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J. Black grants the parties' joint motion to approve the class action settlement, ruling there is no evidence of fraud or collusion and the settlement will not only fairly compensate class members who purchased seven-pound bags of ice that weighed less than seven pounds, but will also prevent several more years of litigation.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: February 27, 2024, Case #: 1:19cv1042, NOS: Other Fraud - Torts - Personal Property, Categories: Fraud, Settlements, Class Action
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J. Black finds that the trial court improperly ruled for Pasco County in this dispute over agency funding because the state constitution obliges the county to fund the "multiagency criminal justice information system." Reversed.
Court: Florida Courts Of Appeal, Judge: Black, Filed On: January 17, 2024, Case #: 2D23-305, Categories: Agency
J. Black grants the employer's motion for summary judgment, ruling the employee's failure to respond to its arguments regarding disability discrimination and failure to accommodate claims requires dismissal of those counts. Additionally, the employee's Families First Coronavirus Response Act claim fails, because while she tested positive for Covid-19 and was required to quarantine, she made no allegation she was required to care for a child whose normal caregiver was unavailable.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: January 3, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv382, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities-Employment - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Employment Discrimination
J. Black grants, in part, the homeowners' motion to compel discovery, ruling certain communications between the insurer's employees regarding the initial inspection and valuation of a potential insurance claim are not protected under work product privilege because they were not produced in anticipation of litigation, but rather, were made in the ordinary course of business.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: November 28, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv438, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Discovery, Privilege
J. Black denies a fitness gym’s motion for order of possession in this dispute over an asset purchase agreement for the sale of gym equipment to another gym. The suing firm has failed to show their entitlement for possession. A preliminary injunction is granted in favor of the suing gym to be issued in lieu of any relief under the replevin law. The purported buyer has a history of fraudulent conduct and has failed to pay the purchase price of $60,000. The equipment shall not be moved, disposed of in any way or concealed from the premises.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: October 19, 2023, Case #: 1:23cv415, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Contract, Injunction
J. Black grants the nursing students' motion for final class certification and approval of their settlement with the university, ruling class requirements are met because all of the students' claims deal with similar sets of facts related to the university's refusal to refund lab and clinical fees when portions of the curriculum were canceled during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the $750,000 settlement award is approved, while the class's motion for attorney fees will also be granted in the amount of $250,000.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: October 3, 2023, Case #: 1:20cv539, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Education, Settlements, Contract
J. Black grants the consumer's motion for default judgment, ruling she is entitled to more than $11,000 in statutory damages, attorney fees and actual damages for the debt collector's conduct, none of which is contested, including several phone calls and threats of a lawsuit over a debt that was time-barred.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: September 7, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv384, NOS: Consumer Credit - Other Suits, Categories: Debt Collection, Damages, Attorney Fees
J. Black grants the injured patient's motion to stay proceedings, ruling that because other litigation involving the same insurance company and surgeon is farther along and will help to clarify critical issues in this case, the declaratory judgment action filed by the insurer must be stayed pending the outcome of the other case.
Court: USDC Southern District of Ohio, Judge: Black, Filed On: June 26, 2023, Case #: 1:22cv122, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Health Care, Insurance