Litigation (Non-Arizona) Archives - Page 7 of 46

Right Place Principals in Settlement Talks

Arizona Republic: “Defendants in a high-profile real-estate investment fraud lawsuit stemming from the sale of apartment-conversion condos in Phoenix said they would consider settling the case while continuing to deny any wrongdoing . . . . The former principals of Right Place Properties and Red Door Group [Earl Ricker, Drew Grunwald, Rob Porter and Kevin Peck], two companies that solicited and managed investments in Phoenix-area condo projects, have been accused of misrepresenting the properties’ value and the nature of the investment deals.”

Trial Set for Firing Over Use of ‘N’ Word

Philadelphia Inquirer: “A federal jury will be asked to decide whether it is acceptable for an African American person, but not a white person, to use the “n” word in a workplace.”

A Primer on SLAPP Suits and Anti-SLAPP Motions

Business Law Alert: “It is clear that business people need to have at least a cursory understanding of what constitutes a SLAPP action before pursuing litigation, since it is equally clear that many attorneys are not conversant with this area of the law. . . . A ‘SLAPP suit’ is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition.”

Reparations? When Pigford Flies

Investors Business Daily: “Congress has OK’d nearly $5 billion for black and Native American farmers who claim they were discriminated against. This is redistribution of wealth in the name of environmental and social justice. Reparations have begun. . . . Pigford v. Glickman was a class action lawsuit against the Department of Agriculture alleging discrimination against black farmers in its allocation of farm loans between 1983 and 1987. . . . One of the fruits of this lame-duck session has been the approval of $1.15 billion to the black farmers and $3.4 billion to the American Indians to settle the two lawsuits. At last count, more than 94,000 black farmers have signed up for payments under the settlement.”

“At last count, more than 94,000 black farmers have signed up for payments under the settlement. Based on census data, however, there were only 33,000 or so black farmers in existence during the period in question. Based on that number and the number of denied applications, the department had originally estimated that only 2,000 such claims would be filed.”

“Pigford Witness Report: Applicant Claimed Discrimination by Nonexistent Chicago USDA Office, Was Paid Anyway“

“Number of Black Farmers Who Will Get Payments from $1.25 Billion USDA Settlement Tough to Determine, Attorneys Say” – ““We’ve already paid out compensation to 16,000, and now we’re giving out $1.15 billion to an additional 94,000 claimants, there is obvious fraud here that can’t be accounted for”

Golfer Blinded by Bad Shot Sues Pal for No Fore

Wall St. Journal: “Two doctors are playing golf on Long Island. One hits such a poor shot from the rough that it hits his partner, standing somewhere off to the side, in the head. Whose fault is that? New York’s top court will hear arguments Tuesday about whether Dr. Anoop Kapoor was negligent and should have yelled, ‘Fore!’ as a warning before the shot.”