1,789 results for 'cat:"Jurisdiction"'.
J. Johnson finds that the trial court properly dismissed a pedestrian's trip and fall claim, alleging that she was injured when she stepped in a hole in the city's parking lot. In this case, the trial court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because the Office of Workers’ Compensation has exclusive, original jurisdiction over the matter. The pedestrian's claims of negligence against the city were alleged under the theory of premises liability, and, at the time of the fall, the pedestrian was walking to her vehicle at the end of her workday with the city. Therefore, the pedestrian was still in the course of her employment with the city. Affirmed.
Court: Louisiana Court Of Appeal, Judge: Johnson, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 23-CA-368, Categories: Negligence, jurisdiction, Workers' Compensation
J. Logue finds the trial court improperly vacated a prior judge's order enforcing a settlement agreement in the borrower and lender's foreclosure case, as the trial court's order was built upon the incorrect assumption that the prior judge did not have jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement. Reversed.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Logue, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 23-1319, Categories: Settlements, jurisdiction, Foreclosure
J. Doss finds that the lower court improperly denied the city's plea to the jurisdiction in this employment discrimination lawsuit. The former employee failed to show that her termination was "an instance of disparate discipline" in support of her claims for age and sex discrimination. Accordingly, the former employee's claims are dismissed based on a lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Reversed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Doss, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 07-23-00275-CV, Categories: Civil Procedure, jurisdiction, Employment Discrimination
J. Pulliam remands a car accident lawsuit to state court because, while there is a genuine factual dispute over who owns a cab involved in the accident, the court at this point “must resolve all factual issues, doubts as to the propriety of removal, and ambiguities in favor of” the suing parties, and this federal court therefore lacks jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Western District of Texas , Judge: Pulliam, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 5:24cv320, NOS: Motor Vehicle - Torts - Personal Injury, Categories: Tort, Vehicle, jurisdiction
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J. Hall grants the citizen's motion to dismiss a civil rights and breach of contract action brought by the individual arising from a dispute over a property easement. The individual claimed the citizens made misrepresentations with respect to a third party's interest in his property and then gave the property to the third party. The individual failed to sufficiently allege his citizenship and failed to show that the instant court has diversity or subject matter jurisdiction over his claims. The individual's claims arise from state property law and do not involve federal law.
Court: USDC Southern District of Georgia, Judge: Hall, Filed On: May 14, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv131, NOS: All Other Real Property - Real Property, Categories: Property, jurisdiction
J. Kobayashi dismisses an environmental nonprofit’s challenge to the Navy over the contamination of Hawaii waters by its Red Hill fuel storage facility. The facility is in the process of being decommissioned and defueled, so this case may conflict with already existing administrative state and federal processes. However, the nonprofit may amend the complaint to specify their environmental claims for elements such as remediation that are not covered in the administrative processes. Elements that are covered will be stayed pending progression of the defueling.
Court: USDC Hawaii, Judge: Kobayashi, Filed On: May 14, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv272, NOS: Environmental Matters - Other Suits, Categories: Environment, Government, jurisdiction
J. Rogers upholds the district court's denial to the Government of Romania on its motion for relief from judgments that confirmed a $356 million arbitration award against it. The district court did not lack jurisdiction to enter the judgments, as Romania was not part of the EU, which allegedly has a law that invalidates the arbitration agreement, when the dispute began. Affirmed.
Court: DC Circuit, Judge: Rogers, Filed On: May 14, 2024, Case #: 23-7008 , Categories: Arbitration, Choice Of Law, jurisdiction
J. Kennedy finds in this interlocutory appeal that the lower court properly dismissed certain claims against the school district due to a lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Contrary to the appellant's argument, the district's removal of the case to federal court "did not impact its right to rely on governmental immunity under state law." Affirmed.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Kennedy, Filed On: May 13, 2024, Case #: 05-23-00877-CV, Categories: Civil Procedure, Immunity, jurisdiction
J. Jolly finds the district court properly remanded the class action to state court. The data privacy dispute was brought under allegations the healthcare-associated entity embedded tracking pixels onto its website sharing private information with third-party websites. Though the company says it acted under the direction of a federal officer, at least two other circuits have found a hospital does not act under the direction of the federal government when maintaining an online patient portal utilizing tracking pixels. The federal relationship is weak, and the company cannot show that it acted pursuant to a federal officer’s directions for purposes of federal officer removal. Affirmed.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: Jolly , Filed On: May 13, 2024, Case #: 23-30522, Categories: Health Care, Privacy, jurisdiction
J. May finds that defendant was improperly convicted of child molesting. The juvenile court lost jurisdiction over defendant and his criminal actions when he turned 21, and the criminal court lacked jurisdiction to try him for conduct that occurred when he was a minor. The gap in jurisdiction has been addressed in a new law, but fairness precludes retroactive application to defendant. Reversed.
Court: Indiana Court Of Appeals, Judge: May, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 23A-CR-330, Categories: Juvenile Law, Sex Offender, jurisdiction
J. Rothstein remands the job applicant's class action alleging that the furniture company violated Washington law by not posting the wage scale or salary of its job opening. The job applicant does not plausibly allege a cause of action, because while a job posting that does not contain compensation information is a technical violation, it does not harm or create a material risk of harm. The applicant lacks Article III standing, so the court does not have subject matter jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Rothstein, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv1742, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, jurisdiction, Class Action
J. Rothstein remands the job applicant's complaint that the temp agency violated Washington law by not disclosing the wage scale or salary range of its job openings. The job applicant does not plausibly allege a cause of action, because while a job posting that does not contain compensation information is a technical violation, it does not harm or create a material risk of harm. Therefore, the applicant lacks Article III standing and the court does not have subject matter jurisdiction.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Rothstein, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 2:23cv1680, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, jurisdiction
J. Wozniak finds the trial court properly entered the final judgment for dissolution between a former husband and wife. The court dismissed this appeal for a lack of jurisdiction regarding the final order of relocation. Affirmed in part. Dismissed in part.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Wozniak, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 6D23-1663, Categories: Family Law, jurisdiction
J. Rothstein remands the job applicant's complaint alleging that the equipment company did not include the wage scale, salary range or general description of benefits for its job openings in violation of Washington state law. A job posting that does not provide compensation information is a technical violation, which by itself does not create concrete injury. Because the applicant lacks Article III standing, the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction and the case must be remanded to superior court.
Court: USDC Western District of Washington, Judge: Rothstein, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 2:24cv175, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Civil Rights, Employment, jurisdiction
J. Reiber grants the state’s motion to dismiss this case stemming from the adjudication of a child as a child in need of care or supervision. The family division’s jurisdiction was terminated when the child was returned to the parents without any conditions or supervision. Dismissed as moot.
Court: Vermont Supreme Court, Judge: Reiber, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 23-AP-332, Categories: Family Law, jurisdiction
J. Immergut dismisses the medical device company's lawsuit claiming that its former account manager's allegations that it violated several provisions of California law, including California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, do not fall under California law. The company's suit "is the kind of 'reactive declaratory action' that federal courts 'should generally decline to entertain.'"
Court: USDC Oregon, Judge: Immergut, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 3:24cv356, NOS: Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Employment, jurisdiction
J. Lehrmann finds that the court of appeals improperly ruled in favor of a property owner who claims the insurance company improperly denied coverage for hail and windstorm damage to his beachfront condo. The court of appeals found that the trial judge lacked jurisdiction over the case because she was not appointed by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. While the requirement that a judge must be appointed by the panel to hear litigation such as this is mandatory, it is not jurisdictional. The trial court did not lack jurisdiction because the judge was not appointed and the legislature did not have such an intent in crafting this area of the insurance code. Reversed.
Court: Texas Supreme Court, Judge: Lehrmann, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 23-0447, Categories: Civil Procedure, Insurance, jurisdiction
J. Simmons grants PharmaCare Laboratories' motion to dismiss the consumers' false representation claims concerning its black elderberry products. PharmaCare Laboratories is an Australian company with its principal place of business in Austria. Its has provided evidence that the other defendant in the case, PharmaCare U.S., is responsible for manufacturing and selling the black elderberry products in California. Therefore, the court lacks jurisdiction over PharmaCare Laboratories.
Court: USDC Southern District of California, Judge: Simmons, Filed On: May 10, 2024, Case #: 3:23cv1318, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Consumer Law, jurisdiction
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that the lower court properly dismissed a claim the assistant of a stylist of celebrity Kim Kardashian published a photograph including the claimant without her consent. The claim does not prove that the court has personal jurisdiction over Kardashian or that she continuously conducts business in New York. The same goes for NBC Universal, which was not shown to have deceived or misled the public materially. Affirmed.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 02514, Categories: Privacy, jurisdiction
J. Brennan denies, in part, the Canadian citizens' motion to dismiss, ruling that while they do not reside in Ohio, the real estate they own in the state gives this court jurisdiction over claims regarding the title of those properties under the Ohio long-arm statute. However, because tax issues in New Jersey and New York are entirely unrelated to any properties or business conducted in the state of Ohio, this court lacks jurisdiction over those claims, which will be dismissed.
Court: USDC Northern District of Ohio, Judge: Brennan, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 1:20cv2744, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Real Estate, jurisdiction
J. Powell finds the lower court properly determined the originating court lacked jurisdiction. A patient in southwestern Virginia went to a medical center in nearby North Carolina for evaluation and treatment after complaining of a rash. Doctors met with the patient multiple times and communicated with the family via phone when they had inquiries. Despite seeing the patient for a long period, the doctors continued to push off having a biopsy done, allowing his soon-to-be-discovered skin cancer to increase in severity. The emails, text messages, and telephone calls from the North Carolina doctors constituted transacting business for the purpose of exercising longarm jurisdiction. Still, the communications did not qualify activities taking place within Virginia. The actual treatment occurred in North Carolina and the medical center did not maintain a presence or solicit business in Virginia. Affirmed.
Court: Virginia Supreme Court, Judge: Powell, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 230260, Categories: jurisdiction, Medical Malpractice
J. Wilson finds that the trial court improperly dismissed the lender's breach of contract claim for lack of standing. The lender alleged sufficient facts to show standing on the claim for an unpaid loan against the individual accused of misdirecting the funds "for the benefit of a different religious community." Reversed in part.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Wilson, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 14-23-00131-CV, Categories: jurisdiction, Contract
J. Guerra finds that the trial court has jurisdiction over false imprisonment and negligence claims brought by a former contestant against the production company for Netflix's "Love is Blind.” Because most of the company's alleged actions, including sequestering the contestant without her consent in a hotel, took place in Houston, the trial court can exercise specific jurisdiction over these claims. However, her two assault claims alleging that another contestant sexually assaulted her fall outside of the court's jurisdiction because the alleged assault occurred during filming in Mexico.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Guerra, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: 01-23-00444-CV, Categories: Negligence, jurisdiction, Assault