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J. King finds in favor of the loan agency for the patient's claim that it wrongfully attempted to collect a $2,700 medical debt that arose when the patient gave birth to her daughter in 2015, and a discrepancy with recording the date of birth led Medicaid to reject the medical center's submission of the patient's claim. The loan agency is entitled to summary judgment because none of the evidence supports the patient's argument that she did not owe a debt when the loan agency began its collection efforts and credit reporting, and it was not the loan agency's duty to investigate the validity of the debt before it was forgiven in 2021.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: King, Filed On: June 27, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv5238, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection, Evidence, Consumer Law
J. King finds the trial court properly convicted defendants for drug trafficking, firearms offenses and racketeering in affiliation with the Sinaloa cartel. All evidence supports conviction, establishing that the cartel’s hierarchy and membership was consistent enough to prove conspiracy. Jury instructions explaining that it is unnecessary to find that the enterprise had a function unrelated to racketeering align with Supreme Court guidance, avoiding to suggest that proof of an enterprise establishes proof of racketeering, and were not erroneous. Affirmed. Life sentences imposed for certain counts were outside the guidelines and are vacated and remanded.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: King, Filed On: June 22, 2023, Case #: 22-50164, Categories: Drug Offender, Firearms, Racketeering
J. King dismisses without prejudice the Chilean corporation's claim that the private company delayed applying for renewal of permission to use the private company's Parasite S product. The contract's forum selection clause warrants dismissal because the private company promptly raised the issue in its motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and the Whatcom County, Washington court is sufficient to hear this case because the parties previously agreed to litigate there.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: King, Filed On: June 16, 2023, Case #: 2:23cv693, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Venue, Contract
J. King grants the customer's motion for monetary sanctions in the amount of $12,100 for the warehouse's failure to comply with discovery regarding the customer's lawsuit alleging that the warehouse's employee accidentally “pin[ned] him against a wall” with a pallet jack and “crush[ed]...his lower extremities.” The customer requested specific information as to the manufacturer and model of the pallet jack involved in the accident, but the warehouse did not supply the information until 17 months later. The delay cost the customer significant time and money that he would not have otherwise incurred.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: King, Filed On: June 5, 2023, Case #: 2:21cv1536, NOS: Other Personal Injury - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Sanctions, Negligence, Attorney Fees
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J. King finds the lower court improperly ordered a preliminary injunction against the Asian business entities that compete in marketing video gaming chairs and other products. The first order contained clear and enforceable directives that threatened the company with contempt for noncompliance if they did not stop marketing their company with the disputed trademark. The district court made procedural errors that amount to abuses of its discretion in ordering the injunction while many aspects of the case were still debated. Vacated.
Court: 4th Circuit, Judge: King, Filed On: June 5, 2023, Case #: 22-1495, Categories: International Law, Trademark, Injunction
J. King denies summary judgment to the university for the former marketing manager's claim that the university did not accommodate her disability requests because it found that it would prevent her from fulfilling essential duties. Although the university provided a standing mat and desk, installed voice recognition software and approved FMLA leave, a reasonable jury could conclude that the university did not engage in an ongoing interactive process and that it did not do enough to find her another position of equal qualifications that would accommodate her ADA request.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: King, Filed On: May 30, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv444, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment, Employment Discrimination
J. King partially grants the yacht owner's motion to compel further discovery responses in its lawsuit alleging that the shipyard refused to fix the yacht's paint damage after it failed to properly remove it from the water. The shipyard's responses to the yacht owner's discovery requests for all documents related to the shipyard's work on the yacht are insufficient because there are indicators that the text messages sent before and after the text messages on record could be relevant to the lawsuit.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: King, Filed On: May 30, 2023, Case #: 3:22cv5591, NOS: Marine - Contract, Categories: Admiralty, Discovery, Contract
J. King finds the lower court improperly granted summary judgment to the concerned Asian American parents. The challenged admissions policy’s central aim is to equalize opportunity for Black and Latino students hoping to attend one of the nation’s best public schools disproportionately populated by Asian American and white students. The coalition failed to show how the Board discriminated against Asian American students by widening the net for students of all backgrounds. Reversed.
Court: 4th Circuit, Judge: King, Filed On: May 23, 2023, Case #: 22-1280, Categories: Civil Rights, Constitution, Education