civil

The Duties of Expert Witnesses

January 06, 2009 12:25

Wendy Reynolds from Slaw recently posted on a proposed regulatory change to the Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to the duties of expert witnesses. Coming into force in two years, the December 27, 2008 Ontario Gazette lists several amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure including: RULE 4.1...

Claim against school district dismissed due to untimely filing

Kevin Sheerin
January 02, 2009 20:29

Boakye-Yiadom v Roosevelt Union Free School District Plaintiff brought about an action to recover damages for breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and defamation. The Supreme Court denied granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint and plaintiff commenced this appeal. Education...

End of the year civil service news

Kevin Sheerin
December 31, 2008 18:37

New York is holding a Civil Service exam for certain management jobs for the first time in three years. In March 2009, tests for Professional Careers and Professional Careers (Diversity Management) will be held. If you are interested in either of these tests, you must possess a bachelor’s...

JURISDICTION: Subject matter, Indiana contract -- LYNN V. DIGITAL LIFESTYLES, LLC (COA 11/14/2008)

December 24, 2008 02:49

LYNN V. DIGITAL LIFESTYLES, LLC JURISDICTION: Subject matter, Indiana contract EVIDENCE: Spoliation of Evidence 2007-CA-002442 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: LAMBERT JAMES PRESIDING; HENRY, NICKELL CONCUR JEFFERSON CIR. COURT DATE RENDERED: 11/14/2008 The Court affirmed a judgment of the circuit court...

Community charters, laches, and prospective application: COMMONWEALTH OF KY V. HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATON (COA 10/31/2008)

December 23, 2008 02:17

COMMONWEALTH OF KY V. HOME FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATON CORPORATIONS: CHARTERS; Laches; Prospective application of decisions 2007-CA-002353 PUBLISHED: AFFIRMING PANEL: WINE PRESIDING; KELLER, LAMBERT CONCUR FRANKLIN COUNTY CAMPBELL COUNTY DATE RENDERED: 10/31/2008 The Court affirmed a...