133 results for 'court:"USDC Northern District of Alabama "'.
J. Coogler refuses to find for a property management company on a 72-year-old disabled veteran's housing case, in which he claims his landlord refuses to accept his Section 8 housing vouchers. The veteran's request is reasonable, as he is not asking for lower rent, but only asking the landlord to accept that part of his rent is paid by the local housing authority.
Court: USDC Northern District of Alabama , Judge: Coogler, Filed On: June 28, 2023, Case #: 2:22cv254, NOS: Housing/Accommodations - Civil Rights, Categories: Landlord Tenant, Housing
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J. Axon denies, in part, a manufacturer's motion for summary judgment seeking to limit damages in a dispute arising after a fire that halted production of cross-car beams used by Mercedes-Benz. Although a partial release limits the manufacturer's potential liability to Mercedes-Benz to $1 million, there is a question of fact whether the car maker's insurer's subrogation rights are subordinate.
Court: USDC Northern District of Alabama , Judge: Axon , Filed On: June 22, 2023, Case #: 7:22cv257, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Contract
J. Smith denies, in part, an allegedly predatorial landlord's motion for partial summary judgment on claims filed by two former female trailer park tenants who claim he pressured them to have intercourse and oral sex in exchange for rent. There are questions of fact that preclude summary judgment on the women's assault, fair housing and invasion of privacy claims.
Court: USDC Northern District of Alabama , Judge: Smith, Filed On: June 15, 2023, Case #: 5:18cv1096, NOS: Housing/Accommodations - Civil Rights, Categories: Landlord Tenant, Privacy, Assault
J. Haikala grants an individual's motion to exclude a marine officer's opinion testimony in a negligence case arising from a Sea-Doo collision, which injured the individual and killed a woman. The officer's opinion regarding the cause of the individual's injuries and his "guesstimates about angles of impact and other unscientific conclusions" that lead him to believe the individual was operating the Sea-Doo at the time of the accident are unreliable.
Court: USDC Northern District of Alabama , Judge: Haikala, Filed On: May 27, 2023, Case #: 5:22cv10, NOS: Other Statutory Actions - Other Suits, Categories: Evidence, Maritime, Negligence