Erickson v. Qualchan Properties, Inc., et al.
Jul 22, 2013OUTCOME: Dismissed at Summary Judgment
Plaintiff brought action for damage to her property resulting from a drainage easement claiming trespass, nuisance, and negligence.
Spokane, WA
Lawyer at Spokane, WA
OUTCOME: Dismissed at Summary Judgment
Plaintiff brought action for damage to her property resulting from a drainage easement claiming trespass, nuisance, and negligence.
OUTCOME: Court of Appeals Affirmed Trial Courts Dismissal at Summary Judgment
Owners of cherry orchard damaged by landslide resulting from seepage from irrigation wasteway brought claims of inverse condemnation, negligence, res ipsa loquitur and trespass against irrigation distr ... ict that operated the wasteway. Trial court granted summary judgment to district. Owners appealed to Court of Appeals, Division III.
OUTCOME: Dismissed at Summary Judgment
Plaintiffs brought this suit against the builder of their residence along with several of that builder’s subcontractors. Defendant Reed argued Plaintiffs had no contractual relationship with subcontra ... ctor, and therefore no contract based claim. Additionally, Plaintiff’s negligence, breach of implied warranties and Consumer Protection Act (“CPA) claims had no basis in law. More importantly, Plaintiff’s claims were untimely and as such, barred under various statutes of limitations and the construction statute of repose.
OUTCOME: Favorable settlement prior to trial
Plaintiff, suffering emotional distress, was unable to accept a “contract for personal services” to allegedly star on the CBS television series "Criminal Minds."
OUTCOME: Dismissed at Summary Judgment
Plaintiff brought a personal injury lawsuit against a third party employer for injuries resulting from a construction site injury. Plaintiff claimed personal injury, loss of consortium and a violation ... of equal protection. The Defendant argued Plaintiff’s claims against Defendant BMI Contractors should be summarily dismissed because (1) the 1996 amendment to the worker’s compensation statue expressly exempts employers such as BMI; (2) any claim for loss of consortium must fail as Idaho courts have been clear that is a derivative claim; and (3) Plaintiff’s allegations relating to equal protection was nothing more than their disagreement with the law of the State of Idaho and was an argument best taken up with the Idaho State Legislature and not the Idaho courts.