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Negligence: Wrongful Death-Settlement Proceeds-Distribution
Where a mother, who was minimally involved in her son’s childhood and life, challenged the distribution of a majority of the proceeds from her son’s wrongful-death settlement to the father, the mother did not show that the trial court abused its discretion in overruling her oral motion for a second continuance, and the trial court […]
Negligence: Wrongful Death-Settlement Proceeds-Apportionment
Where the parents of a man who died in an auto accident challenged the apportionment of the proceeds of a $500,000 settlement, the trial court did not err in denying the mother’s oral motion for a continuance because the motion failed to comply with statutory requirements and mother’s counsel was able to make a comprehensive […]
Tort : False Claims Act – Settlement Proceeds – Relators’ Share
Rille v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (MLW No. 68363/Case No. 11-3514 – 21 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Colloton, J.)
Negligence: Hospital Lien – Interference – Settlement Proceeds
Shelby County Health Care Corporation v. Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company (MLW No. 68202/Case No. 14-2884 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Shepherd, J.)
Insurance : Uninsured Motorist – Settlement Proceeds – Tennessee Law
McHone v. Anderson (MLW No. 67774/Case No. 14-2125 – 7 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Harpool, J.)
Civil Practice: Settlement Proceeds – Defective Pricing Scheme – False Claims Act
Roberts v. Accenture, LLP (MLW No. 64741/Case No. 11-2054 – 25 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Bye, J.)
Bankruptcy: Settlement Proceeds – Tax Refund
Boyher v. Radloff (MLW No. 63398/Case No. 11-6077 – 7 pages) (U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel, Venters, B.J.)
Negligence: Settlement Proceeds – Apportionment
Wood, et al. v Smith (MLW No. 63315/Case No. ED96141 – 6 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Romines, J.)
Negligence: Settlement Proceeds – Hospital Liens – Chiropractic Clinic
Kelly v. Marvin’s Midtown Chiropractic, LLC (MLW No. 62933/Case No. WD72747/WD72748 – 17 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Howard, J.)
Civil Practice: Settlement Proceeds – Restitution Award – Temporary Restraining Order
U.S. v. Yielding, et al. (MLW No. 62829/Case No. 10-2133/10-2162 – 10 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Loken, J.)
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