Pineda v. Damiani
Oct 01, 2008OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement
Defendant was owner of truck involved in auto accident involving 5 decedents and 15 plaintiffs. Initial demand was over $25 million.
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OUTCOME: Favorable Settlement
Defendant was owner of truck involved in auto accident involving 5 decedents and 15 plaintiffs. Initial demand was over $25 million.
OUTCOME: Affirmed judgment of trial court.
Plaintiffs sought millions of dollars in damages for allegedly contracting Valley Fever at their place of work. Defendants were successful at a jury trial and plaintiffs appealed the verdict alleging ... the trial court made incorrect rulings on certain evidence. On appeal we were successful in convincing the court that the trial court's rulings were correct and did not prejudice the plaintiffs' case.
OUTCOME: Found for our client
Defendant town refused to warn special meeting requested by plaintiff. Plaintiff sought a writ of mandamus forcing the town to hold a public meeting pursuant to the General Statutes. Supreme Court he ... ld plaintiff was correct and town was required to hold meeting.
OUTCOME: Held no stay required
Allstate brought an action for declaratory releif to determine there was no coverage under an automobile policy for a business auto which was owned only for the purpose of sale to another person. Defe ... ndant sought a stay to force Allstate to defend him during the underlying lawsuit (he had accidentally injured another person while driving the vehicle). The court held that no stay was required and Allstate could pursue its action independantly.
OUTCOME: Defendant had no bad faith claim against GEICO
Defendant sought to bring a bad faith claim against GEICO which had brought an action seeking declaratory judgment that there was no coverage for uninsured motorists when defendants had waived such cov ... erage. Court found waiver form was valid and thus defendants had no cause of action against GEICO.
OUTCOME: Held for plaintiff
Plaintiff made water use permit application to DEP. DEP refused to hear the application and plaintiff sought judicial review of the administrative action. DEP claimed that plaintiff had no right to a ... ppeal because it had refused to adjudicate the matter. Supreme Court held that the DEP was required to adjudicate the application and, when it had refused, plaintiff had a right of appeal.
OUTCOME: Plaintiff no coverage under $1,000,000 policy
Insurance coverage case where Allstate sought to establish no coverage for a director of a company. We were successful at the district court level, and then won on appeal at the 9th Circuit.
OUTCOME: For the Town of Windham on valuation methodology
Town challenged the valuation method for condemnation case where the land condemned actually had a negative land value because of environmental contamination. The supreme court agreed and held that the ... court must consider environemental contamination when handling condemnation cases.