99 results for 'judge:"Williams"'.
J. Williams grants, in part, the law firm's motion for summary judgment, ruling that because the condo owner concedes he has never resided at the unit in question and has always rented it out for income, the debt for unpaid homeowner association dues is not a consumer debt and all of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act claims must be dismissed. Meanwhile, the owner's emotional distress claims under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act are barred by absolute immunity because the law firm acted only on behalf of its client in the collection of the debt and its collection efforts were brought for a proper purpose.
Court: USDC Connecticut, Judge: Williams, Filed On: June 9, 2023, Case #: 3:21cv184, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection, Immunity, Emotional Distress
J. Williams finds a lower court properly upheld the Arizona Department of Economic Security's decision that the owner of a tax service failed to comply with the unemployment insurance tax regulations. The tax service owner argued that she was entitled to list two tax preparers as independent contractors because she paid them commissions, and that she was not obligated to pay unemployment insurance tax. However, the state presented sufficient evidence that both tax preparers worked as employees, based on the owner's insistence that they work exclusively on the company's premises while using its computers and software. Affirmed.
Court: Arizona Court Of Appeals Division One, Judge: Williams, Filed On: June 1, 2023, Case #: 1CA-TX 20-11, Categories: Employment, Government, Tax
J. Williams rules in part for a company accused of firing an equipment driver for taking medical leave twice. The company plausibly demonstrated the employee had been fired due to a company wide reduction in force and that at least one similarly situated, non-disabled employee had been retained. However, the employee plausibly demonstrated a causal nexus between his workers' compensation claims and his firing.
Court: USDC New Jersey, Judge: Williams , Filed On: May 31, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv19875, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, Employment Discrimination, Employment Retaliation
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J. Williams finds that the lower court properly terminated the mother's parental rights to the child. Contrary to her argument on appeal, the evidence sufficiently supports the endangerment findings, as well as the best interest findings. The parents had a "toxic and abusive relationship," and the mother was incarcerated throughout the case. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 11-22-00341-CV, Categories: Civil Procedure, Family Law
J. Williams finds that the lower court properly terminated the parental rights of the mother and the father to the child. Contrary to their arguments on appeal, the evidence sufficiently supports the best interest finding. The mother and father each had a "significant criminal history," and the case manager indicated that termination of their rights would be in the child's best interest. Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Williams, Filed On: May 25, 2023, Case #: 11-22-00332-CV, Categories: Civil Procedure, Family Law
J. Williams rules in part for New Jersey state troopers accused of shooting and killing someone during a struggle after they found him in an abandoned building. The troopers testified they feared for their lives when the decedent, who had broken free from several arrest attempts, grabbed a large metal pole, but questions of fact exist as to whether the decedent posed an actual threat.
Court: USDC New Jersey, Judge: Williams , Filed On: May 24, 2023, Case #: 1:18cv15257, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Wrongful Death
J. Williams finds for an insured in claims seeking coverage for damages caused by a garbage disposal leak. The insurer contends plaintiff's expert presented a series of "mere conclusions" based on "conjecture or inappropriate assumptions," but the expert possessed relevant experience and personally inspected the cabinet and subflooring where the leak occurred in the insured's kitchen.
Court: USDC New Jersey, Judge: Williams, Filed On: May 19, 2023, Case #: 1:19cv10319, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Experts