryan Conner appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing their claims for medical malpractice, breach of contract, and loss of consortium. The Conners allege that Jami unexpectedly became pregnant due to Dr. Bryan Hodges’ negligent performance of a bilateral tubal ligation. The district court concluded that the medical malpractice claim was barred by the two-year s... More...    $0 (08-22-2014 - 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 out of Ada County by Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center from a jury verdict awarding damages totaling $52,084,513 against it for breach of contract and tortious conduct regarding MRI Associates, LLP, and its two limited partnerships that owned and operated magnetic resonance imaging scanners. The respondents also cross-appealed the $4.6 million judgment obtained by Saint Alp... More...    $0 (06-17-2014 - 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 appeal arises from a bench trial concerning an easement and trespass dispute. David and Michelle White, and D.L. White Construction, Inc. appeal from the district court’s judgment regarding the scope and location of the Whites’ easement across Dennis and Sherrie Akers’ property and the district court’s award of compensatory and punitive damages for trespass and emotional distress. We ... More...    $0 (02-07-2014 - ID)

In 1999, Rick and Natalie Foeller apparently1 entered into an agreement with Melaleuca of Canada, Inc., under which the Foellers were to act as independent marketing executives in exchange for monthly commission payments. In 2008, the Foellers breached this agreement but Melaleuca continued to pay them commissions because it was unaware of the breach. Upon learning of the breach, Melaleuca sued to... More...    $0 (02-07-2014 - ID)

This appeal arises out of a divorce and custody dispute between Christopher Hopper and Suzanne Swinnerton. In 2005, Christopher filed suit on his own behalf, as well as that of his son and parents, against his wife, Suzanne, her parents, her Montana attorney, and other individuals, alleging a variety of claims sounding in tort. The district court dismissed all claims on summary judgment. Christoph... More...    $0 (11-26-2013 - ID)

Dallas L. Clark appeals from an order of the Industrial Commission of the State of Idaho (Commission) denying her worker’s compensation benefits because she failed to prove that an industrial accident occurred. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Clark started working for Shari’s Management Corporation (Shari’s) in September 2008 as an experienced server. Clark test... More...    $0 (11-27-2013 - ID)

Plaintiff, Wade Frogley (“Frogley�), appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Meridian Joint School District No. 2 (“Meridian School District�), Aaron Maybon, and Linda Clark (collectively “Respondents�) on Frogley’s complaint of retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and the Idaho Human Rights Act.

Frogley also appeals the d... More...    $0 (11-27-2013 - ID)

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing Appellants’, Robby and Kim Mowrey (“the Mowreysâ€�), negligence action against Respondent, Chevron Pipe Line Co. (“Chevronâ€�). The district court, on July 13, 2011, ruled that because the Mowreys failed to disclose this claim as an asset in their Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, they were judicially estopped from pursuing this claim a... More...    $0 (12-06-2013 - ID)

This appeal arises from a medical malpractice claim brought against a physician’s assistant, two supervising physicians, and Rocky Mountain Emergency Physicians, L.L.C. (collectively Rocky Mountain). Heather Hall presented at the emergency room complaining of headache, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light. Jeff Johnson, a physician’s assistant, examined Hall. As part of his examination, he ... More...    $0 (09-06-2013 - ID)

Appellant, Lillian Hatheway, appeals the Latah County district court’s dismissal on summary judgment of all of her claims against Respondents, the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho and the University of Idaho (collectively “the Universityâ€�). Hatheway worked at the University as an administrative assistant from 1999 until 2008 when she resigned. On October 22, 2008, she sued the Uni... More...    $0 (09-06-2013 - ID)

Appellant, Lillian Hatheway, appeals the Latah County district court’s dismissal on summary judgment of all of her claims against Respondents, the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho and the University of Idaho (collectively “the Universityâ€�). Hatheway worked at the University as an administrative assistant from 1999 until 2008 when she resigned. On October 22, 2008, she sued the Uni... More...    $0 (09-06-2013 - ID)

This case arises out of a decision from the Bonner County district court in a case between Employers Mutual Casualty Company (EMC), David and Kathy Donnelly (Donnellys), and Rimar Construction, Inc. (RCI). In 2007, EMC brought a declaratory judgment action against the Donnellys and RCI to establish that under its policy of insurance with RCI, EMC had no duty or responsibility to pay damages claime... More...    $0 (04-19-2013 - ID)

This case involves a motion under Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 60(a) to correct a judgment entered in the magistrate division of the district court. The magistrate denied the motion. The magistrate’s order was upheld on appeal to the district court. We likewise affirm the order denying the motion.

I.

BACKGROUND

The record shows that the parties were granted a judgment and d... More...    $0 (02-22-2013 - ID)

A builder sued a homebuyer in a Utah state district court for failing to pay some charges for his home’s construction; the homebuyer counterclaimed, alleging that the construction was defective. Shortly before the Utah state court rendered a judgment, the homebuyer sued the builder in an Idaho state district court, seeking to void the builder’s allegedly fraudulent transfer of a ranch and appu... More...    $0 (01-29-2013 - ID)

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing Plaintiff-Appellant (Jerry Doherty) as a party in a medical malpractice action against Respondents (Dr. Gordon E. Dixon and Blackfoot Medical Clinic). The judgment was certified under Rule 54(b) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure on November 24, 2010. The district court, on September 16, 2010, ruled that because Doherty failed to disclose... More...    $0 (02-01-2013 - ID)

This is an appeal from the denial of attorney fees under Idaho Code section 41-1839 on the ground that the insured’s proof of loss was insufficient under the statute because it did not provide the insurer with the legal theory upon which coverage was later determined to exist. We vacate the judgment because a proof of loss need not include an analysis of the proper theory of coverage under the i... More...    $0 (05-29-2012 - ID)

Jose and Nayeli Carrillo, father and daughter, sued Boise Tire Co. (Boise Tire), alleging that Boise Tire improperly performed a tire rotation on their vehicle and that as a result, the Carrillos and Marisela Lycan, Jose’s partner and Nayeli’s mother, were in a motor vehicle accident. Marisela was killed, Jose was injured, and eighteen-month old Nayeli underwent testing that revealed no physic... More...    $0 (04-13-2012 - ID)

This case stems from Dr. John F. Noak’s dismissal as the medical director for Prison Health Services, Inc. (PHS), which provided medical services for the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) under a contract. Noak appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of IDOC and Richard D. Haas, an IDOC employee, on claims of breach of an implied covenant of good faith, intenti... More...    $0 (01-06-2012 - id)

This case concerns Appellants Ismael Chavez and Dolores Mercado (collectively Chavez) and their appeal of the district court’s granting of their petition for judicial review, claiming that the original complaint should not have been converted into a petition for judicial review. Chavez also appeals the district court’s finding that the motion for contempt for Canyon County’s untimely complia... More...    $0 (01-06-2012 - ID)

This is an insurance coverage dispute between the County of Boise (the County) and its insurer, Idaho Counties Risk Management Program (ICRMP). ICRMP refused to defend the County in Fair Housing Act (FHA) litigation in federal court, which the County claimed breached its insurance agreement. The district court determined the FHA claims against the County were excluded from the policy and granted s... More...    $0 (11-30-2011 - ID)

This case concerns the Appellant William R. Rigoli’s appeal from the Industrial Commission’s decision finding him ineligible for unemployment benefits because he was discharged for misconduct in connection with his employment. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellant William R. Rigoli (Rigoli) was discharged on September 17, 2009 from his position as a toy depart... More...    $0 (11-03-2011 - ID)

This case concerns a permissive appeal from the district court’s interlocutory entry of a protective order, holding that certain documents related to the suspension of Appellant Paul J. Montalbano’s privileges at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (SARMC) are not discoverable by Montalbano. The interlocutory order comes from Dr. Montalbano’s lawsuit filed against SARMC in district court... More...    $0 (11-18-2011 - ID)

Jane Doe, individually and on behalf of her daughter, a minor, sued Ryan VanHook on a sexual assault and battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress theories and Project PATCH on a negligence theory claiming that VanHook groomed her 15-year-old daughter for a sexual relationship and took her to Boise for two weeks of illicit sex before abandoning her.

VanHook was charged, conv... More...    $2300000 (09-16-2011 - ID)

Lynette Patterson appeals the dismissal of her claims against her former employer for alleged violation of the Idaho Human Rights Act and the Idaho Protection of Public Employees Act. We affirm.

I.

Factual and Procedural History

This is a constructive discharge case arising under the Idaho Human Rights Act (IHRA), I.C. § 67-5901 et seq., and the Idaho Protection of Public Emp... More...    $0 (06-29-2011 - ID)

Randy Hoffer challenges the district court’s dismissal of three of his five tort claims against the City of Boise (the City). The district court dismissed Hoffer’s claims of tortious interference with contract and defamation against the City because it held as a matter of law that under the Idaho Tort Claims Act (ITCA) and this Court’s holding in Sprague v. City of Burley, 109 Idaho 656, 710... More...    $0 (07-11-2011 - ID)

This case is an appeal from the Idaho Industrial Commission (the Industrial Commission or Commission) by David C. Steed (Steed) and Marsha Steed (collectively the Steeds). The Steeds are the former employers of Tracy Fearn (Fearn). Fearn handed in her resignation on April 1, 2009, with her last day to be April 8, 2009. On April 3, 2009, she sent an email that included her personal contact informat... More...    $0 (06-13-2011 - ID)