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August 17, 2005 NEW THIS WEEK ON VERDICTSEARCH.COM: Medical Malpractice - New York Estate of patient treated for wrong condition recovers $14M Employment - California Lesbian firefighter claimed ongoing harassment caused her to quit Trusts and Estates - Texas Brothers claimed stepmother, notary colluded to deprive them of inheritance Motor Vehicle - California Verizon installer rammed into driver who was stopped for light Breach of Contract - Pennsylvania Manufacturer awarded $12.5M on claim supplier delivered substandard machines |
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Trusts and Estates - Texas Brothers claimed stepmother, notary colluded to deprive them of inheritance An ice cream engineer and his disabled brother were unable to convince an arbitration panel that their stepmother and a Merrill Lynch employee duped them out of two-thirds of their father's estate. David and Robert Hughes claimed that Marjorie Hughes forged their father's signature on a transfer agreement regarding a Merrill Lynch account and that Merrill Lynch employee Shannon Clifford illegally notarized it. They sued Ms. Hughes for tortious interference and Clifford and her employer for breach of fiduciary duty. Hughes argued that she didn’t do it and the Merrill Lynch defendants claimed that the form did not require notarization and that if they suspected foul play, they would have frozen the account. The arbitrators found for the defendants in Houston on July 1. Hughes v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc Click here to purchase full report
Motor Vehicle - California Verizon installer rammed into driver who was stopped for light Verizon must pay $2.08 million to a motorist who claimed she suffers non-stop tremors in her dominant hand and sporadic spasms in her shoulder, neck and back after being rear-ended by one of its employees, a Ventura County jury found on July 26. Laura Ayers, 32, a realtor, was stopped at a red light at the intersection of Arneill Road and Barry Street in Camarillo when Samuel Torres plowed into her at 30 mph, pushing her into the pickup in front of her. Verizon admitted liability but contested her damages claims, calling her tremors and spasms psychogenic in nature. Ayers v. Verizon Communications Click here to purchase full report
Breach of Contract - Pennsylvania Manufacturer awarded $12.5M on claim supplier delivered substandard machines An Allentown polyurethane manufacturer convinced a Philadelphia federal jury that it received sub-par polyurethane injectors from a supplier, and that this constituted breach of contract and negligently misrepresentation. Polymer Dynamics Inc. claimed that it told Bayer Corp. that it wanted to increase the speed at which it injected plastic into molds and that Bayer assured it that it would be able to supply the high-pressure, high-speed machines it needed. In fact, they broke down too quickly and affected the quality of its products, damaging its reputation, PDI pled. The defense contended that it responded to all of PDI's complaints, never warrantied the parts and that flaws in PDI’s products were caused by factors other than its machines. On June 24, the jury rejected PDI’s fraud claim but found for it on the other causes of action and awarded it $12.5 million. Polymer Dynamics Inc. v. Bayer Corp. Click here to purchase full report
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